tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post7637867143223987007..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Boo CelebrationDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-41348316801849503482011-12-16T06:22:56.186-05:002011-12-16T06:22:56.186-05:00I'm on every do not call list I know how to ge...I'm on every do not call list I know how to get on. I think this is the missing piece of the puzzle.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-28197750647721670182011-12-16T01:42:45.255-05:002011-12-16T01:42:45.255-05:00Phi, are you on any do not call lists? If so, a su...Phi, are you on any do not call lists? If so, a survey like this allows them to bypass DNC lists. That's why I think this thing is so commonly done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-71893282061292669492011-12-09T14:25:05.427-05:002011-12-09T14:25:05.427-05:00They normally don't read your answers. They o...They normally don't read your answers. They only read the information on your check so they can enter it in their data base of "easy marks to visit again".<br /><br />I use a sharpie to write on the form in large latters, "Not one dime until you stop running the same old establishment Republicans."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-7189876181718480772011-12-09T13:47:42.274-05:002011-12-09T13:47:42.274-05:00I think the surveys allow them claim the fundraisi...I think the surveys allow them claim the fundraising letter was really outreach/research. This allows the fundraising versus activities ratios seem better.<br /><br />For political "surveys," I sometimes reply (sans money, of course) with answers they may not want regarding wars and immigration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-50354919811425252212011-12-08T22:13:55.777-05:002011-12-08T22:13:55.777-05:00Some surveys sound like they're really trying ...Some surveys sound like they're really trying to collect information. "Advocacy surveys", on the other hand, seem like an effort to generate a talking point for somebody. This survey was of the second kind and seemed likely to play to Republican themes. Its association with a Celebration scam is troubling. I'm sure there is some crafty mind game going on here, I'm just not sure what it is.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-54369318772483195022011-12-08T22:04:58.806-05:002011-12-08T22:04:58.806-05:00By the way, I usually do telephone surveys if they...By the way, I usually do telephone surveys if they sounds like they're for a cause that's at all decent. Partly for fun, partly out of a sense of civic duty - and partly because once they sent me money, although really anything in the $10 per hour range is probably not a valuable use of my time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-61690912029390873582011-12-08T22:02:46.584-05:002011-12-08T22:02:46.584-05:00This made my night.This made my night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-65589052681058056882011-12-08T12:24:58.501-05:002011-12-08T12:24:58.501-05:00Sweet baby jeebus! So, we're up to several mu...Sweet baby jeebus! So, we're up to several multiples of the $118. It's hard to believe this isn't actionable fraud.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-89079283951646695142011-12-08T12:19:56.176-05:002011-12-08T12:19:56.176-05:00The manadatory gratuities on my cruise amounted to...The manadatory gratuities on my cruise amounted to a few hundred dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-69002500113788414152011-12-08T10:34:45.036-05:002011-12-08T10:34:45.036-05:00Prof Hale: After reading your cruise report, that...Prof Hale: After reading your cruise report, that's what it would have felt like if I <i>did</i> take the cruise. But the possibility occurred to me, and I monitored my card for a few days for signs of illicit activity.<br /><br />DU: Yeah, their money was clearly in the upsell, but what bothers me is that $118 was only going to be about half the charges by the time the extra fees were added. That's just dishonest.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-7725612156081320142011-12-08T10:25:21.840-05:002011-12-08T10:25:21.840-05:00Thank your for an interesting report.
I have some...Thank your for an interesting report.<br /><br />I have sometimes wondered about these free/cheap cruise/vacation offers but never had the energy to follow up. It sounds like I suspected: an upsell ordeal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-33660682794728220842011-12-08T09:15:19.795-05:002011-12-08T09:15:19.795-05:00I thought you knew better. When someone calls you...I thought you knew better. When someone calls you to sell you something, the answer is always "no". <br /><br />Aside from the run-around you got, there is always the possibility that there was never any cruise going to happen and that this was just a vacation for your credit card. It would return to you with stories about Nigerian Butt ssecks and no lube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com