joyfulgirl
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Originally posted by Screaming Flower:
*pounds the telemarketer for joyfulgirl
i HATE telemarketer calls!!
Originally posted by HelloAngel:
LMFAO!
Usually what I do when a telemarketer calls is this:
Telemarketer: "Hi, can I speak to Ms ----"
Me: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Whoop! Whoop! Whooop! RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrr!"
Telemarketer: *silence*
Me: "Do you know what time it is?"
Telemarketer: "Well, uh, ma'am, uh,..."
Me: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
*slams down phone*
I always do this - and they NEVER call back.
Originally posted by Screaming Flower:
OMC i am so going to do this next time! it sounds very cathartic.
Originally posted by Lilly:
9:00 pm is illegal. Anything after 8:30 I believe. Sue them!
Originally posted by U2ME3:
I never get to upset with the telemarketer. These people are just trying to do a job and it's not their fault.
Originally posted by U2ME3:
I never get to upset with the telemarketer. These people are just trying to do a job and it's not their fault. I usually say no thank you to whatever they are trying to peddle and ask them to please remove me from the company's list.
Originally posted by Sicy:
As soon as I hear them say...
"Hi.. may I speak to ChKriSteen ( butchering my name.. ) V... v.. v... ee "
CLICK.
Originally posted by S|aney:
HOW TO DEAL WITH TELEMARKETERS
1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Alternately, you can tell them, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my car won't start..." When they try to get to the sell, just keep talking about your problems.
3. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
4. This works great if you are male: Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with XYZ Company..." You: (Wait for a second) With a real husky voice ask, "What are you wearing?"
5. Cry out in surprise, "Judy! Is that you? Oh my God! Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where she could know you from.
6. Say "No", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is most fun if you can do it until they hang up.
7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends...would YOU be my friend?"
8. If the company cleans rugs, respond: "Can you get blood out? Can you get out GOAT blood? How about HUMAN blood?
9. Ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
10. Tell the telemarketer that you work for the same company, they often can't sell to their fellow employees.
11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a telemarketer, set the receiver down, shout or scream "Oh my God!!!" and then hang-up.
12. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their HOME phone number, you will call them back. When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their HOME number, you say "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?" The telemarketer will agree and you say, "Now you know how I feel!" Hang up.
13. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
14. Tell them it is dinner time, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speaker phone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.
15. Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you some beer.
16. Tell the telemarketer, "Okay, I will listen to you. But I should probably tell you, I'm not wearing any clothes."
17. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's your momma?"
18. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up... louder... louder... louder...
19. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write DOWN EVERY WORD.
Originally posted by sulawesigirl4:
Well since they can't pronounce my French last name to save their lives, I always say "No, there is no one here by that name" (cuz whatever way they pronounced it, it doesn't sound anything like my name) and let them apologize and then hang up. It works for me and I don't even have to lie.
-sula
Originally posted by S|aney:
HOW TO DEAL WITH TELEMARKETERS
13. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
15. Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you some beer.
18. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up... louder... louder... louder...
19. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write DOWN EVERY WORD.
Originally posted by HeartlandGirl:
I have a few comments to add:
The other day, a telemarketer called and my husband answered. The man asked to speak with someone whom we don't know and my husband said, there's no one here by that name.
TM: Well, can I talk to you?
Husband: No, you called for so and so, and there is no one here with that name.
TM: Sir, you don't have to be rude. I'm just trying to do my job. Now, the reason I'm calling...
Husband: Listen, if you don't even know my name, you don't need to talk to me.
TM: Why won't you let me finish what I'm trying to say. You keep rudely interrupting me.
After a few more exchanges, my husband hung up on him. Can you believe the telemarketer trying to make my husband feel guilty? We were so pissed off.
I also have the advantage of having a different last name than my husband. (I kept my maiden name.) So when people ask for Mr. G----, I say, he's not here. "Well, is this Mrs. G------?" "No, it's not. You need to remove this number from your calling list. Do not call it again." *click*
And finally, yes, they're just doing their job. But I find it more admirable to work just about anywhere else than the telemarketing industry.
Originally posted by joyfulgirl:
It is?! I just thought it was unconscionably rude. I wouldn't sue, but I am going to look into it and write a letter to the organization since it's local and it might make a difference.