tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post2075849250833409644..comments2008-06-28T11:19:25.408-07:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-11097038835418705442008-06-28T11:19:00.000-07:002008-06-28T11:19:00.000-07:00My favorite thing to do to telemarketers is answer and sound excited, but ask if you can put them on hold. Without waiting for a response, put them on hold and see how long they wait before hanging up. It's worth having a phone with this capability for just this reason.<BR/>One woman called me back complaining that I had left her on hold. My reply: "As annoyed as you are that I did that to you, I'm even more annoyed that you're wasting my time like this in the first place! In fact, I'm so annoyed, that I'm going to put you on hold again". I put her on hold.Proptwistrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570451837906833691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-53233517365629028182008-06-27T09:29:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:29:00.000-07:00About that bit on mailing back the empty envelope... I wouldn't do that if the envelope has a digital data bar on it.<BR/><BR/>I almost ended up with a subscription to the New York Times that way once. <BR/><BR/>You see, opening the envelopes is expensive. Reading the digital data on the envelope is cheap - AND the only reason (most people, normal people) send the envelope back to to get the subscription that was offered.<BR/><BR/>So they just scan the envelope and give you a subscription. They already have your address - it was on the subscription offer they sent you that started all this.<BR/>Seriously...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-68349589678653365462008-06-26T09:49:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:49:00.000-07:00Hahaha! That last one was brilliant!小莎莎http://www.blogger.com/profile/16136616466044137826noreply@blogger.com