tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post8110374931674966545..comments2024-03-23T14:04:57.635-05:00Comments on Father Hollywood: What's With the Discover Card?Rev. Larry Beanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-6550276972531028042009-07-03T15:18:43.752-05:002009-07-03T15:18:43.752-05:00Tom Mabe is your source authority on how to mess w...Tom Mabe is your source authority on how to mess with telemarketers.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8WM Cwirlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317197804776939257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-47418357118754818732009-07-03T10:49:23.387-05:002009-07-03T10:49:23.387-05:00Thanks for all the great advice, y'all. All m...Thanks for all the great advice, y'all. All much better than the air-horn trick.<br /><br />Steve (Cholak):<br /><br />Good advice (Dave Ramsey's economics is what we need, not the prevailing Washingtonian "stimulus" model).<br /><br />The reason we keep the card (with a zero balance) is for emergencies. In hurricane season, we always have to be ready to come up with a lot of emergency money quickly - whether for an extended evacuation or for emergency home repairs.<br /><br />So, the phone harassment may simply be the price I have to pay. But then again, if I do end up using the card for an emergency, they will make a lot of money off of me. So, I don't feel sorry for them.Rev. Larry Beanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-36116330439192074862009-07-03T09:38:34.826-05:002009-07-03T09:38:34.826-05:00Why not just close the account? I'm with Pr. ...Why not just close the account? I'm with Pr. Lehmann and Dave Ramsey, you don't need Discover. The people that call you don't really have a brain, they just show up for work and do what they are told. Next time they call, ask them to close the account and send you written notice. Then it's over. That's my two cents.Rev. Steven T. Cholakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666098017346645629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-32748331319897019062009-07-02T10:20:09.214-05:002009-07-02T10:20:09.214-05:00Change the phone number on the account to one that...Change the phone number on the account to one that's no good.<br /><br />Or buy gas with it once a week. They'll stop calling.Monsignor Scott Rassbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685549734111626335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-60646278850279974622009-07-02T02:18:34.970-05:002009-07-02T02:18:34.970-05:00Tell them that your line cannot be tied up as you&...Tell them that your line cannot be tied up as you're waiting for an emergency call from a parishoner. It's all right for you to be a broken record.<br /><br />I once just left placed the receiver on the table and left it there a few hours. That was when I could leave the room and didn't have to hear the noise on the other end of the line.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098951324693367994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-90643479318329308862009-06-30T21:17:22.422-05:002009-06-30T21:17:22.422-05:00Unfortunately, as long as you're their custome...Unfortunately, as long as you're their customer they have a legal right to call you.<br /><br />So, in the end, canning them is your only option that is guaranteed to work. What <b>might</b> work is immediately asking to speak to the supervisor the next time they call. Has worked for me once or twice.Rev. Charles Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089242798450053313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-19084445174525132042009-06-30T21:15:11.919-05:002009-06-30T21:15:11.919-05:00Ask for their home number and say you'll call ...Ask for their home number and say you'll call at dinner time.+ Robert Wursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008815491725578262noreply@blogger.com