What do you do when a telemarketer calls?
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I've gotten a few people in trouble with that because we're instructed to dial emergency services for situations which potential clients could be in danger. Most of the time we have your full address so getting the cops to your doorstep isn't hard, and fighting something like that in court doesn't work either (our calls are recorded((at least where I worked they were))).Agayek said:
If they phone me on my mobile I tend to ignore it epically if it read Unknown caller (unless it's a local phone number). If I do answer it from the house or it's a call for me than I either bluff my way out or simple don't give a danm. If those two doesn't work than I simply hang up (I do that automatically for automated calls).
I do the same thing that I do when those people who want to talk about their religion come to my door. I pretend I'm a Satanist, sound very interested in what they're saying,a nd all the whiel just shout fromt ime to time to "keep the ***** quiet, cutting the baby out of her gut cant possibly hurt that much" or "I'm sorry, can you excuse me for a second, I seem to be needed for my spot in the summoning pentagram, i'll be right back".
usually i nver hear from them again, but I almost always get a cop visit in search of some bodies.
or i'll just record a telemarketer's call from before and when they start talking, I start playing mine.
usually i nver hear from them again, but I almost always get a cop visit in search of some bodies.
or i'll just record a telemarketer's call from before and when they start talking, I start playing mine.
I rarely answer the phone.
My wife or eldest have phone duty I just ignore it.
It's either someone trying to sell me something I don't want, some family member I have no interest in speaking to or someone for my wife or daughter.
None of my friends ring anyone. We send/recieve 1 text messege on a Friday and Saturday night. That text contains 1 word .... Pub. The joy of being a simple man, everything that needs to be said in one single word.
My wife or eldest have phone duty I just ignore it.
It's either someone trying to sell me something I don't want, some family member I have no interest in speaking to or someone for my wife or daughter.
None of my friends ring anyone. We send/recieve 1 text messege on a Friday and Saturday night. That text contains 1 word .... Pub. The joy of being a simple man, everything that needs to be said in one single word.
Most of them the first thing they say is "Hello can I please speak to mr.......Kenneeerrrrichht (My last name is kennerknecht (ken-uhr-nekt best I can do to to describe how to say it))" I then hang up
or "Hello can I speak to mr.....kennuhr I can't even pronounce it" I then hang up.
Or my personal favorite "Hello can I speak to mr. kennerknecht (some pronounce it right)" "He's not here right now" "OH is this Mrs. Kennerknecht?" or "Oh when is a good time to call back mame." I then say "I AM MAN ************!!" and then I hang up.
or "Hello can I speak to mr.....kennuhr I can't even pronounce it" I then hang up.
Or my personal favorite "Hello can I speak to mr. kennerknecht (some pronounce it right)" "He's not here right now" "OH is this Mrs. Kennerknecht?" or "Oh when is a good time to call back mame." I then say "I AM MAN ************!!" and then I hang up.
Normally I'll just hang up right away. Though I honestly wish I had a furby that I could just sit next to the phone and start making weird noises at them.
I don't like telemarketers, but it depends on them how I will react. I have never bought anything over the phone and never will. But I am polite as long as the person calling is willing to listen. I know they have a script where they read from and I always try to stop them before they really get going. As soon as I know the call is from a telemarketer I stop them and tell them I'm not interested. I have never, luckily, encountered a very persistent telemarketer.
I could never be a telemarketer, I would be too easy to end the call. And I don't hate telemarketers. I know they are just trying to make money. But please, please just listen when I say I'm not interested. I don't like when I hear people are rude towards telemarketers, I think it's a bit unfair. But telemarketers should be able to hear from the person when the deal is possible, and when not.
I could never be a telemarketer, I would be too easy to end the call. And I don't hate telemarketers. I know they are just trying to make money. But please, please just listen when I say I'm not interested. I don't like when I hear people are rude towards telemarketers, I think it's a bit unfair. But telemarketers should be able to hear from the person when the deal is possible, and when not.
I put my name on the sort of official "do not call" list ages ago, and I've not been pestered by telemarketers in ages. Also possibly because I haven't had an actual phone line in I don't know how long now. But I used to just politely tell them that whatever they were selling I wasn't interested in, period, and wish them a good day and good luck.
Telemarketers are people too. Most of them are just doing their jobs, I don't see it as any reason to be rude just because it's occasionally inconvenient.
Telemarketers are people too. Most of them are just doing their jobs, I don't see it as any reason to be rude just because it's occasionally inconvenient.
If I have the time, I will play them along, sounds really interested and in the end after about 20mins of stringing them along just be all "Lol, no". and hang up.
If I cba or don't have the time I just hang up or say no sorry. Only a few times have I told them literally to fuck off, you know, to the nasty rude ones. Fuck them.
Also, I'm on the list to stop them calling, it obviously doesn't.
If I cba or don't have the time I just hang up or say no sorry. Only a few times have I told them literally to fuck off, you know, to the nasty rude ones. Fuck them.
Also, I'm on the list to stop them calling, it obviously doesn't.
I usually don't pick up. But a mate of mine did something amazing quite a while ago.
He recognized a person on the phone (that has been calling him quite often before) and he just interrupted her in her first sentence with:
NOO!! JUST NO! I DONT WANT TO BUY ANYTHING!! and he hung up. It was a random outburst of rage which was really funny to watch.
He recognized a person on the phone (that has been calling him quite often before) and he just interrupted her in her first sentence with:
NOO!! JUST NO! I DONT WANT TO BUY ANYTHING!! and he hung up. It was a random outburst of rage which was really funny to watch.
Normally, I just hang up as soon as they start talking or if hear the call centre background noise. If I'm sick to death of them, I will get them to start their sales pitch, go get my mobile phone, call up Domino's Pizza and place that phone next to the landline. Hilarity and confusion does then ensue.