[Zeke]

If you say "yes" the telemarketer will simply get your phone number and turn it over to the company to set an appointment.

I have done jobs for 3 people who ran their own independent telemarketing schemes and filling their own orders. Each was making a killing and the callers were doing pretty well.

One guy had a lot of experience in setting up these things and recruiting callers. He wouldn't let them work more than 4 hours, but he kept them wired. He got a cut of the action and passed the leads on. He'd run a crew of 12 all afternoon and into the evening. At 3 o'clock they'd start with the East Coast and work West as the hours rolled on. Most of the schemes worked for a few months and then went dry.

The other 2 were selling cheap tools. The opening line was a 10" carbide saw blade for 10 dollars. They sold pallets of these.

I don't like it any more than you do, but it's done because it works.