Posted on 05/04/2006 9:30:44 AM PDT by HOTTIEBOY
Is this the Grace Johnson Water Filter Company?
You damn skippy! If Wally World doesn't carry it, I don't need it. On another note, have some fun with these people. Send them a sample of pee and when they contact you to tell you how bad your water is, tell them you already have one of their filters and that's where the sample came from.
I like to lead them on so that they think they have a live one. Especially telemarketers. I try to sell them used oil filters.
I suppose this situation could be more entertaining if you were to accidentally confuse thier water return vial and the urine sample your doctor wanted.
LOL! Never thought of that. I will come up with something in case they call back.
The BEST thing that is.
You might want to add the word "best" before the word "thing" in your post. Either that, or learn to go without supper for a month or so... :0 )
I tell you what, sometimes I just shake my head. God love er. But then again sometimes I do things....
But I can imagine my 80year old grandmother falling for this. She gets worried over the least little thing.
Mrs. Theknow and I have gotten no less than a call per day since we moved in Dec. 23rd. last year.
Other calls are for home security. I did sign up and got a free system installed from a reputable company. Then cancelled the service. Don't think too many crooks are going to stick around listening to the loud horn noise until the cops show up.
Same here with credit cards. They offer you 0% for 6 months. I use it to pay off my existing card and surely another offer the same will come in 6 months time.
"HottieGirl, bless her heart I love her to death, is somewhat gullible. She almost fell for the oldest trick in the book....Here's how it started:"
With "I do"
Not yet...
I went through about six or seven cards and card company number 2 or 3, I forget, sent me another card giving me 12 months of 0% as a "Welcome Back" present.
Hottiegirl is a little old lady?
(I'm confused)
Report them! I worked for a Rain Soft distributor, doing telemarketing. May the Lord forgive me, but I needed the job. Eventually I was promoted to calling existing customers for annual maintenance, but ended up trying to talk them out of suing the distributor. This particular outfit sent out ex-cons to unsuspecting families to browbeat them into buying a 5k whole house water treatment system.
The typical scam is that they set up booths at fairs and trade shows, and people will fill out a slip for a drawing. Even if you are on a "do not call list", filling out that entry negates that. Those "leads" are recycled forever. Renters, single parents(in most circumstances), retirees, and a couple of other categories, are not considered. There has to be income potential before the mark is given the sales pitch. These all come scripted, and woe betide you if you go off script.
This is one of the harshest ways to try and earn a living. As for posing as a government agency, that is a crime. I hope you have some way to track down whoever is doing this, and turn them in!
My 95 year old Belgian grandma would say something like "I don't need my damn water tested, go to hell"! God love her.
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