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I absolutely can not stand receiving solicitation phone calls. I hate when they interrupt what I am doing and I run to answer the phone and especially when they call really late into the evening, first thing in the morning, or at supper time. I have put myself on the do not call list numerous times already, but these phone calls never seem to stop.

I have received very few phone calls that I have found helpful. I did receive solicitation from a pay per click management company after I started my own website and they were helpful. I did sign up for their services and have been very happy with them. Recently, I received a phone call and when I answered they had a recording that said, please stay on the line we have some important information for you about the warranty on your car. Of course, this type of statement made me stay on the line, but while I was on the line, I thought to myself, my car is too old to still be under warranty. When the man came on the line, he said that he wanted to give me some information about my options on my car warranty. Of course, I took it a step further and said, which car are you calling about. His response was I am sorry maam but I don't have that information in front of me. Yes, it took me that long to realize that he was selling me something! My favorite however, was the company that was offering to consolidate my student loans for me. I told them to send me the information in the mail and I would take a look at it. All the people from this company were men with heavy accents. Well, they literally called me every 10 minutes, and I kept telling them the same thing. Then finally it got to the point of harassment, and I basically wound up screaming at the guy and threatening him. Then still 10 minutes later they would call again. I finally surmised that this must be some sort of scam and told them if they kept harassing me I was going to call the police. They finally stopped calling.

It is amazing to me that these people feel somehow entitled to my time and money, neither of which am I willing to turn over to a complete stranger over the phone. The thing about having a telephone is at times it can hold you hostage, and I guess that is why caller id was invented. Looking at the caller id can help you avoid anyone who you don't feel like talking to at any given time. One of the greatest inventions of our time.