what do u do to irritate telemarketers?
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Since I got on both the state and national no-call lists, I rarely get such calls. When I do, I politely end the call quickly. Since very few would choose to be a telemarketer, I assume these are people just trying to make a living and I decline with respect.
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Indiana has (I've heard) the best no-call in the country. I've had maybe 2-3 calls TOTAL since I signed up about 3 years ago. I didn't even bother signing up for the federal list.
Dakota-viking: thanks for the laugh...that was too good.
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Dakota-viking: thanks for the laugh...that was too good.
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From: peggs,ok
well i kinda have a telemarketer thing, my parents were accused of not paying a pso bill in tulsa (60 miles from me) and ive live in pegs for 10 years, but they got my number and no matter how many times i tell them its not my parent they freaking call back, they called today but i was to tired to answer, and what ****es me off is i dont have an answer machine so it just rings and rings and rings, i answered the phone at my school and low and behold a telemarketer, i used the sound board of jack balck wiht his style of push ups, it was so funny , he or she was speechless
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I play the copy cat game with them....
TM-"Hello this is ______ is Danielle...Posseeey...Pessue...Posey...there?"
me-"Hello this is ______ is Danielle...Posseeey...Pessue...Posey...there?"
TM-"Excuse me?"
me-"Excuse me?"
^This goes on for a little while before they say bye and I do the same.
TM-"Hello this is ______ is Danielle...Posseeey...Pessue...Posey...there?"
me-"Hello this is ______ is Danielle...Posseeey...Pessue...Posey...there?"
TM-"Excuse me?"
me-"Excuse me?"
^This goes on for a little while before they say bye and I do the same.
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Originally Posted by dakota_viking
One thing that has always bugged me, and I’m sure it does most of you, is to sit down at the dinner table only to be interrupted by a phone call from a telemarketer. I decided, on one such occasion, to try to be as irritating as they were to me. The call was from AT&T and it went something like this:
Me: Hello
AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T...
Me: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes This is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: YES! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron please?
Me: May I ask who is calling?
AT&T: This is AT&T.
Me: OK, hold on.
At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the phone. Much to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still waiting.
Me: Hello?
AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?
Me: May I ask who is calling please?
AT&T: Yes this is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes this is AT&T...
Me: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, is this Mr. Byron?
Me: Yes, is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: The phone company?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: I thought you said this was AT&T.
AT&T: Yes sir, we are a phone company.
Me: I already have a phone.
AT&T: We aren’t selling phones today Mr. Byron.
Me: Well whatever it is, I’m really not interested but thanks for calling. When you are not interested in something, I don’t think you can express yourself any plainer than by saying “I’m really not interested”, but this lady was persistent.
AT&T: Mr. Byron we would like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Now, I am sure she meant she was offering a “rate” of 10 cents a minute but she at no time used the word rate. I could clearly see that it was time to whip out the trusty old calculator and do a little ciphering.
Me: Now, that’s 10 cents a minute 24 hours a day?
AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes sir that’s right! 24 hours a day!
Me: 7 days a week?
AT&T: That’s right.
Me: 365 days a year?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That’s amazing!
AT&T: We think so!
Me: That’s quite a sum of money!
AT&T: Yes sir, it’s amazing how it ads up.
Me: OK, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560, and if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance?
AT&T: Excuse me?
Me: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
AT&T: What are you talking about?
Me: You said you’d give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1008 per week and
$52,560 per year. I’m just interested in knowing how you will be making
payment.
AT&T: Oh no sir I didn’t mean we’d be paying you. You pay us 10 cents
a minute.
Me: Wait a minute here!!! Didn’t you say you’d give me 10 cents a
minute.
Are you sure this is AT&T?
AT&T: Well, yes this is AT&T sir but......
Me: But nothing, how do you figure that by saying that you’ll give me
10 cents a minute that I’ll give you 10 cents a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing scheme? I’ve read about things like this in the Enquirer you know. Don’t use your alien brainwashing techniques on me.
AT&T: No sir we are offering 10 cents a minute for.....
Me: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please!
AT&T: Sir I don’t think that is necessary.
Me: Sure! You say that now! What happens later?
AT&T: What?
Me: I insist on speaking to a supervisor!
AT&T: Yes Mr. Byron. Please hold on. So now AT&T has me on hold and my supper is getting cold. I begin to eat while I’m waiting for a supervisor. After a wait of a few minutes and while I have a mouth full of food:
Supervisor: Mr. Byron?
Me: Yeth?
Supervisor: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents
a minute program.
Me: Id thish Ath Teeth & Teeth?
Supervisor: Yes sir, it sure is.
I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful not to produce a snort.
Me: No, actually I was just waiting for someone to get back to me so
that I could sign up for the plan.
Supervisor: OK, no problem, I’ll transfer you back to the person who
was helping you.
Me: Thank you.
I was on hold once again and was getting really hungry. I needed to
end this conversation.
Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice at the other end
of the phone.
AT&T: Hello Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in
signing up for our plan?
Me: Do you have that friends and family thing because you can never
have enough friends and I’m an only child and I’d really like to have a little brother...
AT&T: (click)
Me: Hello
AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T...
Me: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes This is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: YES! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron please?
Me: May I ask who is calling?
AT&T: This is AT&T.
Me: OK, hold on.
At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the phone. Much to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still waiting.
Me: Hello?
AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?
Me: May I ask who is calling please?
AT&T: Yes this is AT&T...
Me: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes this is AT&T...
Me: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, is this Mr. Byron?
Me: Yes, is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: The phone company?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: I thought you said this was AT&T.
AT&T: Yes sir, we are a phone company.
Me: I already have a phone.
AT&T: We aren’t selling phones today Mr. Byron.
Me: Well whatever it is, I’m really not interested but thanks for calling. When you are not interested in something, I don’t think you can express yourself any plainer than by saying “I’m really not interested”, but this lady was persistent.
AT&T: Mr. Byron we would like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Now, I am sure she meant she was offering a “rate” of 10 cents a minute but she at no time used the word rate. I could clearly see that it was time to whip out the trusty old calculator and do a little ciphering.
Me: Now, that’s 10 cents a minute 24 hours a day?
AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes sir that’s right! 24 hours a day!
Me: 7 days a week?
AT&T: That’s right.
Me: 365 days a year?
AT&T: Yes sir.
Me: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That’s amazing!
AT&T: We think so!
Me: That’s quite a sum of money!
AT&T: Yes sir, it’s amazing how it ads up.
Me: OK, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560, and if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance?
AT&T: Excuse me?
Me: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
AT&T: What are you talking about?
Me: You said you’d give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1008 per week and
$52,560 per year. I’m just interested in knowing how you will be making
payment.
AT&T: Oh no sir I didn’t mean we’d be paying you. You pay us 10 cents
a minute.
Me: Wait a minute here!!! Didn’t you say you’d give me 10 cents a
minute.
Are you sure this is AT&T?
AT&T: Well, yes this is AT&T sir but......
Me: But nothing, how do you figure that by saying that you’ll give me
10 cents a minute that I’ll give you 10 cents a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing scheme? I’ve read about things like this in the Enquirer you know. Don’t use your alien brainwashing techniques on me.
AT&T: No sir we are offering 10 cents a minute for.....
Me: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please!
AT&T: Sir I don’t think that is necessary.
Me: Sure! You say that now! What happens later?
AT&T: What?
Me: I insist on speaking to a supervisor!
AT&T: Yes Mr. Byron. Please hold on. So now AT&T has me on hold and my supper is getting cold. I begin to eat while I’m waiting for a supervisor. After a wait of a few minutes and while I have a mouth full of food:
Supervisor: Mr. Byron?
Me: Yeth?
Supervisor: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents
a minute program.
Me: Id thish Ath Teeth & Teeth?
Supervisor: Yes sir, it sure is.
I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful not to produce a snort.
Me: No, actually I was just waiting for someone to get back to me so
that I could sign up for the plan.
Supervisor: OK, no problem, I’ll transfer you back to the person who
was helping you.
Me: Thank you.
I was on hold once again and was getting really hungry. I needed to
end this conversation.
Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice at the other end
of the phone.
AT&T: Hello Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in
signing up for our plan?
Me: Do you have that friends and family thing because you can never
have enough friends and I’m an only child and I’d really like to have a little brother...
AT&T: (click)
BAHAHAHAHA
I gotta try that one!!! Im actually lookin forward to there calls tomorrow
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From: Kyle, Texas
i usually try to sell them a beat up chebby pickup truck.... or some other ridiculous item.
sometimes i pass the phone around to all my friends and confuse the heck outta them, they dont know what to think.
sometimes i pass the phone around to all my friends and confuse the heck outta them, they dont know what to think.
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From: S/C Texas
My wife decided we no longer needed to be unlisted. 
I'm not happy.
I have no idea if I irritate telemarketers.......cant hear them over my hung up phone.
I do try to be polite.....but it never works.
Oh, and AT&T........ No chance......no one yet has been able to beat my unlimited long distance thru SBC. I dont like 'em, but its about free with the calls we make.
I'm not happy.I have no idea if I irritate telemarketers.......cant hear them over my hung up phone.
I do try to be polite.....but it never works.
Oh, and AT&T........ No chance......no one yet has been able to beat my unlimited long distance thru SBC. I dont like 'em, but its about free with the calls we make.
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Answer the phone and then state that you have to go and get the person. Keep going back to the phone every 15 - 20 mins ro see if they are still there. The longest that this has gone on was an hour in which I stated I was not intrested and hung up the phone.
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I was living with my mom when I was still in highschool and this guy kept calling about interest rates and a mortgage and all that. Well my mom had refinanced 2 times already and we were sitting pretty with the lowest rate we had ever seen. This guy got so ****ed at my mom for being polite and saying we didn't need it that he started to yell at her and call her names. I got the guys name, company name and number, and called back 30 minutes later, asked for the guy and proceeded to tell him that if he wished to refinance our home he would have to do it for free and give us a lower rate than what we had now, which would mean the company would lose tons of money on us, he tried to get all pushy, so I started in on the economics of it all, after a 20 minute speech on this he realized I knew what I was talking about and he didn't so he tried to make stuff up on the spot, I told him if the company called again we would see them in court. Since then we got 1 call a month max from random companies.
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From: North Carolina
I actually enjoy calls from telemarketers cause its so much fun! When they call, Immedialy interrupt them and ask them what there credit card number is, what there bank account number is, where they live, there address etc. I also tell them that if the call exceeds 1 minute then I start charging them for the call. It makes em so mad they hang up after about 1-2 minutes.
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From: Middle of the Rockies
I use to hang up or be cruel, and then my niece became a tele marketer trying to work her way through school. That made me lighten up on them, knowing they may just be doing what they have to to get by.
However, if your not interested in what they have, then Dakota Vikings script would lead to great fun for all.
However, if your not interested in what they have, then Dakota Vikings script would lead to great fun for all.