THREE LITTLE WORDS.. I suppose some degree of commerce would
grind to a halt if telephone solicitors weren't able to call people at home
during dinner hour, but that doesn't make it any more pleasant.
Steve Rubenstein, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, has proposed
"Three Little Words" based on his brief experience in a telemarketing
operation that would stop the nuisance for all time.
The three little words are "Hold On, Please."
Saying this while putting down your phone and walking off instead of
hanging up immediately would make each telemarketing call so
time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a halt. When you
eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know
it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently
completed its task.
This might be one of those articles you'll want to e-mail to your friends.
Three little words that eliminate telephone soliciting.
GOOD IDEAS:
When you get ads in your phone or utility bill, include them with the
payment let the companies throw them away. When you get those
pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to
2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage
paid return envelopes, right?
Well, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in
these cool little envelopes!
Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express.
Send the pizza coupon to Citibank.
If you didn't get anything else that day then just send them their
application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure
your name isn't on anything you send them. You can send it back
empty if you want to just to keep them guessing!
Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting
their junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to get junk
mail, and the best of it is that they're paying for it! Twice!
Let's help keep our postal service busy since they say e-mail is
cutting into their business, and that's why they need to increase postage
again!
Send this to a friend or two or three...or fifty.....
__________________
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] Check out these [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now], or go directly to
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] EXP: 12.25.2002
Save 20% off of your purchase at ICE.com with coupon code
BCD20-588879.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] Check out these [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now], or go directly to
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or
Register Now] EXP:
Blue from American Express is a credit card that adapts to your needs. It's designed to give you more flexibility and independence. You can pay for your purchases in full or pay over time. And the built-in Smart Chip gives you an added level of security when shopping online. Blue has no annual fee, a competitive 0.00% APR for the first 6 months and as low as 10.99% fixed APR thereafter, a grace period up to 20 days, and a
credit line up to $100,000.