Federal Trade Commission regulations requiring telemarketing firms to identify themselves take effect Thursday.
Such calls had shown up on Caller ID as "out of area." Now the name displayed by Caller ID must either be the company trying to make a sale or the firm making the call. The display must also include a phone number that consumers can call during regular business hours and ask that the company no longer call them.
Check these out - 10 fun comebacks for your telemarketer.
"I can't believe you got this number so quickly. I got out of prison yesterday. You know what I was in for? Selling telemarketers' personal information to people that do bad things to them. Can I get you to stay on the line for just about thirty five more seconds while this thing downloads your cubicle location and headset I.D.?"
"That offer sounds great. Is it dischargeable in bankruptcy?" or "Do you accept welfare checks?"
Caller number nine you're on the air. What would you like to hear?"
Posted by Ron at January 30, 2004 04:01 PM