It's been said before, but I don't care I gotta rant

The BBQ Pit
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Telemarketers, pain in my ass, pain in many asses on this board. A few have claimed to be telemarketers, a few might still be. But you know what? I don’t give a rat’s ass if you are a telemarketer, quit calling my number!

I have a number, for my client, it’s unlisted, not even my father has this number. It’s so I know it’s client related and nothing else and can avoid such lame ass telemarketing calls.

For the last 3 weeks, the number has been ringing at about 8:30 my time with no fail – even on the weekends. Tonight, I took a nap, just woke up from the nap (not my cheeriest time) and after a pause ("hello…HELLO…HELLO!) some nimrod bitch asks for someone that does not exist at this number. I have had this number for 8 months and just now I am getting these fucking calls.

I have answered the damn phone on that line several times and in my awakened state realized it was a telemarketer and hung up before they could say boo to me. This was not the time to call me.

Very curtly (sp) I told the wench to never call this number again, take me off her frickin list.

For God’s sakes, where do these people get off calling me? All three of my numbers are unlisted, I don’t want anyone calling me unless I authorize them having the damn number. I don’t give a shit if my number was owned previously by someone that loved to hear from these slobbering neandrathals (sp) that are getting paid to sell you shit that has no value on the open market…just leave me the fuck alone! If I wanted to buy their shit I would call them up, not the other way around.

Oh and no, I find it very rude that if I want to get off their lists I have to pay QWest to get telemarketers to leave me alone, sorry but it should be the other way around. I can’t put a “No Soliciting” sign on my phone line like I can on my front door…

Just leave us the fuck alone? Got it? How many fucking sales do you actually make anyway? How many times do you interupt people wanting to be left the hell alone? I know it’s your fucking job but you are annoying me so stop this shit…My God I would rather be a trash-woman than sit there with sales quotas and pissing people off by lame ass need to sell someone long distance or life insurance that doesn’t pay out (which I have said OVER AND OVER AGAIN I am happy with what I have – take me off your damn list.)

To all telemarketers in this world:

Find another way to make money – I hate you, I never want to hear your sad little voice on my phone line. Get a real fucking job, shit, go clean hotel rooms or work as a receptionist so you have to field out the telemarketers for your bosses – let’s see how you like that.

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techie is slightly pissy tonight. I apologize, I think I need a beer and a good night’s rest where I wake up only to take my fucking car in for $800 worth of work. (Struts, tires and major tune-up)

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Usually, the lines telemarketers call from have blocked their #'s from caller ID and *69. Set your line up so it won’t allow calls to come through unless the caller is willing to unblock their number.

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You might want to investigate a service called Privacy Manager, Techchick. I haven’t had a single telemarketer call since I invested in it. Sure, it’s five bucks a month but what the hell… stress kills.

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smoke,

The problem is, I got that third number for my client because their set up does not allow the number to come through on caller ID. If I block all unidentified numbers, I block them as well.

That is partially my fault when we set up the new system in the new building. We switched phone companies and that was an after thought. They choose not to spend the money to have it switched so it identifies my client on the caller ID.

It’s a custom ringing number so I know that it’s them. It’s tied into my main phone line so my options are limited on what I can do with it. It also rings on my cell phone…etc.

I actually got the number so I could identify them over the telemarketers but the last three weeks have proven that wasn’t a fail-safe option. Hopefully after my little tirade that one telemarketer will take me off the list.

This morning I am not rested but not as pissy about the damn telemarketers. I sure wish telemarketing would go by the way side though. I mean honestly, how often do they really sell shit through an unsolicited phone call? In my entire adult life I have never purchased anything through such a call, I can’t imagine that many people have. None of my family has.

Oh and I did get a call from AT&T once, trying to sell me long distance. Again the phone number rings on my main number, my main number is where my long distance is billed on and used. I had to roll my eyes with that one.

Well a good fucking morning to all. :wink: