"Hello. I'm calling with a very important message . . .

I hate those calls and they rotate the numbers and come in from all over.  Tough to get rid of them

Very frustrating, and as Ed says they rotate using local numbers as well. They also sound so like real people sometimes with the pauses in the pitch, it is only after a fewseconds you often realize it is a computer call.

So true, Mike! The automated calls and emails seem to be such a waste of time, for everyone!

Robo-calls and spam emails.  What a complete waste of my time.  Go away!

Good morning Mike.  I get those on a weekly basis.  Some are even using a local area code. 

MIke I hear you. We just got the 3 or so call (this week) asking if Anna wanted to go to a class on propecting - and she teaches the class and many more.  They simply don't know their audience. What a waste of time for everybody.

Hi, Mike!  I totally share your disdain for robocalls of any sort.  And I included this one in Last Week's Favorites (a little bit late)

Hi Mike,

Loved your post and so glad that Patricia Kennedy featured you in her "ah-ha" moments for the week..even if she was a day late with her post. I'm with you..hate automated calls and a letter could do the trick if I like what I see.

I so agree.  Click.  Marked as spam on my phone.  At some pt, I'll need to count how many are in that sub directory.

Wish there was a way to stop them.  I just let things go to my answering machine...  The number of calls every day is anoying.

Mike, it is a shame that we can't do much with these companies! Class Action suit may take years to get the solution.

I just wish they would leave my 93 year old mother alone... she doesnt understand it...and it causes her distress... I put her on the do not call registry but it doesnt seem to help.... and politicians are excluded...WHY?

I  share your frustration.  The ones I find strange are the ones that state my business qualifies for a $250,000 line of credit.  Are you kidding me?  Maybe  I should start flipping houses!!   LOL

Hi Mike, luckily, we could block these calls, however, they call from another number and so on..time waster!

Mike

So very true, and it's getting worse.  There are multiple daily calls. I can usually tell which ones they are. And I love then they call back 1 - 2 minutes later from the same number.

Jeff

Frustrating and when I block a number they just call on anther one!  When it is a live person I ask them to hold for a minute while I get rid of a visitor...of course I just sit the phone down and they just sit until they figure it out!

There should be a law  or is there ???

I block these calls as well from calling again. There are so many ways companies get around the Do Not Call rules. It's a process that needs to be improved.

Great post! I can see why Pat chose to high light it this week!

I love the ones that begin with "Don't hang up..." Most of the time I let my answering machine deal with them so they hang up.

When it's a live person making those calls, my neighbor Terry sometimes takes time to have fun with them. He strings them along for a while before he tells them what he thinks of that kind of call.

I don't have time - I just hang up.