STOP CALLING ME!  I want to scream!  I’m interrupted several times a day by telemarketers.  Even if I don’t answer the phone, thanks to caller ID, I still have to take the time to see who’s calling.  I’ve gotten 223 calls this year from 877-698-6905.  It’s AT&T calling to offer me their TV, Internet, VOIP phone and cell phone services.  And that’s just ONE of the telemarketers who call.

I also get lots of calls from Rachel at Cardmember Services.  It’s a recording offering to lower my credit card interest.  Today, I waited through the message for the first time.  I pressed 9 to talk with a real person.  After several minutes of music on hold, a woman went right into her pitch.  When she stopped talking, I said “I listened to the whole recording and waiting on hold to talk with you.  SHE HUNG UP!  Guess I’m not the first one who wasn’t interested in their sales pitch.

So, that’s IT!  I’m taking action.  After all, my phone number is listed on the Do No Call Registry.  They can’t keep calling me.  I decided that this week I’ll answer every telemarketing and unsolicited call and ask to be taken off their list.  And starting next week, I’m reporting every new call on the Do Not Call Registry website.

On the Do Not Call Registry‘s website, I noticed a Verify a Registration button.  To my surprise, my home phone number was NOT registered – Even though I KNOW I registered AND verified my number in the past.  So, I checked all the numbers that I’ve registered – home phone, virtual line, cell phone and toll free – and verified each number again.  Telemarketers have 31 days to stop calling me.

Have you registered your numbers with the Do Not Call Registry?  Have you verified lately?

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