I get calls from the Diabetes Assn all the time and "they" tell "me" that someone in my family has diabetes. I tell them no and they just continue on. It doesn't seem to do any good to tell them I don't have any extra money to send them...they want to set up payments or call me back in a couple of weeks...duh, if I don't have the $$, I don't have the $$! I have used the "I've already chosen my charities for the year" so please remove me from your list. My calls usually start at 8:30 in the morning and go until 9:00 in the evening. I just put my phone on Mute so the calls don't bother me. Anyone important can leave a message or if it is a close friend or family, they have my cell phone #.
I would hate to try to earn a liviing cold calling miscellaneous people!