210-736-3080

They should be on the do not call list, as they are profiting off our time and responses.  They called me at 9:11PM.  I did not answer and they called again a few seconds later. Very irritating. scumoftheearthboro research

In response to "Pookie" and his/her "Yall sound stupid" hateful comments:
The reason we leave the phone ringers on are for important calls (dumb ass), not for companies that profit off market research.  I don't care if they hire college students or illegal immigrants, they are invading privacy, the reason for do not call list.

email them links to these who called me comments here:

lkinkaid@scarborough.com

We are getting very tired of these calls, day and night, and late night.  My husband answered one time, they wanted him to do a survey.  He said no and please don't call back again.  They snail mailed us $1.00 and a letter about the company.  I don't understand what part of no they do not understand, and how did they get our home address?

I get calls daily from this number.Guess what.Surveyors are exempt from the National Do Not Call list as well as charities and political calls.

call the number, leave a message, I made a 7 hour message by just wedging down a dialing key with a toothpick.
See how long it takes to fill their hard drive if we all do this.
Don;t forget to come back and press the # key to save it.

GO ON, DO IT NOW.

Got calls from these bums over several days. One call they left a recorded voice message that said they were doing a market survey for local radio and tv stations and that I should call them back to do the survey. Got a call last weekend after 9 pm and spoke to the lady. She tells me they have a right to call me because they're not marketing anything but doing a survey. Said they don't have a "do not call list" but that she would give me a number to call them back "during business hours" to request my number be put on a do not call list. Then tells me this is a "random call to do a survey and the computer generates the number" well if you're doing a "random survey" then why do they keep calling every day? Then they called again last night around 7 pm. Everyone needs to start flooding the FCC with complaints on this company.

Scarborough research, caller ID (210) 736-3080, has called my home several times over several days. My wife kindly asked the female caller not to call anymore as we were on the National Do Not Call List.  The caller from this company was very rude to my 7 month pregnant wife, who was attempting to serve dinner to our other children, and informed her that they would continue to call as long as they wished. If anyone finds out who would hire this company to conduct a survey for them please let me know via this posting. I would like to call that company's PR dept. and advise them the type of company they have chosen to represent their company's image. I have reported the company to NY's Attorney General. I'll pass on any further information to that office as it is recieved. There is nothing worse than being held hostage via phone, by a company that blatantly advises you they will continue to harass you! Is there anything more that we can do to stop this?

I got another call from this number today at 10:59 AM CDT.  I average about three calls a week from this number.

The caller identified himself as being from Scarbourgh Research.  I have been contacted by this company repeatedly and have asked several times for them to not call me again. I asked the person calling this time to put me on their do not call list and never call me again.  He said he could not do that because they are a telemarketing research firm and do not have to do that.  I told him I don't want them to call me and I am on the national do no call list and he told me that they do not have access to that list and are not bound by it.  I hung up.  SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP THESE SCUM BAGS!!!!!!

According to the FTC FAQ's page <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm>:

28. If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls?
No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most telemarketing calls, but not all. Because of limitations in the jurisdiction of the FTC and FCC, calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors would still be permitted, as would calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. However, if you ask a company with which you have an existing business relationship to place your number on its own do-not-call list, it must honor your request.  You should keep a record of the date you make the request.

30. What about telephone surveys?
If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered. Only telemarketing calls are covered — that is, calls that solicit sales of goods or services. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the National Do Not Call Registry.

I have had several recent calls from this number.  Latest one was 4/14/10 at 8:18pm.  I do not answer and they do not leave a message.

They called my house at 9:30pm and I have an infant!  I found their most recent phone number at the survey center and the headquarters.  Naturally the survey center number didn't work when I called it.  So I called the headquarters and left a nice little message.  The number is 646-654-8400.  Call them every 5 minutes and worry the [***] out of them!  If everyone does it, it would be great!!

I get calls in the evening- many times past 9pm. They leave no message.

I also am on the 'DO NOT CALL LIST" and DO NOT APPRECIATE these people calling me after 9:30 p.m. at night. How do they get away with this? Another prime example of a government agency the Federal Trade Commission unable to do their job!!!!! Why have laws in place, if they WON'T ENFORCE THEM! What a joke!!!!!!!!

How about changing the laws to include NO MORE CALLS FROM POLITICIANS, SURVEYORS, AND CHARITIES. WHY SHOULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO BE EXEMPT!!!!!!!!!

1.)  YOU CAN'T BELIEVE A WORD OUT OF ANY POLITICIANS MOUTH!

2.)  IT IS NONE OF ANY SURVEYORS BUSINESS WHAT THINGS I LIKE OR DON'T LIKE!

3.)  IF I WANT TO GIVE TO CHARITIES I WILL DO SO WITHOUT SOLICITATION!

WE HAVE RECEIVED SO MANY CALLS.  WHY???????????????WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THEIR STUPID SURVEYS.  PLEASE STOP THEM!!!!!!!!!!

I am also on the do not call list

They called at 9:56 p.m. on 6/23/10 and left no message

I agree with you 100%!

I have told these people to stop calling and they continue you to call and I am on the do not registry what are my options

Have received several unsolicted calls from this number. They never leave a message and call at all hours.

Stop and think.  Something does not add up here.

A company simply providing feedback to TV stations would not be this desperate.  Read some of the posts here.  Think about the information they are collecting.  What do you think they are really doing with it?

How much would someone who sells time shares pay for a list of people who watch CNBC and reads about real estate?

How much would an auto dealership pay for a list of people who watch auto shows and buy a new car every 2 years?

On another board one of the "employees" posted that they wanted to reach people who didn't want to answer because their oppinions and pereferences are often different.  Ya.  I bet!  The people who don't answer are exactly the type that this company probably needs to know about because those are exactly the people with incomes and preference profiles that are valuable to their customers.

A company would not be this desperate to get people's oppinions just to give feed back to TV stations.

They would certianly be this desperate to get a consumer profile of exactly the sort of people who don't want to be profiled or marketed to.

It sounds like if you answer their questions, they will start sending you surveys.  Where do you shop?  What do you buy?  What do you plan to buy in the future?

Try this.  Take their survey.   Tell them mostly you listen to local stations and local shows.  The names of the things you watch and listen to are:

"I don't have any money"
"How to get back at telemarketers"
"Advertising has a reverse effect on me"
"I don't do buisness with anyone who calls me on the phone"
"I am a problem customer"
"How to cost companys that bother me time and money"

They are all local shows, so you may not have heard of them.

See who they can sell that information and profile to.

Now the people on the phone may deny this.  But would they even know?  Someone may argue this is a not-for profit company.  Ok, so the company doesn't make any money, but how much does the executive make in salry and bonuses?

A decade ago, I had a subscription to a very specific type of magazine about investing that covered 'technical analysis'.  So it's not just about general investing.   It isn't something I persued, so I canceled it over a decade ago.  I still get calls occasionaly from people who want to sell me technical analysis software.  That means a decade later someone is so desperate to find people with that 'preference' that they are willing to go look at decade old magazine subscription lists.  So information about what you watched on TV last week is quite possibly a lot more valuable than you would think.  Particularly if you are exactly the type of person who is busy and doesn't want to be advertised to.  And Scarborough (or someone at Scarborough) is probably making a ton of money off it.  

Just think about it.   Read the posts here.

Keep getting calls all day / everyday / as late as 9:30PM.  I'm contacting the State Attorney General for New Mexico