And there is always the Telephone Preference Service (and Mail Preference Service) which I'd recommend if anyone is getting a lot of calls ... it dramatically reduced the number of cold calls we were getting. > From: clillyman at waitrose.com > To: milton-chat at the-hug.net > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:14:52 +0100 > Subject: [milton-chat] Fw: How to deal with nuisance calls & mail > > ' > Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:38 AM > Subject: How to deal with nuisance calls & mail > > > > I received the following e-mail from friends in France, who had in turn received it from the UK and I think it could be useful to Milton-Chat members. Have already started trying it myself and it seems to work. > > Angie L. > > > > > > > > > >REVENGE ON THE TELEMARKETER > > > > > >Three Little Words That Work!! > > > > > >(1) The three little words: 'Hold On, Please...' > > >Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off ( instead of > > hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more > > time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. > > > > > >Then when you eventually hear BT's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's > > time to go back and hang up your handset ..... you have efficiently > > completed your task. > > >< > > > > > >These three little words could help eliminate telephone soliciting. > > >(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other > > end? > > > > > >This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and > > records the time of day when a person answers the phone. > > > > > >This technique is then used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' > > salesperson to call back and get someone at home. > > >What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no one there, is to > > immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as > > quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialled the call and it > > kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your > > name in their system any longer!!! > > > > > > > > >3: When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything > > from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away > > the return envelope. > > > > > >Most of these come with postage-prepaid return envelopes, right? > > >It costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they are > > returned. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that case, why > > not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, > > postage-prepaid return envelopes. > > > > > >Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American Express .. they > > might need one! > > >Send a pizza coupon to HSBC ... in case their canteen packs up. You get the > > idea. > > >If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them back their > > blank application form ... after all, it is their form! > > > > > >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything > > you return. > > > > > >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them > > guessing! It still costs them, and it is their envelope after all .. you are > > just returning it!!!! > > > > > >The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their > > own junk back in the post, but folks ..... we need to OVERWHELM them, in > > order to stop them. > > > > > >Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of > > all they're paying for it ... Twice! > > > > > >Let's help keep Royal Mail busy. Since the Royal Mail are saying that > > e-mail is cutting into their business profits, let's help them so they will > > not need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea! > > > > > >If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe you'll get very > > little junk mail anymore. > > > > > >THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR > > FRIENDS!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > New! Receive and respond to mail from other email accounts from within > > Hotmail Find out how. <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/> > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.78/2347 - Release Date: 09/05/09 > > 05:51:00 > > > > > -- > > >