What is a good practical joke to play on telesales people when they call.

Ask them to hold the line for a moment.... play loud music and keep them waiting ages.

When they ask, "How are you?" Say, "I am so glad you asked." Then go into a VERY long winded explanation of every possible complaint or illness you can think of...don't give them time to interrupt or ignore them if they do and keep going.

just keep saying after ever sentence of theirs, and is this in accordance with the prophecy???

say "Sorreeeeee, meee no speaka dee language" just repeat over and over til they get the message.

Ask them for their phone number so you can ring them at home at an inopportune time.

After they say something, keep saying "and then?" over and over.

I don't think you should play any practical jokes.

Telesales is a dog's life - a wretched way to make a buck - and mostly, if telephone sales people had any other option, they'd TAKE the other option.

My response is to get off the call as soon as I can, so I interrupt pleasantly and stop their spiel, saying, "no, thanks, I don't need anything along those lines, bye now." and I hang up.

They can get on to the next call then and not waste time with me (who will NOT be a sale), and I don't have to listen to them, and I don't feel like a heel.

Now, that's if they're normal and will take "no" for an answer. If they try to trap me into staying on the line and listening to them, then all bets are off.

I've gotten a very few of the latter type, and what I have done twice is build them up to think they're going to have a sale, and then shut 'em down. But I would do that only to a total jerk.

1) Maybe you can make jokes about the possible answers that one would give to such inquiries.
But I would not use them in real life.
I think that these people have difficult jobs with much stress and probably they were forced to do it because they could not find any other job.
I just make it short and say "Thank you, but I have no interest in telemarketing" and just end the call.

2) Anyway, you could have a look at these sites:
http://www.boloji.com/humor/jokes/043.htm
http://www.jokebug.com/joke/Work_Jokes/6_4_4823/Telesales.html

I ask a lot of questions and even try to recruit them for aone of my businesses.

Actually, I do not go out of my way to frsutrate them. I understand what it is like to do a difficult job.

But if I were going to paly a prank I would ...

if they ask you a question or tell you something say something random
they ask: we are selling insurance
you say: me to, i love pizza. i love they kind with pepperoni on it from pizza-hut. have you tried there new cheesey bites. they're really good. what do you like

Telemarketers are doing their best to make a living. It's a lousy job. No need to add to their misery!!
I think it is really cruel to be mean to them. Just firmly and quickly interject and tell them assertively that you resent the intrusion and to have their company remove your name from their call list...then say "Im hanging up now" and do so!

Ask them if they take food stamps.

My friends boyfriend did this:
'Hello?'
'Hi, my name is **** from *** and I'm calling today...'
'Sorry, can you hold on one minute? I'm putting a wardrobe together, and I'm at a crucial part'
'Certainly sir'
Lots of banging, swearing, silence.About five minutes later:
'Are you still there?'
'Yes sir, now, I'm calling today...'
'Sorry, two more minutes.'

They stayed on the phone 20 mins! Fool

When they call, pretend you're paying attention. Then randomly say, "I'm sorry, I got hungry," and hang up.

One time, they called while my grandparents were having dinner at my house, so he answered the phone, said, "GRANDMA, PUT DOWN THAT GUN!", and hung up.

start screaming really loudly
my friend did it and the guy on the phone went crazy thinking he was being murdered

also i used to answer and tell them to hold for 2 seconds and put the phone down then an hour or so later id go check if they were still there

or what i love doing, when they tell me what their selling i tell them im selling something to and try to con them in to mailing me money

:):)

Tell them they've called a homocide scene. Ask them their name and physical location. Start questioning them about their relationship with the deceased (you). In a stage wisper tell an "assistant" to have the caller picked up for questioning. Ask the caller if he/she was aware that the deceased was a well known homosexual/sexual deviant. Ask about their sexual relationship.


Or, keep a Jahova's witness tract handy and start reading it to them.


They a 1,000 ways to mess with these people.


And they're not just trying to earn a living. Unless it's a b2b call it's a violation of your privacy.

Speeeeaaaak.........reeeaaaaallllllllyyy.....slllllloooooowwwwllllyyyyy.

Don't. They are just trying to do their job and earn an honest living. Just kindly ask them to take you off their list and they will.

Whisper and tell them you are glad they called and would they please contact you local police because someone is in your house and you are hiding in your closet and then start cryingThen frantically and terrified scream "DOnt touch me! Get away! NONONO! and hang up.

one my dad does all the time...he talks to them for half an hour and once they annoy him he says. oh im sorry i dont speak english.. lol

change the languge you speak in several times

As someone who used to do that for a living, I can say PLEASE DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AT LEAST MAKE THEM LAUGH, TOO. I SPENT TOO MANY LUNCH BREAKS CRYING IN MY CAR. That being said, the whole listening to the sales pitch followed by a, "Credit card? They don't let me have credit cards anymore after the incident," usually works.

Ask him to "talk to your wife, she's giving birth and you need to use the rest room"...Then hand it over to the closest women near you.

i talk to them for around a minute then ask if they like drums, most say yes and i give them a very long very loud solo.

when they start to talk about there product interrupt them and ask if they have anything to clean a carpet. Before they say anything ask if it can get blood out of the carpet. Then go on to say "Oh lord I got it all over the wall, good god the ceiling to".

or

When they ask for Mr. or Miss so and so just tell them "Ah hell we ran him out from down here a long time ago, sorry S.O.B."

I've got two things that I usually do. Here is what they will hear.

1) Listen very carefully...AAAAAAAAA! *hangs up*

2) One thing. I'll be right back. Let me go get a pen. *hangs up*

lol

I ask their name, then how did they get my number, then do they also have my physical address. If so, I tell them to mail me the info. I ask them to put me on the "do not call" list too. They never have anything to mail, at least not so far.

Check out this HILARIOUS audio file of telemarketing revenge: It may be too extreme for your purposes but it might give you some ideas.
http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnsfw.com/?cdb2ff9c3ac76dc3c56b9a935e2fe4da

... from the movie "Ruthless People" ... in the movie it was used for a wrong number ...

"Who are you calling for? I'm sorry, she can't talk with my penis in her mouth, I'll have her call you back when we're through." ... and hang up.

March of dimes would you like to make a donation. We accept cash, credit cards, pay pal ect. What can I write you down for today???? Or 'ring ring' hello Pizza Hut how can I take your order. Or any other fast food chain. My teenage son learned if you ask them if they've had a bowel movement was it solid or runny with a fowl smell or lightly odored, that seems to embarrass them & piss them off where they don't call back.

I start to describe a day on the beach with dolphins jumping in the waves and a mai tai in my hand. That usually makes them realize how much they hate their jobs

If you have a pet parrot that is very talkative put him/her on the line to keep the lonely telesales person company.

Get on the national "do not call" registry and they will have no one to call.

Make a recording of a previous telemarketer and play it back to every other telemarketer.

Why waste your time screwing around with someone who's just trying to make a living?
Just politely say you're not interested and ask them to take you off their list.
If you haven't already put youself on the Federal and state "Do not call" list you might consider doing so.

I used to telemarket. It sucks and is stressfull hearing all those 'click's on the other end of the line. People can be rude and hatefull towards them. But a funny prank even to them could make their day. All they hear all day is "No thankyou" or "Why do you keep calling me?!" or "Leave me alone" So.. to make them laugh I would say something like this.

(dont give them time to answer any of the following. just keep talking until you hang up)

Hi, I have a question for you. Are you lonely? Do you hate your job? Would you rather be taking a nap instead of having the phone glued to your ear? Feel like your gonna explode if you hear one more no? Let me help you. YES, I dont want anything your selling. I wish you well through the last hours of your horrible job and thank you for taking the time to listen to me. Have a great day. Then hang up.

I recognized their number from my Caller ID so I answered as the County morgue. They never called back.

When they announce themselves, tell them they've reached the crisis hotline and they're on the air.

Try playing a Dumb Redneck to them. My favorite are the satellite TV sales. I ask lots of questions, like
"How much duct tape it takes to hold that dish on the roof of our mobile home?"
"Do you have that channel with <country star>?"
"How much NASCAR can I watch?"
Finally I ask "What about HD?"
They always say yes and I say
"Dang, my wife won't let me have that no more cause I shot the TV during a hunting show. Bye now, I gotta go fix the El Camino."

When a telemarketer called and asked if he could speak to my fiancee, my fiancee told him to wait just minuete because his boyfreind was playing with his butt and that he was trying to cum in the most annoyingly gay voice I have ever heard. I felt bad for that poor person on the phone but man it was funny!

I am not sure it's a practical joke, but when I receive a telemarketing call who won't take my first "no, thank you" for an answer, I start talking and interrupt my own sentence with a hang-up. I gotta believe that leaves them wondering what happened.

how about a polite "I'm not interested but thanks for checking" Telemarketing is the only job alot of these people can find and at least they are working

act as though you are writing down whatever they say and ask them to spell anything of more than 2 syllables.

every time people call our house my sister picks up the phone and acts like bunny swan (if you dont know who that is go to youtude)and my brother acts like a drunken hilbilly and keeps asking who it is

Hand the phone to a three year old.

I used to be a telemarketer, and the best practical joke I ever got was people pretending (I hope) to be having sex. They were still interested in talking to me and I wasn't allowed to hang up on a potential customer.

My dad and I have a pretty mean joke we like to play on telemarketers. I taught it to him, actually.

If you have some time to mess with them, like 30 minutes or more, it's pretty fun. All you do is pretend you're interested for the first 10 minutes or so, and ask a lot of pertinent questions about whatever product or service they're offering.

Then, at some point when they feel like they have you on the hook, just completely switch gears and begin acting like you're retarded and have no idea what's going on.

We got a call from Anderson Windows once, and my dad tried this out. He had the guy going for a while, and then when the sales guy finally asked if he wanted to go ahead with the order, my dad started just saying "I have window!" over and over again. After a few minutes of confused frustration, the guy hung up on us. LOL

I always say, hang on i will get the owner, then leave the phone on the side until they hang up, sometimes they wait for ages

Try to sell them your car.