Geez, Mass SPCA must have money to blow....

[Clay Mudd]

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This x 1000.

 

[gritsar]

I think I would be in the telling them to mind their own biz camp. Be careful Red that it isn't a scam. Ask questions back and listen for any hesitation or things that seem off; especially if the caller wants to know how many dogs you have. Dogs = home protection, even when you are not at home.

 

[conny63malies]

I only do surveys if i get paid. Good surveys companies dont call around. They have paid survey takers. THey send out via email a short questionaire and if you dont qualify you dont take it(but you get entered into a 10k monthly drawing) I make enough money buying a few little christmas presents for the kids. My son even got to watch a new cartoon show and rate it .He made 4$ on that!!! A normal survey takes 10-40 minutes and pays from 3$ to 8$.

 

[Avalon1984]

Maybe it is a new hoarder detection system

3+ chickens= hoarder
2+ dogs (unless rescued)= hoarder
2+ cats (unless rescued) = hoarder
an animal in your possession that is not fixed= we will come tomorrow, bust down your door and seize every animal on your property and charge you with cruelty!

St. Judes called me once one minute to 9pm and the lady got all pushy asking for donations and why I wouldn’t donate. I told her she had just called a “no call” number (which she did) and I would report her. They never called back. Tse.

 

[mamagardener]

All I can say is BYCer's sure are a paranoid bunch

 

[sourland]

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When dealing with the SPCA, it pays to be paranoid.

 

[gritsar]

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And I prefer for times to be as carefree as they were in say...the 70s; but they're not. At least once a month our county sheriff issues a caution about phone scams. My elderly father gets calls regularly from "organizations" that are not all they appear to be. Cautious is not the same thing as paranoid.

 

[StupidBird]

I'm sticking to my privacy guns. It's pretty fun, actually.

at a TSC cash register, paying CASH:

cashier: telephone number, please
me: why?
cashier: i just need to enter your phone number
me: why?
cashier: we just need it to identify our customers
me: why? *begins to think in terms of a two year old*
cashier: it's voluntary, you don't need to give it. I can just enter this other code.

If I had even more time, hindsight says I should've asked what that code was...the smartypants code or something?

 

[gritsar]

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[sourland]

Stupidbird, I always give them a fictitious phone or area code #. The bottom line is It's none of their business.