Comments on Coffee Bean Goddess: Tilted Windmills

What a hoot! I, too, had forgotten about the telem...

2007-07-19T20:30:00.000-07:00

What a hoot! I, too, had forgotten about the telemarketers because we are on the do not call list plus we have privacy manager for all the rest. So, I don't get those calls either. To think of all the fun I am missing.

My husband does the 'holler loudly' thing. I just...

2007-07-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

My husband does the 'holler loudly' thing. I just hang up unless I am feeling ornery, and then I interrupt them and tell them how bad I have it in retirement, and will they please send me some extra money, please, please, please. kdip

Ah, John ... I don't get any solicitors at the doo...

2007-07-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

Ah, John ... I don't get any solicitors at the door except representatives of a certain earnest religion hellbent on saving my soul. They have a neat ploy worked out wherein they always arrive with young children in tow so victims cannot be rude or cross, even when sorely tried.

Bonnie, I, too, get the calls from the exempt groups but, as you say, most are recorded. Makes it easy to just hang up. (Congrats on the Bluf'r score!)

Jo, it's always good to be aware of which side is spread with butter. (grin)

Maybe playing with a telemarketer's mind works bec...

2007-07-19T07:01:00.000-07:00

Maybe playing with a telemarketer's mind works because I did just that with my last one and I can't recall having gotten a call since. Well, except from my mortgage company who keeps trying to sell me more insurance. I figure I gotta be polite to them because they are holding the papers to my house.

We are not only on the National but we pay the Sta...

2007-07-19T06:03:00.000-07:00

We are not only on the National but we pay the State a couple bucks for so many years to be on theirs.

But you know what? We still get campaign calls because the lawmakers exempted themselves! And those are recordings usually. :-(

Also we get the survey or charity type calls. Always at inconveint times.

Oh and finally I got a Blufr right.

Over here, now they can't call you, they come knoc...

2007-07-18T23:25:00.000-07:00

Over here, now they can't call you, they come knocking at the door. Which is more fun, because you can be dismissive face-to-face. I operate a golden rule: Never buy anything on the doorstep or as the result of any kind of cold call. Tell 'em so, straight out. If they carry on then you have a clear mandate to be rude... if you're so inclined. :-)