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SmokeyTheBear · 06-02-2005, 01:45 AM

No link but on the seattle news they had this story about a guy who makes 100k a year working from home. Apparently he noticed a clause that allows for damages for "pain and suffering" if you are called by telemarketers if your on the "no call" list.

He basically sits by the phone all day and waits for telemarketers to call him. He records every call , then marches off the the courthouse , files papers against the offending company and a recording of the phone call and sends it to the offender. Theres like a $5,000 limit per call so the companies usually just settle out of court and send him 2 or 3 thousand dollars.

They were playing this one telemarketer back and he was basically mocking the guy saying " i can call you whenever i like blah blah" , like telemarketers do when your upset and the guys like " he is gonna pay for that "

classic shit..

reynold · 06-02-2005, 03:30 AM

Great Job! When do you expect a ferrari man!?

Manowar · 06-02-2005, 03:34 AM

awesome "job". I better quit and start now

reality bites · 06-02-2005, 03:40 AM

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

xclusive · 06-02-2005, 03:45 AM

Damn wonder if they will close that little loophole or if the guy is going to continue to make the easy money

Trax · 06-02-2005, 03:49 AM

lol.... nice

newbreed · 06-02-2005, 03:50 AM

There was a thing on 60 minutes a few months ago about a guy doing that, funny shit.

etech · 06-02-2005, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reality bites

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

that's true

adonthenet · 06-02-2005, 04:21 AM

thats great haha

$5 submissions · 06-02-2005, 04:28 AM

That would make an interesting practice of law.... Specialize in phone spam complaints. Do it on contingency. Not much different from some personal injury lawyers. LOL

Violetta · 06-02-2005, 04:38 AM

lol... Im amazed.

tradermcduck · 06-02-2005, 06:17 AM

Thanks for the info

Spunky · 06-02-2005, 06:23 AM

I'm going to start today

MaDalton · 06-02-2005, 06:28 AM

when they call me and ask "can i have a minute of your time" i always reply "no" and hang up. i hate those idiots.

MandyBlake · 06-02-2005, 07:58 AM

wow. that's too cool.
good for him.

klinton · 06-02-2005, 08:08 AM

haha nice ;]

Tim · 06-02-2005, 08:08 AM

Excellent. Down with Telemarketers!

pussyluver · 06-02-2005, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reality bites

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

Fine for one call, but after awhile it's a pain in the ass. Now if that phone call wakes you up cause your a webmaster and have late hours....

pussyluver · 06-02-2005, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

when they call me and ask "can i have a minute of your time" i always reply "no" and hang up. i hate those idiots.

sometimes I rip 'em a new asshole and they hangup on me.

Another option is to go along with 'em and let them waste their time too.

Donny · 06-02-2005, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reality bites

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

Over here we have what's called a "Do Not Call" list. Telemarketing has gotten almost as bad as spam. If you're on the "Do Not Call" list and they call anyway, well, you can sit in Seattle, record calls and make $100k a year.

sickkittens · 06-02-2005, 08:24 AM

That sucks for that guy when they stop paying him.

Holly · 06-02-2005, 08:25 AM

A couple of years ago I also saw where some lady took Sears to court and won a bunch of money because their telemarketers kept calling and asking her if she wanted to buy that extended warranty, insurance crap on some stuff she had bought. It went on for months until she finally sued them. They wouldn't settle and thought they'd beat her in court with their fancy legal team. They got their ass handed to them and the judge got all over them, too.

The best part was that a day or two after she won the case, the stupid fuckers called her again and did the same thing.

Mr Pheer · 06-02-2005, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reality bites

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

Yeah, but it gets old when its happening 10 times a day, fuckers calling you during dinner, or early in the morning and waking you up. Its your home and you DO have the right to privacy in it.

Hinc · 06-02-2005, 08:35 AM

hehe nice trick

Mack · 06-02-2005, 08:50 AM

I try to be nice about it, and tell them I am not interested right from the start. When the persist, I am polite and explain to them that I understand they have a job to do and if they don't mind I am going to sit the phone down and they are free to read their script or say their pitch and when they are done if they would be kind enough to hang up so my phone can alert me that it is off the hook I would appreciate it.

Head · 06-02-2005, 09:00 AM

HHHmmmm interesting!!

loverboy · 06-02-2005, 09:01 AM

good thing i have answering machine, telemarketers can fuck me anytime hahaha

Furious_Male · 06-02-2005, 09:04 AM

I play a game I saw in a movie once (I forget the name of the movie).

They ask if so and so is in and I say one moment. Set the phone down and continue doing whatever it was I was doing. Its fun to see how long each company will wait for someone to come back.

Rui · 06-02-2005, 09:06 AM

lol thanks but no thanks

DVTimes · 06-02-2005, 09:08 AM

http://www.not2call.com/

Nanda · 06-02-2005, 09:09 AM

Sears is alwasy calling my parents home for that extended warranty....hmmm

JFK · 06-02-2005, 09:15 AM

Here I thought you were going to offer a "Drama Whoring Course" for GFY Trolls

wjxxx · 06-02-2005, 09:17 AM

excellent idea

tranza · 06-02-2005, 09:56 AM

Hahahahaha... awesome!!

Terry · 06-02-2005, 09:57 AM

HAHAAH great shit.

kaylacruz · 06-02-2005, 09:59 AM

innnnnnnnnnteresting idea!!!

not to get on those no call lists, and then have them call..

pradaboy · 06-02-2005, 10:23 AM

that's actually pretty inventive IMO

hova · 06-02-2005, 10:30 AM

Lets see if it's possible here

WiredGuy · 06-02-2005, 10:37 AM

Only 100k/year? That's only the equivalent of 20 penalties at the maximum fine. I should partner with this guy and hand off all my telemarketing calls

WG

SmokeyTheBear · 06-02-2005, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Only 100k/year? That's only the equivalent of 20 penalties at the maximum fine. I should partner with this guy and hand off all my telemarketing calls

WG

Heh

Well actually he said some of the companies just switch names so quick he cant catch them and it isnt worth the court filing fee. But yes i get a ton more than that.

WiredGuy · 06-02-2005, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

Heh

Well actually he said some of the companies just switch names so quick he cant catch them and it isnt worth the court filing fee. But yes i get a ton more than that.

He should start an affiliate program and partner up with an attorney, lol.
WG

reality bites · 06-02-2005, 10:56 AM

I can´t help but thinking that this has to be a joke- though I know it´s not. We get, perhaps, two calls a months, and then it´s usually answering some questions for at survey. I can´t imagine what it would be like if someone called me 10+ times a day... but still... to get paid for feeling annoyed is not really a part of my world. I know of quite a lot of people that got their tongue burned on coffee at a restaurant, but instead of filing a lawsuit they say "auuw" and forget about it.
It´s a pain being woken up by the phone, to find out it´s someone trying to make you by something, but hell... to get several thousand dollars for that.. well... I guess it really isn´t to hard to make money doing nothing.

Scott McD · 06-02-2005, 10:59 AM

I wan't some of that !!!!!

beemk · 06-02-2005, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furious_Male

I play a game I saw in a movie once (I forget the name of the movie).

They ask if so and so is in and I say one moment. Set the phone down and continue doing whatever it was I was doing. Its fun to see how long each company will wait for someone to come back.

i dont think they're actually allowed to hang up on anyone.

pstation · 06-03-2005, 01:54 PM

shame you can't do the same thing with email spam

BlueWire · 06-03-2005, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reality bites

Only in America! If you tried to do that in Denmark you would be laughed at. What ever happened to just saying "no I don´t want you calling me, goodbye"?

How about people not calling my house if they dont know me?

kernelpanic · 06-03-2005, 02:07 PM

Hahahaha, what an excellent idea. As long as most people don't do this, the few thousand they settle for can just be considered a cost of doing business.

robfantasy · 06-03-2005, 02:23 PM

is this a federal law or a state law?

BlueWire · 06-03-2005, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robfantasy

is this a federal law or a state law?

Good question since a good majority of these companies are doing interstate calling

sherie · 06-03-2005, 02:58 PM

I wish we had that here. I get calls sometimes starting at 8am. Fuckers!

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06-02-2005, 10:56 AM	#42
reality bites Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, at home Posts: 37	I can´t help but thinking that this has to be a joke- though I know it´s not. We get, perhaps, two calls a months, and then it´s usually answering some questions for at survey. I can´t imagine what it would be like if someone called me 10+ times a day... but still... to get paid for feeling annoyed is not really a part of my world. I know of quite a lot of people that got their tongue burned on coffee at a restaurant, but instead of filing a lawsuit they say "auuw" and forget about it. It´s a pain being woken up by the phone, to find out it´s someone trying to make you by something, but hell... to get several thousand dollars for that.. well... I guess it really isn´t to hard to make money doing nothing. __________________ .. ...\|\| - \| \| - _/__\_____