Which companies ignore 'no cold caller' signs?

7 May 2012

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It's outrageous how many companies ignore 'no cold callers' signs. We want to name and shame the biggies that do it often. Which companies have ignored your 'no cold callers' sign? (The list's compiled from experiences in our forum.)

It's outrageous how many companies ignore 'no cold callers' signs. We want to name and shame the biggies that do it often.

Which companies have ignored your 'no cold callers' sign? (The list's compiled from experiences in our forum.)

Results

I don't have a 'no cold callers sign' (get a free one)		633 votes (38 %)
Any charity		444 votes (26 %)
Anglian Windows		118 votes (7 %)
Any political party		232 votes (14 %)
Any religious organisation		405 votes (24 %)
Avon		118 votes (7 %)
Betterware		268 votes (16 %)
British Gas		106 votes (6 %)
EDF		82 votes (5 %)
Eon		100 votes (6 %)
Everest		77 votes (5 %)
Kleeneze		185 votes (11 %)
Lovefilm		37 votes (2 %)
Npower		116 votes (7 %)
Safestyle		71 votes (4 %)
Scottish & Southern		52 votes (3 %)
Scottish Power		64 votes (4 %)
Sky		90 votes (5 %)
TalkTalk		115 votes (7 %)
Virgin Media		46 votes (3 %)
Weatherseal		27 votes (2 %)
Zenith		41 votes (2 %)
Other company		225 votes (13 %)
None		52 votes (3 %)

1,684 people have selected 3,704 options (percentages are the number who voted for that topic of the total people who have voted, so won't add up to 100%).

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