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From: topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls
Message-ID: <346@cyb-eng.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-Mar-84 22:05:58 EST
Article-I.D.: cyb-eng.346
Posted: Sun Mar 11 22:05:58 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Mar-84 07:24:21 EST
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Organization: Cyb Systems, Austin, Texas
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The Austin American-Statesman has machines calling (seemingly) at random.
When you answer, they ask 1) whether you are a business or residence (I've
never tried answering "business", maybe I will next time), and 2) if you've
been happy with your service of home delivery of the paper.  "What", they
say, "you don't subscribe?  Well, ..."

Actually, I do, and when I started in with "Yeah, I'm pissed about all the
missed papers..." they just told me the phone number of the never-answering
'I didn't get my paper' desk, and told me to call them.

Maybe next time I'll use the occasion to arrange a subscription to some
empty lot.
-- 
Cheers,
Topher Eliot
Cyb Systems, Austin, TX
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