Comments on: Tom Mabe’s revenge on telemarketers

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:42:28 +0000

Louis la Vache, I just watched it again and still laughed all the way through it!

By: Louis la Vache

Louis la Vache — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:10:14 +0000

Hilarious! Louis la Vache sent his mailing list the link to this post!

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:43:54 +0000

SwissGuy, Thanks for the link. That is too bad about the fines because money is the only thing that companies listen to.

By: SwissGuy

SwissGuy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:11:47 +0000

Here’s were you can stop it (for Switzerland):

http://www.sdv-asmd.ch/index.php?TPL=10144

The problem is though that there are no such fines here…

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:52:42 +0000

SwissGuy, I have no idea how to make those emoticons but I could “see” your mischieveous grin as I read your words! :)

In the States, you can complain and the company gets a $10,000.00 fine the first time. If I were you I would start writing down their names…make sure you ask them so they know you are taking note…date, time of call and company…then, ask them nicely not to call again and if they do you are going to take the next step…whatever that may be in Switzerland.

If you do a recording like the one above I will admire you forever! I could never do it without busting out laughing. :)

By: SwissGuy

SwissGuy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:18:24 +0000

Well, I’m on that list, but these darn telemarketers call me all the time anyway and pretend they “don’t see” my name on that list. I allways get very rude with these guys and have even contemplated suing them for not respecting me being on the list.

But this thing here (I too had tears from laughing so hard) gives me a whole bunch of new ideas! I think I actually need to write a blog entry on it myself (you’ll get credited of course).

Hehe (what is the emoticon for mischieveous grinning again?)…

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:59:43 +0000

Cathy, I believe that there is a system put in place here. I need to find it today because we are getting calls every other day and sometimes twice a day. In the US, we were on the registry. It made a huge difference.

By: Cathy Y.

Cathy Y. — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:17:18 +0000

Too bad they don’t have a “National Do Not Call” registry like they instituted here in the U.S. a few years ago. Things got a LOT quieter around here after we signed up for it.