ufindus.com

[taylorgdl]

Latest web based advertisers are after one locksmith in each county (yeah right). Only £295 set up fee and £29 per month.

I could be that exclusive locksmith if I signed up and paid NOW. They have had requests for locksmiths in my area ! (what a co-incidence).

Looked at their website, and what do you know, lots of locksmiths in my area, and free listings too !

And I could benefit from their tv advertising campaign, which includes an emergency plumber call out. (no I didn't understand that bit either).

So be warned, they're on the prowl.

G.

[acl]

There isnt a bargepole long enough for this lot. DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THEM

[MStoddart]

This lot are even worse than 118trades. The last time they rang me I told them 3 times I wasn't interested before slamming the phone down - tossers. Steer well clear and save your dosh!

[CVScam]

I am not sure which one it is but they send you an invoice for yellow pages has the logo and looks pretty legit. Its either yellowpages.com or something like that, they invoice you a bill for anywhere from 100 to 250 dollars on the very small print on the back somewhere it says you are signing up for their ON-LINE directory. They would send me like 3-4 every year for almost 5 years till I finally got them to take me off their mailing list.

[CaptB]

Similar experience.
While fishing I recieved a call with Ufindus trying to flog me something which I can`t even understand the point of. nearly everyone searches via yell.com or google so why would I want a search engine which is generally found inside another one for advertising??

After being pestered for nearly an hour made the decision for no way of paying for advertising over the phone. For which the phone was put down instantly..
Best option for these direct sales people is quite simply just put the phone down. No need to be polite because they`re certainly not.

[Raccoon]

"Sorry, I don't handle advertising, you'll have to talk to my counter-part."

*sets phone on counter*

[illusion]

I've done that kinda thing with telemarketers before...

TM :"Hello sir, how has yyour day been?" (Merely asking that gets alarm bells up)

Me: "I'm sorry, is there something you want?"

TM: "Could I interest you in **insert a crappy product I don't want** please sir?"

Me: "Why of course - I see that today is going to be a lucky one"

TM: "Begins description of something like PVC windows and the benefits it could bring me"

Me: "That sounds great! Do you mind if I find a pen quickly?"

..................................................

Leave the phone for 45 minutes and then go back and see if they are still waiting - I've had one guy wait 40 minutes, and another wait over 30 minutes!

I must point out that I het at least 3 of these calls EVERY DAY and what I do is merely retaliation of this bloody pain in the arse that I never asked for. I've asked to be taken off their contact list, not sure how I even got on it in the first place - Acorn has a lot to answer for IMO.

[jordyh]

I've been a telemarketer for a few months, was reather good at it.

In the Netherlands, it's better kept in check though.
We're restricted by rules that we need to know by heart (Dutch code telemarketing), and (for instance) it says that whenever a customer wants to be put off the list, we must inform them of how to do that (enter their contact info on a government website, 'infofilter').

Once put off the list, they won't be bothered for years by the majority (a good 80 %) of the callcenters.

Good thing is: it actually works, for those who demand to be put off the list, i haven't been bothered for ages.
Bad thing is: not many even know of this, or request that they "want to be taken of the list."


Another thing is: if a 'prospect' declares that the conversation is over, the telemarketeer must hang up or face trial for harassment.


These are just a few out of the many rules for telemarketing in Holland.

Yours,

Jordy

[boroboy41]

I get at least 3 of these calls EVERY DAY

UK residents can register their landline and/or mobile number with Telephone Preference Service (http://www.tpsonline.org.uk) to stop these unsolicited marketing calls. I did this a few years ago and it does help, it doesn't stop the random dialler calls but cuts down the nuisance dramatically

[Legion303]

Leave the phone for 45 minutes and then go back and see if they are still waiting - I've had one guy wait 40 minutes, and another wait over 30 minutes!

Usually I tell telemarketers to go fork themselves (use your imagination) and to put me on their "do not call" list before hanging up, but what you said reminded me of another problem we had once...some drunk guy calling long distance asking for someone who didn't live there. After the third round of me telling him he had the wrong number and hanging up, I said "sure, let me go get her" and set the phone down until he hung up 30 minutes later. This happened twice more before he got the point, for a total of maybe an hour worth of long distance charges to him for sitting on an empty line.

-steve

[toomush2drink]

I now tell them i rent from a big company so they put that on their system and leave you alone. The TPS doesnt work, it did to begin with but most companies have now realised its a toothless wonder.No one has been fined since it came into effect.