"Hello, we're lying to you. Please buy from us anyway."
Jay and I have been getting calls from 515-473-60XX for a few days now. Despite the house number being on the Do Not Call list, they call and try to claim that they are rescheduling an appointment or confirming one. One call got far enough to discover it was about siding. The first time was annoying as the call is itself illegal due to the Do Not Call list. They got told to put the number on their own Do Not Call list. They called again. They got told again. Last night they called yet again. The call did not go according to script.
*ring* *ring* *ring*
I look at the caller ID and recognize a troublesome number. I pick up the phone anyway, but stay silent. I get silence back. Eventually I decide to see if the callbot uses any sound, or is keyed to "Hello."
Vakko: Quantum physics.
Caller: Hello?
Vakko: Quantum physics.
Caller: Hello?
Vakko: Quantum physics.
Caller: Hello?
(I am not about to say 'Hello.' but this is starting to drag and I'd like to eat my supper while it's still hot.)
Vakko: Are you there?
Caller: Yes. I'm calling about an appointment --
(Or some such that is obviously the same bogus story I'd heard before. I cut him off mid-spiel.)
Vakko: Put this number on your Do Not Call list. I'm tired of your telemarketing spam.
Caller: *laughs* So am I. *hangup*
If these jokers call again, they're getting a bigger runaround. Maybe I'll even schedule an appointment. But I'll tell them I've moved and the place really could use new siding. The place at 301 E. Margaret Street. That's a very appropriate location to send telemarketers who don't listen the first three times.