OT: Do you hate Telemarketters as much as I do?

[RigaMortus]

Found a website where you can get on a list to have your phone number removed from telemarketters. If you hate them as much as I do, it might be worth checking out.

http://www.nocallsplease.com/

 

[kenjib]

Thanks for the link. I'm one of those lucky people with a hard to pronounce last name: Baugham (pronounced "bomb").

When they call:

"Hello is Mr. Bogman there?"

*click*...brrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Dark Psion]

One of the guys at work sell insurance in his free time. When a telemarketer calls him, he tries to sell them.

 

[Zigmutt]

Dark Psion:
One of the guys at work sell insurance in his free time. When a telemarketer calls him, he tries to sell them.

that is awesome.

I do something like that. It used to annoy the heck out of me- unitl I realized that they would always call around dinner- when they know there is someone at home. So i would just tell them that i am busy having dinner right nopw, and if they leave their name and number i would be more than happy to call them back later.

Most of them hang up right away. I had a guy give me his work number- boy was that a mistake. I called him all day the next day. Needless to say that that credit card comapny- or was it a long distance phone co?- never called me again.

Another thing I learned is that these guys are commission based- or at least call based income- so the more they call- or sign up- the more they get paid. So if you want them to hang up on you- just cut them off mid-pitch and ramble on about your shiny new nickel.

But the best thing I do is pretend to be a fish store. so right after their schpeal about what company they are, i blurt out "YOU WANT FISH?" and that usually ends it.

most people are too nice to these people. I know that they are just trying to make a living, but it is at our expense. It's time to take back thr peace and tranquility of home life- and not be bothered by telemarketers.

But the phone isn't all- I once had a person come up to my apartment and try to sell me knives. naturally- i told her that I was a poor student, and she responded, "aww, don't give me that poor student thing. If you don't want to buy any, just say so..." So I said, "I don't want any" and slammed the door.

 

[Taloras]

I have a friend thats a telemarketer. I just told him that if he sees my last name come up on his list, to delete it, or id kill him.

 

[Numion]

I don't hate telemarketers. They never call me. I've only got a cell phone, and I guess they don't call those often. Maybe also the operator switch has helped a little.

 

[Sidran]

Ok all you Telecom Haters

Here is the freaking deal....We go to work take crap all day from idiots who do stupid things the way you guys described or worse
Not to mention the monitorings from our upty ups, and We cant tell you to get a life, go to hell, or Hang up on you

So shove it ok,

I dont want to here but they are annoying, so what so we are the ants in your pants, We are a necessary evil without Telecom, and the people who slave for it Alot of the things you find useful would be A) harder to get, B) Not even there, or C) a headache to repair

At the least we are courteous if you say no more than twice we say well thanks and have a nice day. We say Hello, Please, If you would like, and Have a nice day which is alot less annoying than the things that People with your philosophies like to say.

So next time the friendly voice of the Visa Salesman comes on the Phone don't be a jerk, cuz hey he might just be a DnDer, or a nice guy who is working in an evil industry.

If you dont like Telecom have your phone number unlisted they just take a phone book and start dialing down the list its all they do. Or if they use randon dialers its still your obligation to either put a block on your phone for certain numbers or to unlist your number Get Caller ID

RANT ENDED


OH and hmm hmm Have a nice day hmm hmm



Just felt I should play my own devils advocate

 

[vic20]

Shove it?

Oh boy.... at least the thread is marked as Off Topic.

"Shove it?"

My home is mine. My time is mine. If somebody calls me in my home, on my time, and thinks they can dictate the bounds of my behaviour, then I think the shoving is going the wrong way friend.

You describe the hell of working as if your suffering elevates you above the 90% of the population that hates their job. Part of your hell involves interrupting peoples lives. If you can't have a sense of humor about people that choose to play with you when you invade their space instead of just "going off" on you like they are entitled to do, then I *seriously* recommend you find other work.

YOU WANT FISH?

 

[tburdett]

Here are some fun things to do to telemarketers.

1) If you are a guy, and the telemarketer is a guy, come on to him. Tell him you like his voice and that you are trying to imagine him in whatever situation you think would make him feel most uncomfortable. Ask for his name, what he is wearing, etc. Don't even comment or pay attention to what he is trying to sell. This will either clear the line in a hurry, or earn you a friend who knows your telephone number. Use with caution!

2) Just put the phone down. Wait about 5 minutes and then hang it up. Not as much fun, but it doesn't take up any of your time either.

3) This is for the truly cruel with too much time on their hands. Act really, really interested. Listen very intently and ask a lot of pertinant questions. Keep commenting that this sounds like the ideal product or service for you AND your friends. Keep them talking for as long as possible. When it finally gets to the point where they start talking about payment you take it to the next level. You ask them if you can order the product for other people as well. Make up 5 - 10 people on the spot and give them a bogus address for each. Keep them talking and typing for as long as possible and then perform the coup de grace. Tell them, "Oh, by the way, just kidding." and hang up.

4) This is a little childish, but it's a LOT of fun. Remember when you were a kid and you would repeat what somebody else would say until it drove them nuts? Well, I can attest to the fact that telemarketers hate it too! Just listen for a few seconds and then start repeating what they say back to them word for word. Say NOTHING else. Just repeat what they say until they hang up. This has earned me more foul language than any of the other tactics. Probably more than all of the others combined.

5) Just keep saying "Hello?" over and over again. Not very original, but it works.

Anybody else have any ideas?

 

[Tsyr]

I prefer my fathers solution, which I shall copy next year when I'm on my own...

He threatens legal action unless they remove his name from their list... if they call again, he considers it harrasement and will contact a lawyer. It works surprisingly well.