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    How to tell a vendor that there's not chance in heck we're going to buy your product?

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    • C
      Carnival Boy
      last edited by

      I don't answer my phone or return vendor calls. The only way they could talk to me is if they stalked me in the company car park.

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      • thanksajdotcomT
        thanksajdotcom
        last edited by

        The next time they call, tell them you aren't interested and wish to be removed from their call list. If they persist, refer them to legal.

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          Carnival Boy
          last edited by

          Sounds good. In the UK there is no way to stop them legally (as far as I'm aware).

          I keep getting called by Adobe in Egypt trying to get me to upgrade to Creative Cloud. It makes me laugh:

          Week 1: We have a special promotion but it only runs for 4 weeks.
          Week 2: There is only 3 weeks left to benefit from our special promotion. After that it will be very expensive.
          Week 3: Hurry, there is only 2 weeks before the price goes up.
          Week 4: 1 week left. You must buy now or you'll regret it!
          Week 5: Silence
          Week 6: Silence
          Week 7: We have a new promotion which is even better than our last one. But hurry, it only runs for 4 weeks.

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          • Bill KindleB
            Bill Kindle @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender I just do. If they really want to be @)#@*('s, they can deal with cease and desist order from legal.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ
              last edited by

              hangup

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              • ?
                A Former User
                last edited by

                I just quit responding if they keep calling/email after I tell them i'm not interested.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
                  last edited by

                  @Carnival-Boy said:

                  Sounds good. In the UK there is no way to stop them legally (as far as I'm aware).

                  Thank goodness that the US has harassment laws. People can't use the telephone just anyway that they want. Without those laws, what keeps your competitors from intentionally just tying up your people and phone lines to keep you from working or talking to customers?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    Do what AJ said, tell them that they have no permission to contact you again, ever, and that any further harassment will be sent to the attorney.

                    Also, use the PBX and block them.

                    Additionally, post to ML that you are blocking someone and why so that we know who and why to block someone proactively.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender
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                      I signed up for a free product (they have paid services too) and when they called to sell me something, they were both brow beating me about HIPPA and they spoofed the phone system to make it look like I was calling myself.

                      I should definitely set it up so those calls stop!.

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                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        @Dashrender said:

                        I signed up for a free product (they have paid services too) and when they called to sell me something, they were both brow beating me about HIPPA and they spoofed the phone system to make it look like I was calling myself.

                        I should definitely set it up so those calls stop!.

                        Yes, any spoofed call should just be blocked for sure.

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                        • Reid CooperR
                          Reid Cooper
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                          You can call their management and talk to them about how they are making sure, with every call, that not just you but everyone that you know will never consider them.

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