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Old 06-02-2010, 08:59 AM
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Do any of you get phone calls from the Sherifs Dept, (sp)Highway Patrol, Police Dept, etc at dinner time and they ask for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ It is so irritating! They all have the same script%$#@ - Do you know HOW I CAN GET THEM TO STOP???????????????????????????................... ......whew! Thanks
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:01 AM
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I usually just politely ask them to take me off their calling list. It's worked so far. :-)
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:05 AM
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We always told them we would be happy to donate if they paid the rent/mortgage for the month. After a couple times of being told that, they quit calling. Now we don't have a land line and don't get those annoying calls anymore.:)
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:07 AM
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I had told them we donated on our tax return and that is enough. We had asked to be removed before, they promised, and then----------RING>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RING!!
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:11 AM
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I just let the phone ring. Nobody calls on the land line much. If it's important and we know them, they'll leave a message and we call back when we're ready.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:12 AM
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I know how you feel. We have tried ever trick in the book to get them to stop calling and they just keep on. I do know that our local Fire Dept. has never called asking for donations, so I think that is a Scam! My ex-Son in law works for the Sherrif's Dept & he said they are not calling asking for donations either. I've repeated this to the callers & hang up on them, but I have gotten another call since then. Grrrrrr
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:14 AM
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I let the answering machine pick up :thumbup:
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:17 AM
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Those calls are so annoying...
You can call and register with the Do Not Call line, the soliciation calls stop pretty quickly :D:D:D

www.donotcall.gov/register/RegConf.aspx?6958FA5C-F85C-4F59-891F-F1570FC81DCF
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:31 AM
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We have caller ID - so I just don't answer
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I told Emmanuel to answer the phone and tell them about the baseball game he had that day. No more calls.
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