"Vivid Video" just cold called my home.... - GoFuckYourself.com

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:16 PM

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?

SetTheWorldonFire · 09-29-2005, 04:19 PM

They called you on the phone? that's wierd

Mako · 09-29-2005, 04:21 PM

Did Aaron show up on your doorstep right after the call ended?

Hmmmm.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:23 PM

Quote:

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.

pornstar2pac · 09-29-2005, 04:23 PM

I will give you 8 XXX videos for $1 and i'll only rebill for 6 months

fair?

johnnyhey · 09-29-2005, 04:24 PM

your phone system is now infected with a new trojan. it's the feds. run

Furious_Male · 09-29-2005, 04:25 PM

That sounds real weird. Could be a scam. Did the number show on caller ID as vivid?

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:27 PM

Quote:

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.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:28 PM

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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

seeric · 09-29-2005, 04:30 PM

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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.

PlugRush Sascha · 09-29-2005, 04:30 PM

Phone spam. Wow.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:32 PM

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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.

wdsguy · 09-29-2005, 04:34 PM

whats the number on the caller id that u called back?

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:37 PM

800-547-2597

jonesy · 09-29-2005, 04:38 PM

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

Pipecrew · 09-29-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

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.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:41 PM

Quote:

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

Dalai lama · 09-29-2005, 04:41 PM

Phone Spam, what's next. people coming to your door?

Furious_Male · 09-29-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

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.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 04:45 PM

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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!

jonesy · 09-29-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

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.

SmokeyTheBear · 09-29-2005, 05:09 PM

this is a scam don't fall for it.. recurring videos every month and you can't cancel them . visit ripoffreport for more info

SmokeyTheBear · 09-29-2005, 05:11 PM

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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.

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 05:22 PM

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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!

myjah · 09-29-2005, 06:16 PM

Totally odd. And not the best of ideas. You could really piss off the wrong person.

tony286 · 09-29-2005, 06:17 PM

I hope they lose their merchant account over this, it reflects poorly on all of us.

Snake Doctor · 09-29-2005, 06:37 PM

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

tony286 · 09-29-2005, 06:38 PM

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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

citizen tower · 09-29-2005, 06:48 PM

I'm on the "Do Not Call" list

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 06:58 PM

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.

Quote:

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

MandyBlake · 09-29-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

No I rent stuff dont buy it, waste of money lol

yeah. most of it sucks anyway lol

candyflip · 09-29-2005, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pipecrew

yep you got it.

I got the guy in my local shop to put your shit right up front

RRRED · 09-29-2005, 10:11 PM

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.

Doctor Dre · 09-29-2005, 10:14 PM

Thoses sell tactics are old as hell ... Colombia House have been doing that kind of crap for ever ... corporate scams

Sosa · 09-29-2005, 10:27 PM

heh fucking spam

Elli · 09-29-2005, 10:28 PM

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.

baddog · 09-29-2005, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by A1R3K

too bad thats not a valid form of age verification and unrecognized by the law.

I beg to differ

je_rome · 09-30-2005, 03:47 AM

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.

DutchTeenCash · 09-30-2005, 03:53 AM

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 :/

seeric · 09-30-2005, 05:55 AM

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.

pornstar2pac · 09-30-2005, 05:57 AM

I hope hustler calls me soon

Tim · 09-30-2005, 06:53 AM

It wasn't me. Seriously though I will look into this

Hardlinks · 09-30-2005, 08:14 AM

Quote:

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.

mardigras · 09-30-2005, 08:22 AM

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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

tony286 · 09-30-2005, 08:24 AM

Quote:

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.

mardigras · 09-30-2005, 08:26 AM

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.

dirtydesignz · 09-30-2005, 08:28 AM

Quote:

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

Fetish · 09-30-2005, 09:15 AM

That is very wrong

MandyBlake · 09-30-2005, 09:30 AM

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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.

MandyBlake · 09-30-2005, 09:34 AM

Quote:

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.

09-29-2005, 04:16 PM	#1
MandyBlake The one and only! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17,761	"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? __________________ Mandy's Playhouse Her First Fat Girl If you're interested in promoting my sites, ICQ me! 178411921

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09-29-2005, 06:37 PM	#27
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09-29-2005, 06:48 PM	#29
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RRRED Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WA Posts: 6,754	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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09-30-2005, 03:47 AM	#38
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seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	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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09-30-2005, 09:15 AM	#48
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