These people call me either 2 or 4 times per day.  The phone says "Clothing Pickup", supposedly a United Way charity.  I have asked them (by answering the phone) at least 3 times to stop calling me & remove me from their list, but still they call.  Because of their repeated calls, I WILL NEVER GIVE TO THE UNITED WAY.

I have talked with a person. They asked me for donations for vets. Seeing as my husband is one i asked what organization did they help, and if my family can be helped too.  The woman promptly hung up. Scam and using our solders and vets to do it is awful.

This outfit calls at all hours nonstop. I feel like we are under siege. No legitimate "charity" would be engaging in tactics this aggressively harmful & unethical, would it? The website for the organization claimed by a commenter on this page does not list a non-profit board of directors or give an email contact to be removed from their list.

The arrogant suggestion by the Director here that victims of their telephone harassment are required to call them to request that they stop repeatedly disturbing our households at all hours is outrageous. They've already demonstrated they have no regard for the people they're calling. We should call them so they can sell our numbers to telescammers as confirmed to be active? I don't think so. How about you just stop making everybody's lives miserable, Mr. Guilford?

And really, should people have to beg a "charity" to stop victimizing people? They have to be told this?

Somebody needs to start a charity to help the victims of this "charity's" unethical fundraising practices.

I'm using Call Forwarding Selective Feature 5500 calls I forward to 5501. 5501 calls I forward to 5500. It works.

This number is from a sort of "call center" asking for donations of clothing, furniture, and/or household items.  They sometimes call for Houston Achievement Place, other times for Texas Paralyzed Veterans. They will schedule a pickup in your neighborhood if you have anything to donate.  They do leave a receipt for tax purposes.

I agree that sometimes they don't respond when you answer the phone.  I often wonder if they get paid every time they place a call.  But a few times, I think they have the speaker phone on and just keep dialing numbers on their list.  When you do answer, it takes them a few seconds to get off speaker and use the handset.  The times that I've waited a few seconds before hanging up, they have responded.  And if I tell them I don't have anything right now, they will wait about a month before trying again.

Since they're basically calling for charity organizations, they aren't bound by the DoNotCall rules.

Got a call from this number around 2 AM.  Didn't wake me up, so checked the number later in the day.  Listed as Houston Achievement Place.  Have donated to them in the past and am on their email list.  The 2 AM call, no doubt from some automatic messaging system, means they won't be getting any more donations from us.  All they're doing with this persistent "needling" of potential donors is causing us to jump ship in droves.  Bad marketing plan.

they call every day all day. I do not answer phone. Do not know if real. My number is un listed. I would like them to quit calling. They call until 9:00 pm. every hour on the hour.

I am on do not call list and if I want to donate clothing I will drop them off myslf.

We donated 2 times and that was it and still get calls and have nothing to donate and asked to be taken off the calling list, however many times it will ring it is a robocall with a BEEP then hangs up, so computer calling automatically if in their database. My suggestion to them is please don't p****off the people who have helped you like us in the past. I live 4 blocks from Salvation Army and could easily drop off things there in future. We asked to be taken off the calling list obviously to no avail however. I am sure this non profit organization is doing God's work helping the many hundreds of people in Houston that need it (ie: thousands of kids going back to school need help; if you drive downtown thousands of people homeless living under bridges, and shelters in this s*** economy) but some of these folks get new or slightly new clothes and can go out and find work, a little dignity if you will. And it makes a huge difference with kids who otherwise would wear torn or dirty clothes (like I had to in elementary school in Corpus Christi, was poor as hell) so the charities make a difference. However! Please lay off the calls, there is better ways to solicit for donations of clothes, food, money than calling repeatedly to people who don't want to be bothered. PS: to the person above who said they don't pick up when supposed to, you are correct they came a day later to pick up out several big bags of slightly used clothes we donated. Good luck to everyone.

Please have them quit calling, never leave a message- Waste of time

Please dproblemo not call  me anymore  I have probiems with my wife

Please do not call.

I don't answer it but get tired of getting it!

We are a real charity. < http://www.hapkids.org >.
If you want to be taken off the telemarketing list, please call our main number at 713-868-1943 and ask for either myself (Paul Gilford - Executive Director ) or Katrina Chance (Administrative Services Coordinator). We will gladly take your name off the dialing list.

7136965500 CLOTHING PICKUP
This people are really pushy! They keep calling several times a day. I finally said 'ok I will donate used toys', then they quit.

I have Time Warner and I am able to block all these annoying calls from my computer.   I just found out my phone company has this feature and I love it.  They can't call me 2-3 times a day anymore!  Call you phone company to find out how to block these

i am another who gets their calls i never pick up now on the weekends they call at 8am and 10pm.. and i never pick up.. there must be some way to get them to stop but under the title of a "charity" they can continue.. isn't there some gov or some organization out there to get after such phone calls..they call me 3 or 4 times a day.. and we never pick up.. thank goodness for caller ID..

The phone calls from 713-696-5500 are considered a form of harassment.  They have made many phone calls in a day and every day of the week.   Wish all cell phones have blocking features (of course any emergency phone numbers are unblockable - like 911 and/or local/federal law enforcement agencies).  I have to put my phone in vibrate mode.  It is very annoyed!!   Another wish is to have some laws to cut off these ridiculous calls.

Repeated phone calls daily! Several times a day. Stop calling!!!!

Someone tell me WHY  when I am in North Texas that they call from Houston Texas wanting me to donate clothing.   I have asked repeatedly to be removed from the list,  they just ignore it.  No charity for these guys - thats for sure for sure !!!!!!   JERKS !!!

Dialed the number back, and they are the clothing donation service.  Very nice woman removed my phone number.

Call every day and its really pissing me off

I keep getting calls, sometimes twice a day from 713 696 5500.
It is very annoying, and when you call back, or pick up the phone, no one is there, and when you call, no-one answers.

PLEASE CAN YOU LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN STOP THIS ROBO-CALLING?????

Thank you.

These people are cowards if they cannot talk to one on the phone.  I put it on fax machine or block it.  It is a scam.  If they are on the level they would answer when phone is picked up.  Don't answer these people until they learn how to speak.

Called at 11:35AM today.

Called at 6PM today.

They are from a clothes donation organization. I had donated clothes before but they do not keep their appointment to pick up at later times. They call all the time. I just put their numbers on block list.

These people have been calling me everyday all day for two years. They never say anything if you answer the phone so why are they calling me? I am going to block their phone number...it is all I can do. I have tried to tell them not to call and, if there is actually anyone on the other end of the phone, they are ignoring my requests.
I am on the do not call list as well. Another thing to do is get their tax exempt status pulled by the IRS. They are not collecting anything but irate citizens around the country. I do not think they are legitimate anyway. Who would run an orginization by prank calling people all day?

They call 3-4x a day, 10am to 9pm. I never answer and they never leave a message. My fax machine answers prints out a page. I pray everynight for them to stop calling!!!!

They call all the time asking to pick up items for donation.  Say they represent disabled vets.