I'm very fortunate; our district has a policy of "no cold calls." I just
tell them they have to contact Library Services first.
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Glasgow, Joanne <GlasgowJ@hsd401.org>wrote:
> I just got 2 new phone lines with the possibility of voice mail (welcome to
> the 20th century - eh?) and my plan is to have all sales calls forwarded to
> the voice mail - then delete them without listening. Ther vendors (mostly
> cold calls anyway) will never know -- sorry if this hurts anyone's feelings
> among the venodr community, but honestly, they don't pay me to talk with YOU
> - they pay me to teach! There are only about 5 vendors that I will talk to
> and they all start the conversation with - "is this a good time to talk,
> Joanne?" and take no for an answer because most have been in my shoes.
>
> IMHO of course - vendors do more harm than good with cold calls.
>
> Joanne Glasgow
> Teacher Librarian
> Evergreen Campus Library
> serving AAA, HS3 and TEC HS
> Seattle, WA
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of David
> Plain
> Sent: Tue 7/28/2009 3:37 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Vendor phone calls
>
>
>
> I have found a very quick way to stop a vendor from talking to me. I tell
> him at the beginning of the call that I don't mind talking to him, but the
> library has no budget and cannot purchase anything until the next school
> year. It happens to be the truth in my case most of the time, but they
> waste no time telling me "thank you and goodbye".
>
> David Plain, Jr.
> Librarian/Teacher
> Mangham High School
> Mangham, LA
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: janet perry <perrybros@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:38:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Vendor phone calls
>
> I have no problem with vendor phone calls. Yes, I get interuppted when I
> have to answer the phone. But,the minute I realize it is a vendor, I say,
> "No thank you" and hang up. It is NOT rude to do that. Even Ann Landers
> used to say that we have phones in our homes (libraries) for OUR
> convenience, and the vendors are the intrusion.
>
>
>
> I had an interesting experience with a vendor many years ago. In those
> days I didn't have a phone in my library. The secretary had to call me over
> the intercom, I had to go down stairs, and then take the call. I said no
> and hung up. He called my principal to tell me that I was rude!!!
>
>
> For all people who are trying to make a living cold calling librarians, I
> apologize for my poor attitude, but that's just the way I am. I also have a
> suggestion. Don't ask me if I'm busy, or have a minute. That gives me a
> perfect opportunity to say "yes, I'm busy", or "no, I don't have a minute",
> and hang up.
>
> Janet Perry, Prek-12 Librarian Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, Cerro Gordo, IL
> perrybros@hotmail.com
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