Kitty - Yup, calls have stopped for me now. But I never had trouble with busy signals or nobody being there when I picked up, so I don't know if that's exactly a solution :(
Received 5 calls in a week ending this evening, only the last of which I picked up. Just subscribed to the Peoria Journal Star. A lady was calling from VERASAST in Cleveland, Ohio to see if our delivery had started OK. When I questioned her, she said that our paper had contracted with them with instructions to call us 5 times to check on our service. Darn it, she was pretty nice and forthcoming. I was ready to unload on her. She provided me with the local customer service number at the paper. I'll take it up with them.
This number kept calling me after subscribing to the StarTribune. I finally answered a couple of nights ago and they asked if I had received my first paper and if I'd like to pay by credit card over the phone for my subscription. I told them I don't give out my cc# and that they'd have to send me an invoice. The next day I received a real bill from the StarTribune so I'd like to know who is trying to get my cc#!!!!