I have an unpublished number. When telemarketers call and ask for me by name, I ask them how they got my name and number. I got a call Monday from "Craftmatic" and, since they asked for me by name, I presumed that they were not using a sequential dialer and asked them how they got my name and number.
The woman told me that they get a lot of referals from Doctors offices. It so happens that I had just made an appointment for an annual physical last Friday. I suspect the Doctors office either gave or sold my name to this and possibly other companies.
Is it common practice for Doctors (or other professionals for that matter) to give out or sell patient / client information?
I am a little annoyed by this but, then again, as I get older I seemed to get annoyed more easily.
What do you think?