Comments on: Telemarketing annoyances? Try tarpitting! http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: sharad http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-635 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:22:10 +0000 http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-635 Max: You are absolutely right - one has to be judicious when using tarpitting. I guess that even your strategy of consistently hanging-up could get you a place in the "black list" :) Jon: Great idea. That made me chuckle. Thanks... :) Max: You are absolutely right - one has to be judicious when using tarpitting. I guess that even your strategy of consistently hanging-up could get you a place in the “black list” :)

Jon: Great idea. That made me chuckle. Thanks… :)

]]> by: Jon D. http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-634 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:37:59 +0000 http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-634 I usually tell them that I want to talk to them, so please hold for a minute while I clear my office. Then I put them on speakerphone and go about my business. After about 10 minutes, they usually give up... I usually tell them that I want to talk to them, so please hold for a minute while I clear my office. Then I put them on speakerphone and go about my business. After about 10 minutes, they usually give up…

]]> by: Max http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-146 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:50:42 +0000 http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-146 However, isnt it a waste of OUR time and energy. How much time do we have in our jam-packed workday to engage annoying telemarketing calls! I hang up without another word the moment its established its one of those annoying calls for a credit card or loan or insurance and such nonsense! However, isnt it a waste of OUR time and energy. How much time do we have in our jam-packed workday to engage annoying telemarketing calls! I hang up without another word the moment its established its one of those annoying calls for a credit card or loan or insurance and such nonsense!

]]> by: Neha Dara http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-114 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 05:30:00 +0000 http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-114 hi excellent piece its a great idea, sounds like a good joke to play on those little buggers :)and reads well, also I'd like to know a lil about you...where do you work, what do you do? Get in touch n hi
excellent piece
its a great idea, sounds like a good joke to play on those little buggers :)and reads well, also
I’d like to know a lil about you…where do you work, what do you do?
Get in touch
n

]]> by: Joel http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-113 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 05:30:00 +0000 http://sharadware.com/2005/04/19/telemarketing-annoyances-try-tarpitting/#comment-113 Whoa! this seems to be like a nice counter-attack. Regards, Joel Whoa! this seems to be like a nice counter-attack.

Regards,
Joel

]]>