Telemarketer Tuesday
Originally published at Durosia.com. You can comment here or there.
For a few weeks now, we've been having numerous phone calls come in from a couple of different numbers that only come up on our caller ID as "800 Service".
They never leave messages.
Of course, that means they're telemarketers of some sort.
Today I got fed up and actually answered the phone.
Me: [company name], this is Chris.
TM: ...
Me: Hello.
TM: ...
Me: HELLO!
TM: ...
Me: HELLO?
TM: Hello.
Me: Yes?
TM: I'm calling from the US Do Not Call Registry...
Me: You're calling from the US Do Not Call Registry?
TM: Yes.
Me: The US Do Not Call Registry has been calling incessantly for the last week?
TM: I'm sorry, I didn't know that was happening. We're calling to let you know that we can stop your business from receiving unwanted telemarketing calls.
Me: You're calling as an unwanted telemarketing call to let me know you can stop unwanted telemarketing calls?
TM: Yes, but...
Me: Why don't you not call back and take us off your list. Bye. *click*
A few hours later, the phone was ringing again. Another "800 Service" number. Another of the ones that's been ringing regularly.
Me: [company name], this is Chris.
TM: ...
Me: Hello?
TM: ...
Me: Hello?
TM: ...
Me: HELLO!
TM: (barely audible) [My boss's name]?
Me: Who's calling?
TM: (much more audible) I'm calling from Registrar.com to let you know that some of your services are expiring.
Me: (refraining from calling total bullshit on the caller as 90% of our services are through Network Solutions) For what site?
TM: [Main company website] has... let me see... private domain registration expiring in one month. I can renew that right now for you.
Me: (Still being nicer than I probably should) We take care of that all online. Don't bother calling us back. Bye. *click*
Yeah. At least it's not robo calls. I hate those even more because they're not even keeping people employed.
I get those at home.
Mostly from collections agencies and places offering me a great deal on my mortgage refinancing.
The collections calls are never for me and I live in an apartment.
How's you're day been? Any crazy calls?