(613) 230-2890

Regardless, if they are wanting you to participate in a survey, giving you a million dollars, or will do your laundry free for the next year, if you are on the do not call list, they should not be calling period. And to boot, when they called me, I attempted to interrupt the person by saying excuse me, rambling off her spiel 3x, and she just kept yakking.... so I hung up on her. Following that, I decided to make a call of my own;

Contact an Opinion Search Office near you:
Ottawa
Toll Free: 1-800-363-4229

Tel: (613) 230-9109
Fax: (613) 230-3793
HR: (613) 751-5089

Address:
160 Elgin St., Suite 1800
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K2P 2P7

Give them a call, and let them know that you don't want to be bothered by them if that is the case; they need to respect a persons wishes, the do not call list, and as well, listen instead of rambling on about whatever they want my opinion on.

peace out!

Opinion Search and Crop Market Research


=== They Phoned Me at Home ===

"Unknown name" called me at home from 1-613-230-2890 just before 9:00 PM. After a long pause, a recording eventually stated that this was a survey and it asked me whether I smoked heavily. There was no option to cancel the survey or to be removed from future surveys.


=== What to Do if They Phone You ===

If you get a call like this, do the following:

Step 1 - Call Opinion Search at 613-230-2890 or 613-230-9109, or 1-800-363-4229.

Step 2 - Find the source of the annoyance. Ask them who paid for the survey that called you. In my case, it was Crop Market Research at 514-849-8086.

Step 3 - Call the company identified in step 2 above. Do not swear or the call will be cut short. Ask for the person in charge of the survey. If you can't reach the person in charge of the survey, speak with any live person who works for that company. By working for that company, they are supporting the survey. Discuss the following:

a) Explain that your phone is on the Do Not Call List (DNCL). They will tell you that they don't have to respect the DNCL because they called you with a survey, and not a sales offer. Tell them that their goal is to sell you (the person answering the phone) to the market research company, so it is a type of sales offer, but that you reject the offer.

b) Ask them why they targeted you with their survey. What reasonable expectation do they have that you would actually want to be bothered at home by a survey which likely has an agenda that doesn't benefit you. Advertising expert Terry O'Reilly says "I feel all ads should give something back". Ask them what their survey does for you -- why should you agree to be sold to the market research company in this way?

c) Ask them for their home phone number, so you can call them at home.

d) Extract a promise from them that they will *never* call you again for any reason.

e) Anything else you can think to ask or say. Remember, don't swear or