I have been getting calls from this number for the past two weeks 1 to 2 times a day. I never answer & it only left an automated voice mail once saying "We Will Call You Back Later". Maybe I'll answer next time and see what happens. My number is on the DNC list. If this number keeps calling & it is in fact, for the Star Trib, I will contact Star Trib directly to make this matter known & if nothing happens, maybe cancel my subscription.
If you want to call the President of VERAFAST twice a day and let him see if he likes it then call Robert Bensman at 440-331-0250 or CFO Cathleen Soprano. The company is located at 20545 Center Ridge Rd in Rocky River, OH 44116-3430. They are a customer service company that is hired by newspapers companies to call and make sure you are getting the newspaper and if not then to sell you the newspaper. They have 45 employee's and total annual sales of 2.9M. I was tired of them calling me so I took the liberty to find out all their extensions. Operator x3100, Kristina x3001, Susana x3007, Amy x3008, Jim x3009, Karen x3010, Michelle x3021, Erin x3031, Maureen x3032, Dianne x3033, Christopher x3034, Karen x3035, Susie x3037, Tech Control x3043, Amy x3044, Cynthia x3049, Janet x3056, Mary x3058, Karen x3059, Dianne x3060, Carol x3061, Beth x3063, Gwen x3064, Barb x3065, Cathy x3066, Ruth x3069, Arleen x3071. I encourage everyone to make random daily calls to these folks. I just don't understand why a company would call me twice a day in urgency to reach me but never leave a message. If it is so desperate to reach me then just leave a message and I'll call ya back. Well now we will call you VERAFAST VERAFAST VERAFAST VERAFAST, VERAFAST, VERAFAST! VERAFAST VERAFAST VERAFAST, VERAFAST! Don't like repetetiveness........me either! BUG OFF!Caller ID: VERAFAST
Caller: VERAFAST
Call Type: Telemarketer
I too just started getting calls from this number. I know somewhat about verafast as I am a subscription salesperson myself. They will call existing customers and offer them promotional rates on more days, or an "upgrade". THEY WILL ALSO CALL NEW SUBSCIBERS TO VERIFY THAT YOUR PAPER DID INDEED START (and also try and upgrade you at the same time). In other words, if you are a new subscriber, answer your phone and they should quit calling after that. I called the number back and entered my phone number for the dnc list - see what happens....
I called the Star Tribune's circulation #, 612-373-4343, and the rep. said they would stop the 3rd party's calls. They're the ones with incentive to make you happy if you're a subscriber.
I have this wonderful feature on my phone...its a button called DROP.
When I can't verify who is calling...they get hit with the DROP button, which sends them to my voice mail.
If they don't leave a message I don't care. If I want to call them back I....might.