The greatest control you will ever own

[Texas Diesel]

Is the mute button on your TV. I havnt listened to a commercial since I cant remember when. I am absolutely offended when they try to use psychology to trick me into buying whatever it is they are selling. Added insult is that commercials are geared to an 8 yr old mentality.



Another vent is junk mail. We hardly get any anymore because we stuff all the trash they send, including the original envelope into the postage paid return envelope and let them pay to get their own trash back and then get to throw it away.



Telemarketers get a "hang on, I've got something on the stove" lay the phone down and go back to whatever you were doing. Think of how many people get to finish their dinner while you have that parasite waiting for you to come back.



I feel better now

 

[klenger]

1) Tivo



2) Me to, but it doesn't seem to help



3) They don't seem to have my home phone number yet, but when they start, we'll just quit answering it since we don't give anyone that number anyway.



4) Me too.

 

[Bill Stockard]

1. TiVo What little we watch, it's ALL time delayed so we can use the fast forward.



2. Big round trash can in the post office where we pick up our mail. We've found that we get much less junk mail at our post office box since the junk mailers consider post office boxes are used more by businesses.



3. Voice activated Caller ID. If the caller id voice announcement doesn't call the name of someone who we want to talk to when the phone rings, we don't answer. Telemarketers usually don't waste their time with Voice Mail. When we are gone, we call forward our calls to our cell phone. Telemarketers usually abort the call when it's call forwarded... wastes their time.



Bill

 

[GFritsch]

Telemarketers get a "hang on, I've got something on the stove" lay the phone down and go back to whatever you were doing. Think of how many people get to finish their dinner while you have that parasite waiting for you to come back.

Yup, When the ask for Mr. Fritisch (mispronounced) I reply "just one second let me get him for you". I set the phone down by the radio speaker for the musac effect and wait until I hear the BEEP BEEP BEEP, then hang up the phone

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

TD, on the junk mail, after you jumble it all back together, staple it a couple of times. This REALLY messes up their system.

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Nope. This is the greatest remote you could ever own.

 

[fkovalski]

Nope. This is the greatest remote you could ever own.

I concur

 

[Texas Diesel]

TD, on the junk mail, after you jumble it all back together, staple it a couple of times. This REALLY messes up their system.

DONE!!!!!!! :-laf

 

[Paychk]

I use one of these:



http://www.familysafemedia.com/telemarketing_call_screener.html



After a while you can turn it off, because those annoying people stop calling.

 

[JEccles]

i decided the best thing to do was just have a cell phone and thats it, apparently its elligal for them to call it. what gets me about the comercials is the bright flashes between camera angles changes... . i never really noticed them until recently, im sure its something subliminal and im sure it works too

 

[Paychk]

Actual it is illegal for a telemarketer to use automated methods to call your cell... they can manually dial your cell #. But they all use automated dialing systems, so the chance of getting hassled is slim.

 

[Cummins Pilot]

Fill those junk mail envelopes with old washers and other flat hardware you don't want and send it out. It costs a lot to mail that. Junk mail will slow down to a trickle after that.

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

Not to worry. I haven't had a TV around since around 1980. I don't regret wasting all those hours boob tubing. :-laf



However, I am wondering what to do with all the room full of credit card envelopes that say "DO NOT DISCARD" on them???

 

[Cummins Thunder]

You fellow Texans will love this... http://www.texasnocall.com/



Been on it two years and only one call since then, I told them: I am reporting your company to the Texas Attorney General because I am on the no call list. :-laf The rep claimed to know nothing of the list...

Click! I hung up and have yet to have a call since.

 

[Texas Diesel]

I never heard of the Texas No Call, wasnt on it but am now



Thanks

 

[biggy238]

ky has had the no call for a few years now.



Send a white powder back in the packages. (on the fbi watch list now i'm sure)

 

[Texas Diesel]

:-laf



No law against sending them a flour sample...

 

[Scot]

Fill those junk mail envelopes with old washers and other flat hardware you don't want and send it out. It costs a lot to mail that. Junk mail will slow down to a trickle after that.

Why waste perfectly good washers? Some eco-terrorist group sent me a fundraiser and got a several year old Dallas yellow pages!



My dad, after several attempts to get off the list, sent Good Sam Travel a sizable chunk of granite. Taped to it was their letter with a note "I've got bigger rocks... "

 

[Texas Diesel]

Taped to it was their letter with a note "I've got bigger rocks... "

My brother mailed a box full of bricks to the Franklin Mint. The postal clerk said it would cost about $40 for them to get it.



He has not received another mailing from the Franklin Mint :-laf