[SAMWolf]

Just an FYI - Heads up.

[Soaring Feather]

Good info SAM, thanks for the ping.

[Larry Lucido]

Not much different than those checks you get in the mail for $3.50, with small print on the back saying that you agree to membership in some kind of shopping club for $16.00 a month. Always a good idea to read the small print, especially when someone is trying to "give" you something.

On the other hand, it's a way to get a free 12 pack of Coke for the price of a few unwanted calls.

[OXENinFLA]

Mice type will get ya.

[AFreeBird]

Was it a "Business Reply" postage paid type card?

If so, tape it to a brick (address side showing) and mail it back to them. The USPS will charge them for the weight of the card. They don't care about anything it is taped to. Oh, and you might want to use a yellow highlighter on the offending small print, just so they get the "Message".

}:-)

[Fresh Wind]

I would be very wary of any "mail in rebate" offers too!!

[strela]

I appreciate you posting this - its good info. Thanks.

Wondering now if there is an "escape clause" written in the "do-not-call" laws allowing for this?

[anniegetyourgun]

I appreciate the warning.

[smiley]

Thank you for looking out for us, Sam....would you like to run for Govenor of California?

[mtbopfuyn]

We've never been bothered with many telemarketers but signed up for the no-call list and have been getting more calls than ever. Got two calls aready this morning.

[Darksheare]

Thanks for the heads up.
Mom, might want to send this on to Dad and get his eyes to read this over just so he knows.
Unless he knows already.

[astounded]

Bottom line - there's no free lunch.

[usapatriot28]

The national "Do Not Call" list does not shield consumers from every type of unwanted phone call. Political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors are still free to make unsolicited calls without penalty, as are companies with which consumers have existing business relationships.

This is my biggest complaint about the Do Not Call list. Political calls, charities and surveys are the kinds of calls I find the most annoying. Those are the ones I want to stop. Also, I expect that companies will begin to make calls under the guise of "surveys", then part way through will slip in an offer for their product. Essentially, the list is like campign finance reform, it sounds like a good idea on the surface but ultimatly won't accomplish anything, other than providing a minor stumbling block, that is easy to get around.

[BlackbirdSST]

Looks like people are going to spend more time and effort to stay off the list than they did not answering the phone. LOL! Caller ID w/Call Intercept was all you needed. Works great and has for the last 2 years. Blackbird.

[mhking]

Slimy lawyers, slimy spammers and slimy telemarketing folk. Critters of a kind...

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[giotto]

There's only one way to handle junk mail--toss it immediately in the trash. My rule for mail is the same as for e-mail: If I don't recognize the addressee, or if it is obviously junk, it gets deleted. The only time I look for sales or discounts is when I'm searching for a specific item.

[Vinnie]

I recently visitd my sister-in-law in Ohio.
Sunday morning 8 AM she got the first telemarket call of the day. By noon she had gotten another 4. I couldn't believe it!!

[Dubya]

Thanks for the heads up SAM.

[ChemistCat]

TANSTAAFL--or rather, TANSTAAFC/P.

[steve-b]

So write down the phone number of the Clinton Liebrary or something. Geez, do I have to think of everything?