Re: Telephone surveys

The message <6l6kdmFaudocU1@mid.individual.net>
from "Ivor Jones" <ivor@thisaddressis.invalid> contains these words:

> In news:313030303037313548EE26B205@invalid.invalid,
> MB <MB@invalid.invalid> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:

> [snip]

> : I have yet to meet anyone who likes any form of unsolicited junk
> : telephone call whether sales or surveys.
> :
> : I would think they would also have the same reaction to anyone
> : appearing at the door and expecting them to take part in a "survey".
> : Perhaps if they handed over a £20 note then I might answer their
> : questions.

> If anyone turns up at my front door that I either don't know or aren't
> expecting, I simply don't answer the door. Likewise if the phone rings and
> it's more of the same I simply hang up without speaking.

> I rarely get cold callers either at the door or on the phone a second
> time.

> Ivor

> PS if you *really* want to annoy me, work in a shop and pounce on me while
> I'm still halfway over the threshhold and say "can I help you..?" or
worse
> "'may' I help you (as if you might not)..!



Ditto, I never answer any Number Withheld, International or unknown
number now.  I let the answer machine pick up the call.  If it is a real
call then I can pick up the phone.  But I find it very unsatisfactory
that we have to do that now because of all the junk calls.

MB
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