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If you want to write yourself a note but don't have a pen and paper, call Jott -- your virtual personal assistant. Once you sign up your mobile number you can call the toll-free number and dictate messages. These messages can be emailed to you, text'd, or you can log in to the website and view them at anytime..
--Jott.com
Suggested by: Naji
Need to get off an annoying phone call? Is a relative, co-worker, telemarketer or ex talking your ear off? Use one of the free downloadable clips at SorryGottaGo.com to plan your escape. A very useful site with hundreds of reasons for you to end your painful phone call. Talk to you later -- Click!
Suggested by: Helen
When a company misleads you or messes up inadvertently, call them out on the mistake. Over the weekend Verizon accidentally rolled back the clock a day early for daylight savings time and numerous people received a $10-20 credit and/or additional minutes for the inconvenience (when they called to complain). Remember you are paying good money every month for your cable, electricity, water, cell phone, internet connection, newspaper / magazine publications, etc. If the services aren't up to par, your savings are a simple phone call away. Most people assume nothing can be done, which is incorrect. Don't be lazy, voice your opinion and get your money's worth!
Shout-out: fatwallet.com
Tired of talking to a computer every time you call customer service? Dial-a-human is here to get you out of automated phone-system hell. They have taken the time to figure out what keys to hit in order to get an actual human being on the phone the fastest. Look up the company, follow the simple instructions and you'll be talking to a person in a jiffy.
Shout-out: dialahuman.com
Sweepstakes, raffles, fake opinion polls, and consumer research studies are all ways in which marketing firms are tricking consumers. Marketers are allowed to contact consumers for three months after they make an "inquiry" or for 18-months if they have an established business relationship. Both poorly defined loopholes that marketers are using to their advantage. Note that some entities are exempt from the dnc regulations, such as politicians, government officials, charities, and other nonprofits (you can still block these by singling them out). Lastly, you are only protected for five years after you register and 2008 marks the first year where people will lose protection. Re-register!
Shout-out: businessweek.com
No cell phone, No problem. Go find any nearby pay phone (this is the hardest part) and then dial 1-800-Collect. When prompted for your name say anything you want (ex: Mom, I don't have my phone, please come pick me up). Hopefully your mom is smart enough to not accept a collect call from, "I don't have my phone, please come pick me up." Hang up, you're done.
