May 20, 2016
In response to Terry's suggestion on giving 'telemarketers' a break as they're only trying to earn a living.......GIVE ME A BREAK, PLEASE! There are so many other jobs out there that need to be filled (i.e. nursing homes/retailers/janitorial work/fast food & restaurants just to name a few) but they are not being filled because it involves too much work! Telemarketers are those people who don't really want to work to earn a living. It is NOT my intention to lump all telemarketers in this 'lazy' category but, I dare say @ least 95% of them could be doing something else more worthwhile. I've even had them become irate when I kept refusing to either purchase or accept what they were offering so I, (& I dare say most other consumers), have had to hang up on them! Putting myself on a national 'Do Not Call' Telemarketing list has become a joke because I still receive just as many as calls as before adding my name! You suggested that instead of 'wasting time & complaining' about telemarketers etc .......isn't the time we are taking to complain an attempt in trying to resolve this problem?! How else do we get to know that perhaps we are not the only ones facing this concern if people did not take the time to voice their opinions!! So, Terry, I hope more people have 'too much time on their hands' to make a contribution of telling whomever that this 'telemarketing' is becoming way too 'harassing'! And lastly, I do wish to apologize to those telemarketers that I've hung up on BUT, if they could only accept "NO" from me, then there would be no need for me to do so.