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| captain_proton_au | Mar 22 2006, 01:24 AM Post #1 |
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In this thread, Im using a broad definition for Special Purpose Advertising Material to include anyone that tries to get money out of you for goods or services you havent actively sought out. I dont get any Doorknockers nowadays, maybe companies have realised how inherantly dangerous it is, or perhaps there was some law that was past that I missed. I find Radio ads worst than TV ads as they tend to shout at you a lot. but above all else, I HATE TELEMARKETERS!!! |
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| Franko | Mar 22 2006, 01:45 AM Post #2 |
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"Street Beggars" : we call them "panhandlers" here on the west coast. In my town, when accosted by a panhandler asking me for money (mostly if it's a young male under thirty) I ask them if they'd like a job. Politely. I have a friend who runs construction sites. In fact there's one just a couple of blocks away. They always need a cleanup crew and it doesn't even pay too bad. I can even give you the construction company's number... I pretend to reach for it in my jacket pocket. Nope. Not interested. They never are. Sad, man. Sad. |
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| captain_proton_au | Mar 22 2006, 03:04 AM Post #3 |
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^^^ Cos they get paid better doing what they are doing now. They only need to get 8 people an hour to give them a $1 to do better than minimum wage, in a busy CBD area, that aint hard |
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| Swidden | Mar 22 2006, 03:10 AM Post #4 |
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I'll go with the telemarketers... Because, at least briefly, you actually have to talk to them!
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| fireh8er | Mar 22 2006, 04:22 AM Post #5 |
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Unsolicited emails. I get so many emails at work for male enhancements and fake Microsoft products. It's ridiculous! :angry: I must delete fifty a day. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Mar 22 2006, 07:50 AM Post #6 |
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Unsolicited e-mails. Beyond annoying. |
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| Fesarius | Mar 22 2006, 08:26 AM Post #7 |
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Emails. We are on the no-call list, so those hardly ever occur any more. |
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| Minuet | Mar 22 2006, 09:54 AM Post #8 |
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Telemarketers. Canada does not yet have a "do not call" registry, although we are talking about it. My email provider is pretty good at separating out spam into a separate folder. I do check because sometimes they make a mistake on a legitimate mass mailing that I am signed up for. But I can do this at my leisure once a day. Telemarkers call when they feel like it, not when it is convienient to me. And I hate the most when they use computers to call a few homes at once and only talk to the person who answers first. I get a lot of dead air when I pick up the phone. What a waste of time. :angry: |
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| Deleted User | Mar 22 2006, 11:25 AM Post #9 |
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Canvassers. |
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| Fesarius | Mar 22 2006, 11:46 AM Post #10 |
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Also, when the cans have been left out in the sun for days, the spam can be quite annoying. |
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| Data's Cat's Sister | Mar 22 2006, 06:33 PM Post #11 |
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:rolleyes: Fes! I hate junk mail, especially the stuff that you get in magazines and newspapers. You have to take them out, or the paper/magazine lays funny while you are reading it. Then you end up with bits of paper all over the floor, particularly annoying if you buy one to read whilst travelling. |
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| Deleted User | Mar 22 2006, 08:07 PM Post #12 |
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^^^ They are good points. Pff. |
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| Fesarius | Mar 22 2006, 11:08 PM Post #13 |
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DCS, The Reader's Digest is one of the absolute worst for having to take out inserts and other junk! And over the years, the binders have gotten a bit more saavy, using extra-strength glue which makes it even more difficult.... |
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| Admiralbill_gomec | Mar 22 2006, 11:46 PM Post #14 |
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To be honest, I don't really like the Spam Lite or the Turkey Spam. Why mess with the original? |
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