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Originally Posted by glatt
. . . I don't return calls when a cold calling sales droid leaves a message.
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I will if they're actually selling something I want to buy. It usually doesn't end happily (the last time I did this was when I was looking for a T1, and he told me if I had my network set up properly I really didn't need more than 5 IP addresses) but once in a while something interesting comes of it. My current nemeses are somebody with a training company, and one selling Nortel PBXs.
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Originally Posted by glatt
Some of them have learned that calling the receptionist and being transferred can sometimes work, so now I don't answer calls from the receptionist. It sucks.
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On our system if the receptionist transfers the call and then lets it go I still get to see the caller ID of the outside caller. And they usually do this because they can tell it's a sales call and they don't feel an urge to stay on the line and say, "Hi Steve, Mr. Farkleston from Amalgamated Network Widgets is on the line."