[SeniorTech] Re: Stopping telemarketing calls
- From: GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
- To: seniortech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 01:15:21 -0500 (EST)
Thanks for the note and advice, Avis.
I find most charities on the phone will push a little to get you to at
least pledge a one time amount, but I continue to very nicely tell them 'No'.
I don't want to give my credit card out over the phone, for one thing, and
how do I know they are really a charity or not.
I had one very aggressive woman last week from Sierra Club, who just
didn't want to take no for an answer, and I finally had to tell her she was
becoming too aggressive ...and that I was NOT donating any amount what so
ever to her that day. She was trying to make me feel guilty that I wasn't
caring enough about the earth to donate to them. I wonder if they are just
some marketing agency that works for the charity.... and they probably
work on a commission.
The only one I agreed to a monthly withdrawal from my credit card
was the American Humane Assoc, for a minimal amount. There are so many
worthwhile charities that I would like to support, but just don't have the
money, so I send what I can every so often to whomever appeals to me at the
moment. That will have to suffice until I hit the Lottery and am rolling in
dough....lol. Ginny
In a message dated 3/7/2014 12:49:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ajbreding@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Ginny, my do not call doesn't work all the time either, and sometimes I
think when they start the robo calls it automatically just dials the next
number all by itself so maybe the do not call list doesn't work in that
case.????
If I am home and my caller ID tells me it is someone I don't know, and if
there is a message I push "talk" and in the next second push "off".
One of the charities has been calling, and the last two times I did it I
haven't heard from them since. Probably wouldn't work all the time.
We can't afford to give a donation to every organization so some of them
go into the shredder the minute they come. Do they have to buy a non
profit license is their mailing out to every one totally free? And here
is
another thought I get letters from different organizations but the
address to return the money is usually another state. So I check our local
listings and donate to the local one instead. With the diabetes association
I sponsor a child taking the class every year and I have pre-diabetes. I
do believe in our Red Cross as well locally so will support them as well.
The latest one hitting ND is the call saying our "credit card" has been
compromised and they would like to have our CC Number!!
First off we have been told never to give it over the phone or on line as
well. In fact you get to the point where you don't want to use it in
some places at all. The latest is I emailed one of the magazines and told
them I didn't want to pay for it on line, and they said fine, we will send
you a bill in the mail. So what is next I begin to wonder!
and now... here in ND it is bed time!
Sleep well and have a good night!
Avis
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."
- Jonathan Swift
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