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  • MandyBlake
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    • Nov 2002
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    #1

    "Vivid Video" just cold called my home....

    they asked for tony. he's not here so they did a very short survey with me. What kind of porn do you like, favorite pornstar, etc. all they did was ask if i was over 18. i said i was (but so could a 12 yr old). then they said for doing the survey they would send me 4 xxx videos in the mail. all they needed was $1 to cover s/h. i said no thanks. then she said actually it wasn't to cover s/h, it was to verify my age so they could actually send me the movies...therefore charge $1 to my credit card. then she proceeded to tell me that after i got those 4 movies i could call them to cancel whenever i wanted, cuz they would be sending me more each month.
    now if i wouldn't have said that i would not pay the $1 fee, she never would have told me this was a recurring thing.
    has anyone else experienced this?
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  • SetTheWorldonFire
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    #2
    They called you on the phone? that's wierd
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    • Mako
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      #3
      Did Aaron show up on your doorstep right after the call ended?

      Hmmmm.

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      • MandyBlake
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        #4
        Originally posted by SetTheWorldonFire
        They called you on the phone? that's wierd
        yeah. i think that's VERY weird.
        i called the 800 they called from just now and it said, THANK YOU FOR CALLING VIVID DIRECT...OUR OFFICES ARE NOW CLOSED. and then when their office hours are.
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        • pornstar2pac
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          #5
          I will give you 8 XXX videos for $1 and i'll only rebill for 6 months




          fair?
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          • johnnyhey
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            • Furious_Male
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              #7
              That sounds real weird. Could be a scam. Did the number show on caller ID as vivid?
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              • MandyBlake
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                #8
                Originally posted by Furious_Male
                That sounds real weird. Could be a scam. Did the number show on caller ID as vivid?
                no just an 800# but when i called that number it said i had called vivid direct.
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                • MandyBlake
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by pornstar2pac
                  I will give you 8 XXX videos for $1 and i'll only rebill for 6 months

                  fair?
                  oh yeah. definitely.
                  cold calling to sell porn....its a whole new concept lol
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                  • seeric
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                    • Aug 2004
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by MandyBlake
                    it was to verify my age
                    too bad thats not a valid form of age verification and unrecognized by the law.

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                    • PlugRush Sascha
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                      #11
                      Phone spam. Wow.
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                      • MandyBlake
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by A1R3K
                        too bad thats not a valid form of age verification and unrecognized by the law.
                        i thought that as far as adult sites go, they said that a credit card was ok for age verification.
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                        • wdsguy
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                          #13
                          whats the number on the caller id that u called back?

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                          • MandyBlake
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                            #14
                            800-547-2597
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                            • jonesy
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                              #15
                              what Vivid is doing is not weird

                              its the future

                              Vivid is following the lead of the BIGGEST sofcore TV advertiser

                              and if any of you who are in that biz and want info to get their foot in the door

                              post your contact info
                              Last edited by jonesy; 09-29-2005, 03:39 PM.
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                              • Pipecrew
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by jonesy
                                what Vivid is doing is not weird

                                its the future

                                Vivid is following the lead of the BIGGEST sofcore TV advertiser

                                and if any of you who are in that biz and want info to get their foot in the door

                                post your contact info
                                yep you got it.

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                                • MandyBlake
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by jonesy
                                  what Vivid is doing is not weird
                                  its the future
                                  Vivid is following the lead of the BIGGEST sofcore TV advertiser
                                  and if any of you who are in that biz and want info to get their foot in the door
                                  post your contact info
                                  you don't think its weird?
                                  it could be the future, but its weird. lol
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                                  • Dalai lama
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                                    #18
                                    Phone Spam, what's next. people coming to your door?

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                                    • Furious_Male
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by jonesy
                                      what Vivid is doing is not weird

                                      its the future

                                      Vivid is following the lead of the BIGGEST sofcore TV advertiser

                                      and if any of you who are in that biz and want info to get their foot in the door

                                      post your contact info
                                      The future eh. The feds are cracking down on everything and anything porn related and this is supposed to be good.

                                      Getting calls at dinner time from a company peddling xxx videos (on a recuring basis) and asking about your porn viewing habits does not sound like a good marketing plan.

                                      I do have an open mind though. Show me the good in it.
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                                      • MandyBlake
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Furious_Male
                                        The future eh. The feds are cracking down on everything and anything porn related and this is supposed to be good.

                                        Getting calls at dinner time from a company peddling xxx videos (on a recuring basis) and asking about your porn viewing habits does not sound like a good marketing plan.

                                        I do have an open mind though. Show me the good in it.
                                        exactly!
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                                        • jonesy
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Furious_Male
                                          The future eh.

                                          The feds are cracking down on everything and anything porn related and this is supposed to be good.

                                          Getting calls at dinner time from a company peddling xxx videos (on a recuring basis) and asking about your porn viewing habits does not sound like a good marketing plan.

                                          I do have an open mind though. Show me the good in it.
                                          yea the future or an excellent opportunity for growth.

                                          what vivd did wasnt correct (the speil) but im sure theyll tweak it

                                          theres a correct and legal way to telemarket adult products which im not going to go into detail here for the obvious reasons.

                                          the company i alluded to makes MOST of their money now from telemarketing and not from the TV ads.
                                          Last edited by jonesy; 09-29-2005, 04:06 PM.
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                                          • SmokeyTheBear
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                                            • Jun 2004
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                                            #22
                                            this is a scam don't fall for it.. recurring videos every month and you can't cancel them . visit ripoffreport for more info
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                                            • SmokeyTheBear
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                                              • Jun 2004
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by MandyBlake
                                              i thought that as far as adult sites go, they said that a credit card was ok for age verification.
                                              my dog has a credit card and he is only 3. Kids can get credit cards at any age now i think.
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                                              • MandyBlake
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
                                                this is a scam don't fall for it.. recurring videos every month and you can't cancel them . visit ripoffreport for more info
                                                i don't fall for free things that you have to pay for. but thank you!
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                                                • myjah
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                                                  #25
                                                  Totally odd. And not the best of ideas. You could really piss off the wrong person.
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                                                  • tony299
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                                                    #26
                                                    I hope they lose their merchant account over this, it reflects poorly on all of us.

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                                                    • Snake Doctor
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                                                      • Mar 2001
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                                                      #27
                                                      They called and asked for Tony.

                                                      Didn't you guys recently buy a bunch of girl/girl videos to do market research? Maybe that's how they got your info and it was them calling all previous customers with a survey and special offer.
                                                      That's pretty common these days
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                                                      • tony299
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Lenny2
                                                        They called and asked for Tony.

                                                        Didn't you guys recently buy a bunch of girl/girl videos to do market research? Maybe that's how they got your info and it was them calling all previous customers with a survey and special offer.
                                                        That's pretty common these days
                                                        No I rent stuff dont buy it, waste of money lol

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                                                        • citizen tower
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                                                          #29
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                                                          • MandyBlake
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                                                            #30
                                                            special offer? that's not what i would consider a special offer.
                                                            but yeah..like tony said, we rent vids, not buy. also, i don't think we've ever rented a vivid video.


                                                            Originally posted by Lenny2
                                                            They called and asked for Tony.

                                                            Didn't you guys recently buy a bunch of girl/girl videos to do market research? Maybe that's how they got your info and it was them calling all previous customers with a survey and special offer.
                                                            That's pretty common these days
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                                                            • MandyBlake
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by tony404
                                                              No I rent stuff dont buy it, waste of money lol
                                                              yeah. most of it sucks anyway lol
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                                                              • candyflip
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Pipecrew
                                                                yep you got it.
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                                                                • RRRED
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Omg my side.... A friend of mine said she got the same thing like 3 weeks ago and I thought she was lying for sure... ohhh hahaha

                                                                  I hope whoever thought of that tactic gets completely fired I dunno maybe I'm stupid and missing something but.. jeesh

                                                                  I hope the telemarketers are on a competetive commission structure.

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                                                                  • Doctor Dre
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Thoses sell tactics are old as hell ... Colombia House have been doing that kind of crap for ever ... corporate scams
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                                                                    • Sosa
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      heh fucking spam

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                                                                      • Elli
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        I've heard that a few adult companies were getting into the telemarketing business. I'm interested to know if it works out for them or not.
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                                                                        • baddog
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                          too bad thats not a valid form of age verification and unrecognized by the law.

                                                                          I beg to differ

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                                                                          • je_rome
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            I have not been surveyed like that but I just yesterday a woman in the elevator asked if I have a credit card, and when I said no she asked if I want to have one, I bluntly told her that I am not interested and she can cut me some slack.
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                                                                            • DutchTeenCash
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              sounds like a scam but if its real then its something I wouldnt like at all, lets start sending free porn to ppl who signup to sites too, Im sure theyll love that in the mail :/

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                                                                              • seeric
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                LOL

                                                                                im on do not call. i can just imagine the adult companies that will go down if they start doing this. spam is different. calling someone at dinner or when they are lying in bed with their wife is gonna get someones ass in a sling. to me telemarketers aren't a problem. the best thing you can do to a telemarketer is act competely ecsatic and tell them that you are 100000% interested and to hang on a second, you need to answer the door real quick. put down the phone and just go do something. doesn't matter what. don't come back for like 3-5 mnutes. when you come back make another excuse to put the phone down. repeat. this is a great game. the most valuable thing to a telemarketer is their time, wasting a whole lot of theirs will teach them a lesson.

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                                                                                • pornstar2pac
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  I hope hustler calls me soon
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                                                                                  • Tim
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                                                                                    It wasn't me. Seriously though I will look into this
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                                                                                    • Hardlinks
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                                      LOL

                                                                                      im on do not call. i can just imagine the adult companies that will go down if they start doing this. spam is different. calling someone at dinner or when they are lying in bed with their wife is gonna get someones ass in a sling. to me telemarketers aren't a problem. the best thing you can do to a telemarketer is act competely ecsatic and tell them that you are 100000% interested and to hang on a second, you need to answer the door real quick. put down the phone and just go do something. doesn't matter what. don't come back for like 3-5 mnutes. when you come back make another excuse to put the phone down. repeat. this is a great game. the most valuable thing to a telemarketer is their time, wasting a whole lot of theirs will teach them a lesson.

                                                                                      What lesson is that?

                                                                                      They are just people trying to make a buck to feed there families. "Telemarketers" are just employees man, you got problems its with the companies, not the people making $10-15$ an hour to call people all day. Also., you think it really bothers them to have you unhook them for 4-5 minutes...they still get paid, your just wasting the bosses time.

                                                                                      There is cities across North America where the only opportunity for many is to work in call centers. Im not saying its adequate for adult programs to call people but to blatently fuck around with people who are trying their best to feed the families BY WORKING is retarded. Atleast they have enough work ethic to get a job, they could just as easily be on welfare and not calling you.
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                                                                                      • mardigras
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Dalai lama
                                                                                        Phone Spam, what's next. people coming to your door?
                                                                                        Shhhh! You might give those annoying Jehovas Witness people the idea to bring it to your house
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                                                                                        • tony299
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                                                                                          • Aug 2002
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Hardlinks
                                                                                          What lesson is that?

                                                                                          They are just people trying to make a buck to feed there families. "Telemarketers" are just employees man, you got problems its with the companies, not the people making $10-15$ an hour to call people all day. Also., you think it really bothers them to have you unhook them for 4-5 minutes...they still get paid, your just wasting the bosses time.

                                                                                          There is cities across North America where the only opportunity for many is to work in call centers. Im not saying its adequate for adult programs to call people but to blatently fuck around with people who are trying their best to feed the families BY WORKING is retarded. Atleast they have enough work ethic to get a job, they could just as easily be on welfare and not calling you.
                                                                                          actually most of them are on straight commission.

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                                                                                          • mardigras
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Is "Vivid Direct" actually part of Vivid? If so it's odd that a Google search doesn't find them...

                                                                                            Anyone could open a business and call it Vivid whatever and sell videos.
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                                                                                            • dirtydesignz
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                                                                                              • Apr 2003
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                                              LOL

                                                                                              im on do not call. i can just imagine the adult companies that will go down if they start doing this. spam is different. calling someone at dinner or when they are lying in bed with their wife is gonna get someones ass in a sling. to me telemarketers aren't a problem. the best thing you can do to a telemarketer is act competely ecsatic and tell them that you are 100000% interested and to hang on a second, you need to answer the door real quick. put down the phone and just go do something. doesn't matter what. don't come back for like 3-5 mnutes. when you come back make another excuse to put the phone down. repeat. this is a great game. the most valuable thing to a telemarketer is their time, wasting a whole lot of theirs will teach them a lesson.
                                                                                              One of those big air horns into the phone does a good job too
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                                                                                              • Fetish
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                That is very wrong

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                                                                                                • MandyBlake
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Doctor Dre
                                                                                                  Thoses sell tactics are old as hell ... Colombia House have been doing that kind of crap for ever ... corporate scams
                                                                                                  yeah but that's cds..music. this is hardcore xxx porn.
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                                                                                                  • MandyBlake
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by mardigras
                                                                                                    Is "Vivid Direct" actually part of Vivid? If so it's odd that a Google search doesn't find them...

                                                                                                    Anyone could open a business and call it Vivid whatever and sell videos.
                                                                                                    well the woman on the phone identified herself as from Vivid Video.
                                                                                                    then when i called back the 800# that showed up on my caller id it said i had called Vivid Direct.
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