20 responces for telemarketers
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| Thu, 03-12-2009 - 11:01am |
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, "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 dog just died . . . "
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, how long it has been in business, how many people work there, how they
got into this line of work if they are married, how many kids they have, etc.
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 and 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 out blood? Can you get
out goat blood? How about human blood?"
9. After the Telemarketer gives his or her spiel, ask him or her to marry you.
When they get all flustered, tell them that you can't just give your credit card
number to a complete stranger.
10. Tell the Telemarketer that you work for the same company, and they can't
sell to employees.
11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a Telemarketer, set the
receiver down, scream, "Oh my God!" and then hang up.
12. Tell the Telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask him/her if he/she
will give you his/her home phone number so you can call him/her back. When the
Telemarketer explains that telemarketers cannot give out their home numbers say,
"I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?" The Telemarketer
will agree and you say, "Me either!" 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. Ask them to fax the information to you, and make up a number.
17. Tell the Telemarketer, "Okay, I'll listen to you. But I should probably
tell you, I'm not wearing any clothes."
18. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come
on, Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's your momma?"
19. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up . . .
louder . . . louder . . .
20. Tell them to talk very slowly, because you want to write every word down.





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Ohhhh..I am sending this list to John!!! The man is way too nice..way not like me!! LOL!! He speaks politely to the pain in the asse callers, listens to their whole spiel, and..get this..after politely telling them, in too many words, why he can't accept their offer... he tells them...he appreciates their calling him!!! Not kidding!!!
What happened to the "no call list"???
Some are so bad Donna
Here they started a no call list. they can't call anyone for a couple years, that is on the list....well that is the law. Now some of them do not care and are getting fined. While others seam to have gotten ahold of the list and are using it to bother people.
On the news they said more people that put their names on the list are getting calls, than
we have that list too Cincin.
Not enough people to go after the callers . also they think they are using the lists to call the numbers.
there is a number here that is a series of 0's that calls and when you answer there is no one there.
The worst is there is an african number that if you call back they charge you. It was on snoops. i guess your local phone company just passes the charges on...so don't call back!
I don't ever call back!!
Cincin
I hate when charities call. if i want to give i contact them. Also weget mail outs here yearly with a list of charities and where to send money if you want.
I give to sally ann and telemiracle...beyond that i hate being guilted. there is just so much money around for everyone!
I KWYM!! Some solicitation calls fall through the cracks even though we are on the national no call lists. The ones we get are our credit card companies, we each have a different card, wanting us to buy insurance on the balance. The other is various charitable businesses wanting donations. I also have gotten a few surveys too. I'd rather get junk in my mail than on my phone. I always tell them to put me on their do not call lists, but that only lasts for awhile before here they come again! Hate those calls!!
I could never work for a telemarketing company, or whatever they call these types that call me. I would feel so guilty bothering people with these darned unwanted calls, but if that's the only employment one can find, then they have to do what they have to do to survive. I don't have to like it though!!
Edited 3/12/2009 5:58 pm ET by neverstopping
It is bad here Donna
They tell us to register all our phones(cell too) now io get telemarketers sometimes on my cell. Lovely when on the road. I have told a few off. Maybe not nice...but my cell?? In traffic?? with me being charged for their call?? Not right!
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