STOP TELEMARKETERS!...well in the US atleast

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www.donotcall.gov

put your phone number on the list and it will be illegal for most telemarketers to call you...except for charities..politicians and those anoying surveys....

Once you have registered, your phone number registration will be effective for 5 years. It will be illegal for most telemarketers to call you, and you will be able to file a complaint if a telemarketer does call you. The website www.donotcall.gov provides information about filing a complaint.

they can face up to 11,000 dollar fines per call.....I think it officialy starts in a couple of months but you can still sign up now.....

your welcome.....:D
 
Aww, but pranking them is so much more fun! :lol: My friend recorded really low pitched laughter, and them plays it either really slow or really fast! OMG...It is so funny!:lol:
 
I can't belive that anything other than charities managed to become exempt from the do not call list. The only reason is because of some large campaign controbutions to the right senators. It's all a conspiracy.
 
I like to ask them for their home numbers so I can call them back when they're at home eating their dinner.:irked:

Or I tell them that I really have a policy that I don't buy anything from anyone over the phone. If they'll give me their home address, I'll come on over so we can sit down and talk face to face.
 
*ring ring*

Sage: Hello?
Annoying Person: Is the man of the house available?
Sage: He's not interested; goodbye.

Dear me, they waste so much money calling our house. It'll be a win-win situation with this no-call list. :D
 
Nick: Hello?
Annoying Person: Is the man of the house available?
Nick: Leave me the **** alone.

(usually they call like 5 times!)
 
My family signed up for this two or three years ago when IN started its do not call list. It makes for a quiet dinner every night. If you haven't signed up already, do so.

This is my 1000th post... It's nothing special really.
 
Aren't they supposed to not call you if you ask them not to call again? I mean, my mom usually does that, and we hardly evee get telemarketers calling us. The ones we do get, which we get rarely, are for the local newspaper.
 
Originally posted by Giancarlo
Aren't they supposed to not call you if you ask them not to call again? I mean, my mom usually does that, and we hardly evee get telemarketers calling us. The ones we do get, which we get rarely, are for the local newspaper.
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You'd think!
I swear one day SWB called me three different times before 3pm.
I even talked to the same lady twice.
I finally asked what they didn't understand about "I'm not interested, I don't feel well, please don't bother me anymore?"


Then it was like three days before they called again.:banghead:
You kind of want to go in there with a large chainsaw, saw her desk in half, and tell her sweetly that if she calls again, you and "Mr. Stihl" will be returning...



To cut down all the telephone poles in front of her building.:trouble:
 
Originally posted by Giancarlo
Aren't they supposed to not call you if you ask them not to call again? I mean, my mom usually does that, and we hardly evee get telemarketers calling us. The ones we do get, which we get rarely, are for the local newspaper.
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That's true. If you ask them to put you on their do-not-call list, they are not allowed to call you anymore. IF they do, they are faced with a $5,000 dollar fine. (I think)
 
they said it was up to a 11,000 dollar fine per call...anyway...I usually shove some food in my mouth and talk with my mouth full.....or I tell em someones on the other line and I'll be right back but I never take them off hold.....or i give the phone to a baby and let him talk to the person....or even beter I have my dog bark into the phone....:lol:
 
*ring*

telemarketer: sir, would you like to switch your phone company for a better rate?
victim:uhh... sorry, I don't have a phone...*click*

haha:trouble:
 
Some funny scenarios i took from a thread on another forum...

[ring]

me: "hello"

telemarketwat: "Hello, are they any women in your household from age 18-25?"

me: "Why? You going to send some if I don't?"

tmt: "."

[2 seconds of silence]

me: "How about one of each?"

tmt: "."

[2 seconds of silence]

tmt: "Thank you for your time sir."

me: "No problem, are they coming 2nd day air?"

[click]

-------

[ring]

me: "hello"

telemarketwat's brother: "Hello, I am from the Fraternal Order of Frefighters."

me: "."

tmt's bro: "Would you be interested in making a tax deductable donation to the Burned Children's Fund?"

me: "No."

tmt's bro: "But sir, don't you want help burned an crippled children?"

me: "Little ****ers learned the dangers of playing wth matches didn't they?"

tmt's bro: "."

[5 seconds of silence]

tmt's bro: "Thanks for your time sir."

[click]

-------

tmt: hello, is there a female over the age of 18 in your household?

me: well....technically not a female YET, but after this next operation...

[click]

-------

Heh, they all suck. I usually tell them to ring another number. Some are stupid, and call more than once... I wish they were banned.
 
Well I got privacy manger on my phone.So if a unlisted phone # calls it makes them leave a message or if they don't it automatically hangs up after 2 rings.That thing is great.I don't get telemarketer,surveyors,or charities
 
Me: yo wassup my homie G!
TM: *click*

I wish...;) :lol:
 
Originally posted by skylineGTR_guy
www.donotcall.gov

put your phone number on the list and it will be illegal for most telemarketers to call you...except for charities..politicians and those anoying surveys....

Once you have registered, your phone number registration will be effective for 5 years. It will be illegal for most telemarketers to call you, and you will be able to file a complaint if a telemarketer does call you. The website www.donotcall.gov provides information about filing a complaint.

they can face up to 11,000 dollar fines per call.....I think it officialy starts in a couple of months but you can still sign up now.....

your welcome.....:D
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I wish there was something like this in Australia.
 
Originally posted by Gil
You kind of want to go in there with a large chainsaw, saw her desk in half, and tell her sweetly that if she calls again, you and "Mr. Stihl" will be returning...
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:lol:

We used to get people to come round and quote for building a conservatory. Would take about 20 mins with them over the phone discussing styles, layouts, colours etc. Then arrange a Friday 6pm appointment with them to come to our place. To quote for building and installation.

We had a 4th floor flat in a Grade 2 Listed building at the time. :trouble:

The other thing we did was not tell the Telco when we got married. The telephone was registered in the wife's maiden name. So you get:

AnnoyingMarketer: "Mr Thompson?"
GilesGuthrie: "No, what are you selling?"

I'd let them get about five seconds into their spiel (just to check that I couldn't play the conservatory game), and then cut them off.
 
yeah. telemarketers suck.

nothing a good schwarzenegger imitation cant fix tho :D
 
also....its really fun to prank the T's after they call you. just hit *69 and write down thier number...:O

call them over and over, all the while advertising the "Kill the telemarketers foundation" using a different voice each call. muahahaha:trouble: :mad:
 
I signed up several days ago. Though, we don't get many anyhoo, cause MO has a do not call list already...one buisness here in STL went out cause the idiot telemarketors kept calling numbers on the list after being fined multiple times.
 
My inlaws haven't answered their phone on years because of these people. You have to start talking to their answering machine and see if they answer. If they're really not there, you end up feeling stupid... "OK well I guess your really not there." But they get several sales calls a day.

I pay like 1.50 a month to have an unpublished number and it helps. But I still get some. I'm signing up. Thanks federal government. The AZ state government voted no on this last year because it would hurt small business. Ass hats.
 
One of my favorites:
TM: Hello, is Mr. X available?
Me: Sure, I'll go and get him. *Sets phone down*
------20 minutes later-------
Me: *Picks up phone and hangs up*

:lol:
Or:
TM: This is the Dayton Daily news, is Mrs. X home?
Me: Hello, this is the foundation for the criminally insane. If you would like to admit yourself, press one. If you would like to speak to someone in our facility, press two. If you would like to **** off and never call this house again, HANG UP! *Hangs up* :D
 

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