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I think it's turnabout here. Spamming, being crappy business people, I think this is their 74 minute way of getting the people to never call them again.



Only problem is it backfired on them the moment they set up the in person meeting. The offshoring company doesn't know they were being played. Anybody who would agree to an in person meeting- hell, these guys even initiated it- is a hot lead. On top of it, the "CTO" looks like an easy mark. They are going to receive calls for probably the next three years. Sleazy move on their part, and not at all smart if the objective is to stop the sales calls.


any suggestions to stop the sales calls?


Be firm, but cordial. Tell them you are not interested and the repeated phone calls are a waste of your time as well as theirs. If it keeps up tell them you feel like it's getting to the point of harrassment. Tell them you will call the better business bureau. Look into blocking the calls. The important thing is to not give them the impression you are even the least bit interested in doing business with them. Ever. There is an opportunity cost involved with them making the calls. Sooner or later they are going to realize it makes no business sense to keep this up.

I guess if that still doesn't work you could just tell them to get fucked. No reasonable person is going to keep calling to be verbally abused.


I'd go with a C&D letter, ideally from a lawyer, sent registered mail.




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