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(Message started by: Callico on Oct 20th, 2007, 2:48pm)
Title: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Callico on Oct 20th, 2007, 2:48pm
Just found a terrific new way to deal with telemarketers!  I think this will put a stop to some of the calls we get.

http://www.glumbert.com/media/telemarketer

Enjoy.

Jerry
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by DennisM1045 on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:02pm
ROLFLMMFAO!!!! [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

That's better than handing the phone to my 5 y/o!  She usually talks them to death in 2 minutes.

-Dennis-
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Karla on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:09pm
I was going to say we just put our number on the DO NOT CALL Registry and have not had a telemarketer call here in aprox 2 1/2 years.  I love it.  However, after listening to the link I about died laughing.  I can not believe that someone had the guts to do that.  That defiently tops the cake.  What a hoot!
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:21pm
I love winding telemarketers up - I can't write down some of the things I've done here because I'm protecting my anonymity but that was brilliant.

Thanks Jerry  ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Jonny on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:22pm

on 10/20/07 at 15:09:03, Karla wrote:
 I can not believe that someone had the guts to do that.  


My buddy Jimmy does this for a living....check this out!

http://media.putfile.com/Telemarketer-69
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:29pm
NO!!!

What did you post before that Jonny?!  :P
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Jonny on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:36pm

on 10/20/07 at 15:29:10, LeLimey wrote:
NO!!!

What did you post before that Jonny?!  :P


Huh?
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:44pm
Well that's all the guy on the sound file kept saying isn't it?!
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Oct 20th, 2007, 3:52pm
That is a funny one.  I have stolen part of that line and use it regularly cause i take appointments all day.  When I ask where the appointment will be, they say "at the office".  So I always say "Lets say, for example, I want to mail you a letter................."
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by assaultme on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:01pm
I do something similar. Act kinda crazy and ask em: "Hey, you know what solvent I can use to get human blood out of carpet?....and if they think a normal sized womans body will fit in a 55 gallon drum"

Most of the time I hang up on them tho.
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Rosybabe on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:23pm
[smiley=laugh.gif] that is so  funny!!  [smiley=laugh.gif]
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by deltadarlin on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:24pm
The do not call list is wonderful.  Now if I can get pollsters and politicans on that list, life will be wonderful.
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:26pm
One of the less insidious things I do is talk dirty to them. I repeatedly ask them about their underwear because - and here is the rub - they can't do a damn thing about anything you say!

I work for Capital One and when we complained about how abusive some people were on the phone we were told that since we were generating the call we were powerless as we could just hang up. If you call someone else and you're obscene you can be done but if you call THEM and THEY are obscene then its your call to hang up.

Since finding that out I haven't had nearly enough sales calls. I find them a real tension breaker!!  ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by rolo65 on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:29pm
You should see the look on the Mormon proselytizers faces when I say “what do you mean by born again, didn’t you believe the first time around”. And did they write the bible wrong the first time and had to correct it for the Mormons? I never get an answer!

Rolo.. ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Maffumatt on Oct 20th, 2007, 6:54pm
Tabby went to work at a telemarketer selling insurance for Dell computers. She lasted 2 days. She couldn't handle the abuse she recieved over the phone........
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by barry_sword on Oct 20th, 2007, 7:10pm
Angie will listen to them for a little bit, not me!!! I answer a phone all day long at work and the last thing I need when I get to my "happy place called home" is the phone ringing and when you pick it up there is no one there!, so I just hang up and walk away, Repeat as needed. [smiley=laugh.gif]
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by john_d on Oct 20th, 2007, 7:33pm
I hang up as quickly as I can find out it's a telemarketer, I figure the quicker the less personal the hang up is.    
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by sandie99 on Oct 21st, 2007, 5:08am
I used to be a telemarketer but that doesn't mean that I'd like getting calls myself. My advice: be polite, keep your tone nice and end it quickly, I personally liked "I'm so sorry, I have to go, have a nice day". I try to do the same; after all, they're people too - and back in here, telemarketers are usually young and desperate and doing that job because nothing else is available.

I've found out that most of them actually don't listen what you say, so although I've said my name (as many Finns do when they answer the phone) and they ask for me, I've got away with "oh, she's not home right now and I should be going, bye!" many, many times. ;;D

Once I nearly threw my phone to the wall, because I got TWO telemarketers calling me before 8.30 am and I was getting hit in the between...

The last telemarketer called me last week when I was doing grocery shopping. When I picked up, the lady started telling me how I had entered a competition lately and naturally my hopes went up - had I win something??? - for nothing. The interesting thing was that I had not entered my phone number with that competition... They're sneaky.

Sanna
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by MR_FLOOR on Oct 21st, 2007, 5:58am
They are both classic examples of letting them ignorant bastards have it. Did anyone notice they like to call during dinner. :o






Dave
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Jonny on Oct 21st, 2007, 6:10am

on 10/21/07 at 05:08:11, sandie99 wrote:
be polite, keep your tone nice and end it quickly


LMAO....I always say "Im on the no call list you cocksucker dont ever call me again"

Now im getting spam text messages on my fucking cell phone and it costs me money for each one.

Someone has to die!
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by sandie99 on Oct 21st, 2007, 6:22am
I get spam text messages only when I'm abroad, so rarely.
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 21st, 2007, 6:29am
My personal favourite is junk mail.

I take all the junk mail from one company and put it in the reply paid envelope for another one and so on. Then I send them all back and giggle quietly wondering how they like getting junk main (that they have to pay the postage on!!) themselves  ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Jonny on Oct 21st, 2007, 7:55am

on 10/21/07 at 06:29:02, LeLimey wrote:
My personal favourite is junk mail.

I take all the junk mail from one company and put it in the reply paid envelope for another one and so on. Then I send them all back and giggle quietly wondering how they like getting junk main (that they have to pay the postage on!!) themselves  ;;D


LMMFAO.....Im going to start doing that, its brilliant......LOL ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by ClusterChuck on Oct 21st, 2007, 8:17am

on 10/20/07 at 18:29:33, rolo65 wrote:
You should see the look on the Mormon proselytizers faces when I say “what do you mean by born again, didn’t you believe the first time around”. And did they write the bible wrong the first time and had to correct it for the Mormons? I never get an answer!

Rolo.. ;;D

HeeHee ...   I have an even better approach for them!  When I answer the door, I am hidden behind the door, and just stick my head around the door.  When I find out who they are (Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, etc.), I then step into full view, and invite them in.  Except I am totally nekkid!  They always seem to have an excuse, why they don't come in ...

Chuck
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Maffumatt on Oct 21st, 2007, 8:24am

on 10/21/07 at 06:29:02, LeLimey wrote:
My personal favourite is junk mail.

I take all the junk mail from one company and put it in the reply paid envelope for another one and so on. Then I send them all back and giggle quietly wondering how they like getting junk main (that they have to pay the postage on!!) themselves  ;;D


Pure genius !
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by LeLimey on Oct 21st, 2007, 8:27am
Admit it - you can't wait until tomorrow's junk mail to get started now can you?!  ;;D
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by BarbaraD on Oct 21st, 2007, 4:32pm
Catch me with a hangover and let one of the church saviors come to my door and I'll begin saving souls royally -- for some reason they've never come back...

As to telemarketers -- I just tell them I'm on the other line with an obscene caller and would they please call back another time... But ya'll have a nice day now ya hear!

And Helen -- I've already started -- been doing that a long time -- love it... get the grab / pay the tab...

I'm ON the do not call list BUT the suckers still get thru...  Now the obscene callers I really don't mind, but those idiots SELLING something I just have fun with.

Oh well - it don't take much to entertain me.... ;;D

Hugs BD
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by sandie99 on Oct 22nd, 2007, 4:42am
Hmm, I'd like to talk with bunch of Mormons about few things, but for some odd reason they're never knocking on my door... I got A+ from my essay about Mormons, so I have plenty of things to bother them with... ;;D Perhaps they can sense it! [smiley=laugh.gif]

Sanna
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by KingOfPain on Oct 22nd, 2007, 5:26am
I always use this method...

http://tsa.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1797594reg.jpg

& it never fails to stop the calls.  [smiley=laugh.gif]



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Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Brewcrew on Oct 22nd, 2007, 7:21am
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t13/brewcrew2b/doorsign.jpg
Title: Re: dealing with telemarketers
Post by Saffy on Oct 22nd, 2007, 8:30am
I alwas refused to let Jehovahs Witnesses in the house but they turned up about once a month for years until a new workmate was amongst them and I didn't like to upset her.

So a bit of quick thinking had to be done whilst I put the kettle on.

Do take a seat I said and you are all welcome whenever you like but I must insist we never discuss God or the Bible.

They were very quiet, in fact almost speechless and they did come once after that, it was 18 years ago and I have never been bothered by Jehovahs Witnesses since  - so  it worked very well!!!

I have nothing against that or any religion - I just like to be left in peace to choose!

Stephanie


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