Tips for Handling Telemarketers

[Mr. Peanuts]

Since we joined the BT network that doesn't let calls from these places through to your phone, we have only had a couple slip through the net, and we've been part of it for a good six months now.

I have had a few of them get cheeky in the past and start arguing with me- I don't think they appreciate how irritating they are.

[DoTheFandango]

These guys are trying to do a job, and I feel bad being rude to them. My parents feel no such pity and will do the Seinfeld thing.

"How about you give me your home phone number so we can talk about this? You don't want to do that? Well now you know how we feel!"

It gets boring.

[eehh]

What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!!

smells like bullshit..


what i usually do is to say im a bit busy at the moment, but if he/she gives me his/her private phone number and the time he/she eats dinner, ill call him/her back. normally, they dont want to give you their phone number. then i say: "sooooo, you dont like strangers calling you when you eat dinner you either?"

[eehh]

"How about you give me your home phone number so we can talk about this? You don't want to do that? Well now you know how we feel!"

It gets boring.

i need to read what other people are writing.. but this works pretty well

[Cops]

i can't believe that aol still exists.

[Antega]

fucking hate it, i get about 5 a day. depending on my mood ill either shout "FUCKING STFU NOW" and hang up, leave it on the line and go upstairs, or talk really nicely and take the piss out of them.

[HeavenSent]

This guy's an ace at combating telemarketers.
He's hilarious

Tom Mabe

sample audio

Has anyone heard some of pranks this guy does on telemarketers?

[PoD]

we generaly just say some random shit once we reasise its telemarketers, you just gotta say it really loud and excitedly.

"SORRY MAN I CANT TALK RIGHT NOW I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF MASTURBATING SORRY"

"I'M BUSY MAN! I'M PLAYING SNAKES AND LADDERS WITH MY DAD"

"oh okay, just give me one sec while I finish getting undressed"

"well I'm actualy on the toilet right now.. had a bad case of the runs"

this generaly makes THEM hang up on YOU, plus some reaction can be funny :P

[Ewan]

Whenever we get these calls, my Mum usually starts asking them questions like "What's your name" "Who do you work for" "Where are you based" "How did you get this number?" (We are on the UK equivalent of the Do Not Call list)

They normally hang up before she does.

[Troll King]

At least telemarketers are a step up from fax spam.

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[geekbot]

I use my cell phone exclusively so when I got my phone line connected (for DSL) the only calls I got were from telemarketers. One day the phone rang, my roommate picked it up and when the person asked for Brian, he said, "Brian's dead," and hung up. The phone rang again, I picked up. It was my mom- calling back again and wondering why my roommate was saying that I died.

[Troll King]

And then she asked if you were satisfied with your long distance provider.

[Cops]

the best thing you can do is pretend to care for five minutes then put the phone down, telemarketers aren't allowed to hang up so the person has to wait until you hang the phone up.