Answering a telemarketer.

[hondaracer88]

What do you say when a telemarketer calls, or what are some funny experiences that have happened when they call.

 

[Ethix101]

I usually just say "I'm not interested" and hang up. If you let them start talking, they'll never shut up. Sometimes I tell them that they have the wrong number and then give them my sister's cell phone number.


-Mark

 

[lsk8er]

I mess around with them, make them repeat their 5 minute speech 8 times etc.

 

[hondaracer88]

Yeah, I know ya gotta talk first or they'll start yappin' and if ya hang up on em then, they'll just call ya back. that pisses me off!

 

[hondaracer88]

Originally posted by lsk8er
I mess around with them, make them repeat their 5 minute speech 8 times etc.

Never thought of that. That's a good one.

 

[Josh]

I always hang up as soon as I recognize the person on the other end as a telemarketer. I've never had one call me right back, either.

We haven't had any problems with telemarketers lately. We've changed our home phone # like once a week these past few months because of my Dad's psychotic ass second ex-wife.

 

[hondaracer88]

Originally posted by Josh
psychotic ass second ex-wife.

 

[emad]

It's against the AUP to say here what I tell most telemarketers

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by hondaracer88

She always finds out our new numbers somehow, and calls anonymously continuously throughout the night. She usually starts around 12:00pm, and doesn't stop till around 3:00am. She's weird.

 

[xAkirax2004]

Originally posted by emad
It's against the AUP to say here what I tell most telemarketers

Heh. Me too.


Back in the day, when I was 12 or so, the telemarketers would ask me for my parents. So, I would wait about 10 seconds, then I would imitate a big, robust, and manly voice.


God. Those were the days.

 

[emad]

heh, maybe next time I'll answer and make them think they reached a male, phone sex hotline

 

[Jpec07]

"We're not interested right now but thank you for calling" is what was said before we were on the state's "Do Not Call" list. Now we just record the number from the caller ID, tell them not to call, and then tell the feds about them...

 

[emad]

awww, you're no fun

 

[Mopar Muscle]

AT&T called me once and the conversation went something like this:

me - hello?
att - hi, i'm __?__ from at&t, how are you doing today?
me - i'm ok, how about yourself?
att - i'm doing good sir, i was just calling to inform you of our new plan...
me - wait, whats att?
att - were a phone company sir.
me - well i already have a phone
att - no, sir, we are a phone service company.
me - but theres nothing wrong with my phone.

~ click ~

Once a female telemarketer called me and she sounded hot, so I talked to her for about 15 minutes about her job, life, and whatever.

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by Jpec07
"We're not interested right now but thank you for calling" is what was said before we were on the state's "Do Not Call" list. Now we just record the number from the caller ID, tell them not to call, and then tell the feds about them...

Wow, their numbers show up on your caller ID? Ours always say Out of Area, or Caller ID Unavailable when a telemarketer calls. Once we kept getting a phone call from what I thought was a telemarketer for Sears because a phone number showed up, and I found it to be originating from a local Sears. After about the tenth time I hung up on this girl she said, "Would you please stop hanging up on me?! I'm just calling to find out how our service was when we came and installed the new refrigerator you had delivered." I was like, "Oh, I'm so sorry." I felt like an ass.

 

[Mopar Muscle]

Originally posted by emad
heh, maybe next time I'll answer and make them think they reached a male, phone sex hotline

Thats a good one.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Originally posted by Josh
Wow, their numbers show up on your caller ID? Ours always say Out of Area, or Caller ID Unavailable when a telemarketer calls. Once we kept getting a phone call from what I thought was a telemarketer for Sears because a phone number showed up, and I found it to be originating from a local Sears. After about the tenth time I hung up on this girl she said, "Would you please stop hanging up on me?! I'm just calling to find out how our service was when we came and installed the new refrigerator you had delivered." I was like, "Oh, I'm so sorry." I felt like an ass.

There is a way to have your number blocked from being read by caller ID. There is also a way to block phone calls from people who have their number blocked from caller ID. Call your phone company to see what the digit code is to do both. You enter the digit codes on your own phone. You can activate, and deactivate them at any time. That's if you remember the codes, which I don't.

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

hello is this (insert whatever here) no I'll go get him *put phone down and wait 5 mins* come back hello? they start again, oh wait he didn't pick up? just a sec I'll go get him. put phone down untill they hang up.

 

[oscarfulz]

telemarketer: "hello blah blah blah they keep on talking"
me:.......
Telemarketer: hello?... hello???? hellllooooooo?..... click*

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

If I have time to kill I will try to steer the conversation away from what they are selling and I end up talking about the weather or the news and wait 'till they get fed up that they end up trying to ditch me off the phone.

I used to be rude, but I gave that up because it's there job.

They probably like calling me just as much as I like answering them.

They are just doing there job and who am I to cuss and swear at them.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Half the time I cut them off pretty quickly with an "I'm not interested". half the time I'll let them speak.

In our last property, I got someone to come round and give me an estimate for a conservatory. When he arrived, he said "But sir, this is a 3rd floor flat." To which I replied "Not only that, but it's a Grade 3 Listed Building as well. Now will you please tell your company to stop callig me?"

 

[vat_man]

Fortunately we've an unlisted number so we don't get calls. I always endeavour to tell them I'm not interested as soon as possible. I used to jerk them around but having worked with a company that has a call centre I know how much pressure the guys making the calls are under to make call targets, and they're not exactly paid the best.

 

[Squid]

we normaly dont answer out of area calls with no # on our caller id, but if i do i just mess around with them.

 

[ch2s]

You forgot the choice:
-I have caller ID, I dont answer

 

[DoZeRxXx]

i have fun with their "pronouncing your last name wrong" my last name is bakken and they always say either bacon or bahken... so you either got the... no i havnt heard of them, did they recently move into town? or just play around with them

 

[Matrixhasu77]

We no longer get telemarketer phone calls. I love living in Indiana. It's so nice and peaceful with the Do Not Call list. Has it gone National yet or has it been impeded again?

 

[Ev0]

I just hang up, since when they call I'm normally either eating dinner or watching TV.

 

[Sage]

Do Not Call List here, so we haven't dealt with one in forever. Anyway, what I used to do is let them talk if they just had a short introduction, and proceed to tell them that we're not interested. If they kept pressing on, or had a ridiculously long shpeel, then I'd save both of us the time and hang up.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Usually out of politeness I hear what they have to say, then tell them my friend is supremely interested and give them my friends number.

 

[NielsG]

I usually have to cut of their introduction, and ask if they want to sell me something. When they admit, I say: I'm not interested, goodbye. Some continue and then i hang up.
I'm a polite man, and would like to end in a civilized way, but if then can't hear, what I'm saying, I don't really care.