Love the DNCL

How many times has this, or a variation of this, happened to you?

You’re in the middle of dinner and the phone rings but the phone sitting beside you is dead. Damn it. You run around the house trying to listen for the ringer of the other phone to find it, finally you get to it, answer it and are asked for “the lady of the house” and wonder if you would like to subscribe to something that you don’t need or want. You try to be polite and say no thank you, but are asked why not, it’s a great deal, basically they say you’ll save fuzzy kittens if you buy their product – which you won’t, you’d be getting a newspaper for a city that you don’t live in and would never read or a carpet cleaner when we only have hardwood floors. Now your food is getting cold and they won’t let you go. My usual way out is “thank you, but no thank you” and hung up before they can respond. Then I feel bad about doing it, but at least I didn’t get sucked in.

If you are like me, here is some great news…Canada now has a National Do Not Call List!! YAA! Starting today you can get your name and number on this list and tada, this annoying scenario doesn’t happen anymore. Well…keep in mind there are some exemptions, people who can continue to call you include registered charities, political parties, and companies that you already have business with. But this should keep the pesky calls down tremendously, I hope!

How do you get on this fabulous list? As of today, you can either call or register online. To get details and to register you can check out the National DNCL Website or call the toll-free numbers 1-866-580-3625 or 1-888-362-5889 (for the hearing impaired).


~Ali