I work for this company as well. And if you actually listen to what people are saying when the call you you would understand. There is NO obligation to buy anything, it is simply a courtesy call. We get our numbers from the major list brokers who provide us with the number of those who carry one or more of the major debt or credit card holders.
We are not asking for your credit card information - simply if you HAVE one of these cards. In addition to your entry into the sweepstakes, we do offer you some magazines - which is not a bad offer, you get 4 magazines, a catalog which allows you to CHANGE these magazines as often as you wish, plus a free diamond watch which is real. You're basically getting all this for the price of ONE magazine. So why wouldn't we offer it to you.
The majority of people who I speak to accept this offer, and have had no complaints and have even extended their services after the 60 months.
As for not calling from Draper Utah - I'm pretty sure I know where I live ...... We call from a local number so that you do not get charged long distance fees. The long distance fees are purely on us. Not you.
Thanks for providing that number, but I sat on hold for 10 minutes before hanging up when no one answered! I guess if they call me back, I will ask to talk to a manager immediately
The guy on the phone was extremely rude and flat out lied to me. He was asking invasive questions when I have no idea who he was. He got very upset when I told him I wouldn't answer questions without knowing who I was speaking to. He just kept insisting that I would get a free watch and would be entered into the sweepstakes anyway. I told him I didn't want to be entered into the sweepstakes and he said "well you are anyway!" He kept trying to ask in many different ways about my marital status asking me if I was going to go talk to my husband about it or not. And "should I call you Ms. or Mrs.?" Seriously???? If he even dared ask for my credit card information, I would have gone apeshit on him! Plus, good to know he flat out LIED that he was from Utah.... I knew there was something fishy about that accent.... Canada. He said that the reason the zip code was local to me was because it was a dialing system.... whatever. I understand you have to make a living, but I think you'd get a better response if you were honest that this is a really good deal and that people should listen for a few minutes.
Actually people are rude in general, when called by ANYONE other then someone they know. Believe me, I know I have experience. After Telesolutions, I worked for this company that did surveys on the phone. There was nothing to sell but I still angry people all the time. Some even threaten to sue me because they were on the DNC list, but that list only applies to telemarketers, not survey interviewers. Anyways the job is all about who can control the call. That's why they speak fast and with authority. Now this was definitely new 'cause I never ask if it was a male or female but it is part of the survey.
Now if he had called you and said: "Listen I have a great deal for you", you would hang up right away. This job relies on the impulse buyer and that's what they try to exploit. The deal is not bad, but for someone to buy it with thought is impossible. It's like when you're at the grocery store and you get a magazine while waiting in line. You did not plan it, it just happened. This is what they try to exploit.
Now he never lied about anything, it's illegal. When you answered he told his name and from CPS, Draper Utah. That is the location of the company that hired the telemarketing company. That how it works, he doesn't have to give you his last name, or that his from winnipeg because the magazine company is not winnipeg based. But the sweepstakes, the watch and the deal is true, but it's said in a confusing way to get you to impulse buy.
I hope this clears it up. The person on the other line is not bad. He's not in charge, he's just an employee. Because the job is an impulse job too. The same way they try to get you to buy mags. is the same way they got tricked in the job. He can quit but he won't get his training pay for another 90 shifts.
now this guy never told you he was from utah he said cps based out of drapper utahm people just need to open there ears, and why are you so worried about the guy knowing if your married or single?
they told me im still entered and that there sending the watch after i told them I didnt want it!!! they have my name and address but not my credit card info so they cant charge me money right?
I've called this number and the lady on the other end of the line was not very happy that I wanted out of the deal I was rushed into, but she was polite, kept on offering lower and lower priced till she finally just canceled my account. Its in my nature to be polite to these people and that politeness got me into the mess in the first place.