Found this funny website about how to have a little fun with the telemarketers. http://funwithtelemarketers.com/ Here is some of my favorites: Wait for the telemarketer to go half way through his discription and say: "I lowered my cholesterol!" Telemarketer: Hello, is (person's name) there? (now be silents for a few sceonds) You say: (whisper) 7 days. (Then hang up!) After they tell you what they are selling, ask them if they want fries with that. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "C'mon Leon, cut it out! Seriously Leon, how's your mom?" "Can you hear me now? ...good" and keep saying that until they hang up. Say, "Hold on one second" find a large metal object and slam in on the ground as hard as you can, after doing so, yell "MY LEG" as loud as possible. Keep screaming until they hang up In the middle of the pitch say "Sshhhh!" and wisper like your scared "I think they're home." When he/she asks who, tell 'em, "The people who live here," then hang up abruptly. Sing in a Mentally Insane Voice at every question they ask: "I'll never tell...I'll Never Tell, I'LL NEVER TELL!"
lol cool. thanks! It is always good to have some humor in these difficult times! I'm gonna try that...but I don't really get that many telemarketer calls anymore since I'm on the Texas No Call list..
Thats good stuff. lol Here is my all time fav though: "Hi. Would you be interested in switching over to TMI Long Distance service?" "Oh, gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number and I'll call you later." "Uh, sorry, we're not allowed to do that." "Oh, I guess you don't want people calling you at home." "No." "Well, now you know how I feel."
Buy this CD if you want to hear the funniest telemarketer calls EVER. Yesterday I set a personal record. I kept the Comcast woman (strikingly Canadian) on the phone for a whopping 14:17. And that's the third time they've called. I find it more angering for them to make them go through everything and then say no. Next time I will get intimate with them...
I wonnnnnder where that came from.... I prefer the ol' "pretend like you're having sex" trick. But my favorite thing to do is to sound very interested in what they are selling and make them explain everything (they get very excited) then say "that sounds great, let's do it". At the very last moment, say "now this doesn't cost anything, right?" When they say yes, act surprised and tell them to forget it.
Telemarketers annoy the crap outta me. I used to blast them every time they called. But then one day it dawned on me, "These are regular people -- people who have been reduced to telemarketing to make a living. TELEMARKETING." After that, I just couldn't do it anymore. When they call (and if I forget to screen it), I politely tell them no thanks, and hang up. But that thread above is pretty dang funny....and tempting.
