How do you feel about telemarketers? Most of us find them annoying, but compaines wouldn’t use them if not one bought from that sales method.
The United States has had a Do Not Call registry for years. You can register both home and mobile phones. It then becomes against the law for companies to call you one month after you sign-up. Yesterday, Canada finally launched a Do Not Call registry. Like the US, sign-up any number you wish.
So, if you are tired of getting calls for every home improvement service under-the-sun during dinner, register today!
It will also cutback on disappointment in your life. You will have much less excitement immediately followed by a deflating feeling once you realise the person on the phone isn’t notifying you of a win, but promoting an unwanted product or service.
If you do win a prize, the contest management company will call you even if you are registered in either country, because they are not contacting you unsolicited. You agreed to be notified by phone once you agreed to the entry rules.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:20 pm
about time the Federal Gov’t did something about the telemarketers, too bad they didn’t include themselves, as political parties, along with charities, polling companies, etc. can still phone you….. :O(
February 10th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
My wife Christine just informed me that once she registered her cell phone on the Do Not Call List, the sales calls just started up. It seems that the marketers have 90 days to comply with your request to be removed. But what they are doing is using the list to get new numbers to use for 90 days. If you don’t have a problem with marketers, let the sleeping dog lay.