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DsBlu01CivEX · 11-17-2002, 11:38 PM

Based on his brief experience in a telemarketing operation, Steve
Rubenstein, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, has proposed "Three Little Words" that would stop the nuisance for all time. The three little words are "Hold on, please. "
Saying this while putting down your phone and walking off, instead of hanging up immediately, would make each telemarketing call so time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a halt. When you eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
This might be one of those articles you'll want to e-mail to your
friends: Three little words that could eliminate telephone
soliciting.
Likewise, when you get ads in your phone or utility bills, include
them when mailing your payment. Let the companies who sent them throw them away. When you get those pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes, right?
Well, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in
these cool little envelopes?
Send that ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express.
Send the pizza coupon to Citibank.
If you didn't get any other ads in the mail that day, then just send
them their application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the postage paid envelopes back empty if you want to just keep them guessing!
Eventually, if enough of us participate in this effort, the banks
and credit card companies would realize that they're getting most of their junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to
get junk mail, and the best part is that they're paying for it.
Twice. Let's help keep our postal service busy, too, since they say
e-mail is cutting into their business, and that's why they need to
increase postage again.

ebpda9 · 11-17-2002, 11:47 PM

LMAO so true

94_AcCoRd_EX · 11-18-2002, 01:06 AM

Lol, good ideas!

slowEJ6 · 11-18-2002, 02:43 AM

somethin to do tomorrow

a96710 · 11-18-2002, 03:26 AM

LOL...I'm gonna try those out

*ChrisCantSkate* · 11-18-2002, 10:09 AM

now ive got my answer from now on

11-17-2002, 11:38 PM	#1
DsBlu01CivEX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: York Age: 44 Posts: 2,542	Three little words Based on his brief experience in a telemarketing operation, Steve Rubenstein, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, has proposed "Three Little Words" that would stop the nuisance for all time. The three little words are "Hold on, please. " Saying this while putting down your phone and walking off, instead of hanging up immediately, would make each telemarketing call so time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a halt. When you eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. This might be one of those articles you'll want to e-mail to your friends: Three little words that could eliminate telephone soliciting. Likewise, when you get ads in your phone or utility bills, include them when mailing your payment. Let the companies who sent them throw them away. When you get those pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes, right? Well, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little envelopes? Send that ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send the pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get any other ads in the mail that day, then just send them their application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the postage paid envelopes back empty if you want to just keep them guessing! Eventually, if enough of us participate in this effort, the banks and credit card companies would realize that they're getting most of their junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to get junk mail, and the best part is that they're paying for it. Twice. Let's help keep our postal service busy, too, since they say e-mail is cutting into their business, and that's why they need to increase postage again. __________________ "Oh, I have a goal. And it's to have no goals at all." http://www.myspace.com/kenike

11-17-2002, 11:47 PM	#2
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	LMAO so true __________________

11-18-2002, 01:06 AM	#3
94_AcCoRd_EX Insomniac Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: OR Age: 44 Posts: 11,142	Lol, good ideas! __________________ 1994 Accord EX coupe --Need hosting for your pics on HST? PM me...--

11-18-2002, 10:09 AM	#6
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	now ive got my answer from now on __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

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11-18-2002, 02:43 AM	#4
slowEJ6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oviedo, FL Age: 43 Posts: 3,195	somethin to do tomorrow

11-18-2002, 03:26 AM	#5
a96710 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver, Wa Age: 44 Posts: 1,454	LOL...I'm gonna try those out