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 apparition eyes |
My (former) university won't stop harassing me for $$$. |
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Posts: 5962 (04/25/2009 6:46 PM) |
They call, email, and send me stuff in the mail asking me to join the alumni association/ give a donation.
I have told them several times to stop calling but they don't. They will stop for a few months and then it just all starts up again. How can make it all stop? 
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Posts: 14445 (04/25/2009 7:12 PM) |
sign up for the do not call list (if your state has one) then tell them not to call you. If they keep calling you can report them
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Posts: 26339 (04/25/2009 7:14 PM) |
kerlifries wrote:It's often one of the charitable foundations associated with the university making the call. They are not bound by the do not call list. No charities are bound by it. |
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Posts: 320 (04/25/2009 7:15 PM) |
I haven't even graduated yet and I already get contacted about donations. I still NEED donations.
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Posts: 14447 (04/25/2009 7:16 PM) |
IdDoJC100Ways wrote: ohh didnt realize they didnt have to follow that. In that case, I have no idea what you can do if you've already told them to stop harassing you. |
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Posts: 8102 (04/25/2009 7:16 PM) |
It never stops. Ever ever ever. You can move, change your name and go into witness protection, but the Alumni Association WILL find your ass.
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Posts: 3295 (04/25/2009 8:02 PM) |
You could always hang up on them when they call.
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Posts: 12801 (04/25/2009 8:05 PM) |
The kids that call from my alma mater are so funny. They try to be all buddy buddy with me. "So, do you make it back to campus at all?"
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Posts: 5963 (04/25/2009 8:06 PM) |
Rysi wrote: Yes but they will still call back next week.
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Posts: 26340 (04/25/2009 8:06 PM) |
mshinda wrote:This is SOOOOO true. |
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Posts: 8113 (04/25/2009 8:13 PM) |
Every Alumni Association knows exactly where Bin Laden is. Bet you.
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Posts: 51033 (04/25/2009 8:29 PM)
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I don't get calls from mine, just letters in the mail ever other week.
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Posts: 7839 (04/25/2009 8:34 PM) |
They call my house and my cell. My dad and I are both alumni for the same university and they never stop. They suckered $20 out of me last year
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Posts: 8532 (04/25/2009 8:35 PM) |
IdDoJC100Ways wrote:  that made me laugh
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Posts: 2285 (04/25/2009 8:35 PM) |
The alumni association calls people who just graduated. I think there should be a minimum time after you graduate that they can badger you. Seriously, people
still have fucking loans, why would they want to give back already??
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Rysi |
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Posts: 3299 (04/25/2009 10:13 PM) |
apparition eyes wrote:If you do it enough they may get the picture. Keep mention that you do not want them to call again or that you have no plans on giving and if you would you would contact them. |
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Posts: 369 (04/25/2009 10:31 PM) |
I started getting emails from my college (along with my friends) toward the end of our FRESHMAN YEAR. We moved, we changed email addressed, but alumni
association keeps finding us.
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ILuvJustin4Ever |
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Posts: 173 (04/25/2009 11:00 PM) |
Ok this is embarrassing, but I used to be one of the people to call alumni for my school... You people are SO RUDE! It is unbelievable... All you have to say
is sorry not this year, and then that's it! They won't call you for usually AT LEAST 6 months. It's all based on a computer. We used to update
their address and then ask for donations, and people would literally SCREAM at us. I mean there are a lot worse things that you could be getting a call about
for crying out loud, taking 20 seconds out of your day isn't going to kill you.
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Posts: 174 (04/25/2009 11:02 PM) |
And yes since i've graduated I get the calls at the house, and I just say not this year I still have loans and then haven't been called since...I DO
understand that it is very annoying don't get me wrong, but unfortunately they aren't going to stop calling.
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Posts: 2945 (04/25/2009 11:02 PM) |
If you ask specifically "can you please take me off your list", they're required to do so. It's as simple as clearly saying 'take me off
the list'.
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Posts: 7 (04/25/2009 11:04 PM) |
just say not interested om donating they are always going to call. call the head of alumni assoc. and tell them to stop bothering you
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