Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bmcg.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!bmcg!bobn From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists Message-ID: <1971@bmcg.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 11:19:19 EST Article-I.D.: bmcg.1971 Posted: Fri Nov 1 11:19:19 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 09:10:26 EST References: <1042@mtuxo.UUCP> <504@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP> Organization: Burroughs Corp. ASG, San Diego, CA. Lines: 23 > > to start hurting after a while. Waste their time AND make them talk, > > now that's punishment. > > Assuming that they call at a reasonable time (they usually do), I try > to cut off the pitch as politely as possible. I figure these people > have found a very difficult way to earn a living and the last thing > they need is a wise guy trying to punish them. Try saying something > nice before you hang up - it will make you both feel good. Thank you very much. My wife works night about three times a week. When she doesn't she does telephone surveys for a marketing research company. She announces herself, what she would like the callee to do, which is watch a tv program, and say that someone would call the next day to get their response. The whole bit takes 30 seconds. 30 SECONDS. Usually she gets about 5 people to agree and maybe 3 watch. $3 bucks a person. Works about from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for $9. (would you do it?). We have three kids all under 5 and no twins and the last thing she needs is some smart ass playing kid games. I thank the above poster for having some human feelings left.