Language matters

The Do Not Call Registry does not cover research.

It doesn't cover charities or politicians either. But most charities will respect your wishes if you say "Don't call again" of "Put me on your do not call list."

I feel like we're going in circles. This is what I said in #48
>>If you hang up, they can call back. The best thing to do is say "please put my on your do not call list." Then they're not allowed to call back.

Edited by: DianaHaddad for formatting

Wow, what an interesting thraed! Only found it now as I haven't been reading Thorn Tree so regularly lately. Thanks, great thread.

Calls from insurers etc. trying to sell you stuff are annoying, but when it's a survey I try to answer if I happen to have time. If someone is conducting a poll and going to make decisions based on the results, and if I care about the subject (politics or whatever), I'd rather see my answers reflected in the results of the poll than someone else's. And on top of that, it can't be fun to be the caller and having to put up with everyone hanging up on you. Most of them are probably college students trying to make some money.

Diana, I'm just saying that commercial companies are bound by law not to call back if you say that (even if you're not on the Do Not Call registry) but charities and politicians aren't, although respectable charities will respect your wishes (in my experience).

Vinny, charities are bound by law to not call back if you ask them not to. At least, that's true when a 3rd party is calling on behalf of the charities, which is how most the calls are made.

I didn't know that, Diana. Thanks.

There's a 5-figure fine if they don't listen to you.

Nor me. I'm grateful too.