Sitting here at 8:30 AM drinking coffee before leaving for work and the phone rings. It's an "877" number, so I answer. "Hello this is Tina from the NRA." Ok, I understand that she's doing her job and is the wrong person to go off on. Besides, it's too early in the AM to argue with anybody. I'll have plenty of time for that driving the roads of Monmouth and Ocean Counties today. I politely told her that I'm not interested in what they're selling, and to please stop calling me. She apologized and was on her way with no sales pitch.

 

The NRA has been calling my home 3 times a day, and I'm fed up. I'll be writing a letter to the boss man later today. Now, I know that we need them and they are providing needed services; legal, classes etc. but really, enough already. I don't want to buy insurance or anything else they're selling.

 

Anyone else getting calls from them on a daily basis?

No, but the national republican party is calling a lot.

No, but the national republican party is calling a lot.

 

Ditto. I answer the phone and wait about half a second. If you haven't started speaking by then, you are getting hung up on because it's an autodialer. This causes me to hang up on older folks once in a while, but I figure anyone that knows me will call back.

Not having a house phone rocks....

Just ask their name and ask them to take you off the calling list. They will comply.

I never get called. and if I do, I follow the "lunker protocol" - hang up if no one starts speaking right away. Also, the uncommon spelling of my relatively common name throws people off, so I always know if a stranger is calling.

Nobody calls me at home I only use my cell so when the home phone rings I know it's a telemarketer and ignore it.

Tina called me tooo... to ask a simple poll question... and then it led to a sales pitch.

 

I politely told her I would not be contributing to an organization that does absolutely nothing for the state.

 

She promised to make a note of it and get it to someone who can do something about it... alas, no follow up or response.

Maks call Scott Bach.

I've never gotten a call from them. I was getting a ridiculous amount of mail spam from them tho.. Wine? Really? Why on earth would anyone buy NRA wine? The worst was when they sent me some DVD that if I didn't return I had to pay for!! Luckily, the spam seems to have stopped recently. Only get 1 or 2 things a month now.

I've never gotten a call from them. I was getting a ridiculous amount of mail spam from them tho.. Wine? Really? Why on earth would anyone buy NRA wine? The worst was when they sent me some DVD that if I didn't return I had to pay for!! Luckily, the spam seems to have stopped recently. Only get 1 or 2 things a month now.

 

I got those personal defense CDs too. I called and told them that I threw them in my trash and that they would never see another dime from me if they ever pulled that **** again. I still get a ton of mail from them and thier branches (ILA, PVF, etc), but no more DVDs.

I got a letter from them asking for donations. I put a nasty letter and some monopoly money in the envelope and will be mailing it back. They have a lot of nerve to ask for money when they haven't done jack sh-- here in 20 years.

I hated the DVD as well. I felt guilty for keeping something I did not ask for.

I got those personal defense CDs too. I called and told them that I threw them in my trash and that they would never see another dime from me if they ever pulled that **** again. I still get a ton of mail from them and thier branches (ILA, PVF, etc), but no more DVDs.

I actually returned mine, but put a nice little note inside the package. Coincidentally enough, I started getting less spam mail after that (altho I probably just jynxed myself and will start getting a couple letters a week again).

It is very easy to opt out of most of junk mail and phone calls.

1. Become a Life Member

2. Call / email them and asked to be taken off the lists. They will make the effort if you let them know. It is not like they won't ever call again, but you will see a significant reduction in unwanted contact.

+1 to wojo.

 

Most major companies will keep sure not to break the do not call lists.

 

Companies can call you during business hours if you are not on the DNC, OR if they have done business with you in the past 6 months or a year... dont recall which. Political parties and non for profits do not have to abide by it.

 

If you tell the company you do not want to be contacted, and they do, it is an $11,000 fine per occurrence. So MANY large corporations, really do take it seriously.

Every day my phone shows a missed call from either Triangle Va., or Lorton Va. It's them. I also threw their video disc away, and I recieve a yellow envelope every other month asking for it back. I think the lid from one of those giant Cosco peanut butter jars are about the same size. If they send me another envelope the same time the peanut butter runs out they're getting the lid.