What are some great ways to mess with telemarketers when the call (ring for those of you in the UK)?
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Metaphiz
ANSWERS: 15
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Make a point of having some very disturbing music cued up in the background for when they call/ring. Nothing scares a telemarketer more than a solid ten seconds of "Dog Inside Your Body" by The Butthole Surfers.
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....don't. They're just people trying to get by like any other person. Seriously, a lot of those people are just poor college kids who don't want to be there in the first place, and who are just trying to scrape by. I'd say cut 'em some slack and just give them a "No, thanks."
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Pretend you're investigating a murder scene:
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Just say - "No- three times". They're trained to wait until you say no three times and then they'll hang up the phone. It will just save a bunch of time! heh heh
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when you answer say "hello city mourge? or Scream DON'T YOU PEOPLE EVER LEAVE ME ALONE AND SLAM THE FONE DOWN.
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Telemarketers are annoying and we all know that. However, I don't like to make people suffer more than they already did.
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Usually, I just politely say, "I'm not interested. Sorry" and hang up the phone. But some telemarketers have been repeatedly asked not to call me, so if I have the time, and I'm looking for something to do, I let them go on with their pitch and might even act like I'm interested. I usually time how long I can keep them on the phone. Sometimes I try to get them off topic with questions about the weather and such. My record so far is 43 minutes. It gets tiring, but I always hang up laughing hysterically.
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for my answer, I will call you and give you the complete rundown.. at the end of which you will mysteriously own a holiday home in Baghdad.
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They try to sell me something... I say, "You better make this good. I'm going to kill myself after I hang up unless someone can give me a reason to live." And almost instantly, their job description has changed.
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ask them a bunch of questions and seem interested and then say i am not interested or ask them to hold for a minute and put the phone down and not return
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Now, I interrupt with a quick "thank you, but no." and hang up. I used to enjoy putting my toddlers on the phone, they would talk to anyone!
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they always call my phone so when they do i just say..."hey...before we go any further..whatcha wearing?" and they hang up...always works lol
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I call them back - And does that confuse them
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"please take me off your contact list." -Works everytime!
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You could say .... "I'm really interested, I was thinking about getting [new windows, my basement waterproofed, refinancing my mortgage, etc.] BUT I have to get something off the stove. Could you please hold for a moment ... come back after 2 minutes .... talk a little more & show interest ....Could you please hold for another moment ... someone's at the door ... come back after 2 minutes .... talk, blah, blah, blah ... oh no, the baby just woke ... be right back ..... leave phone off hook ... and don't return.
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