Oh they shit me!
Ring ring, is that Mr ********? Lucky for me, thats my partners surname (not mine) so I immediately know its a telemarketer.
I have to admit, these days they don’t botther me, because I don’t say anything other than yes it is, and then I very quietly put the phone down (not hang up) while they launch into their pitch. Once I picked up the phone some 15 minutes later and they were still talking. What I have been reliably informed is to slow them down, and if we all did it, then it would grind telemarketing call centres to a halt.
Since the article ‘Revenge – Handling Telemarketers’ there has been a significant amount of press relating to telephone marketing.
ADMA – Australian Direct Marketing Association provides a free DO NOT CONTACT SERVICE.
Do Not Contact Register of Australia – with the interesting web address www.privacy4u.com.au offer paid protection @ $20 per phone number or postal address.
This Day Tonight – Telemarketers Beware
For more information about the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner visit www.privacy.gov.au