telemarketing re-dial and dial and dial

ever have one of those days where you see you have 5 or 6 messages only to find out that you got on some list and the company or place won't stop calling and you ain't never heard of the place??i had it happen to me more than a few times and i have had to call said place up and ask them nicely to take me off there list and they said cool. I mean being added on lists is amazing in itself because what makes you qualified to be on any list and what research gives to say what you may like or not like in the first place? this isn't just computer generated either it's always been like that. you wonder what gets you put on a survey and what would you answer or not answer? funny how much this plays a part in what we want or don't want? so i was surprised at how just missing one phone call got me 3 extra phone calls which i never asked for at all. somebody has to do the job and i understand that but i just don't feel like dealing with it.