Mom 1 - Telemarketer 0

[Mom]

I am a bit more than quietly celebrating a win tonight.

You will know I detest being annoyed in my own time by people trying to sell me shit on the phone.

SKY comes in for special mention more often than not to be fair, but generally, I am not a fan.

Tonight I answered a call from PRIVATE CALLER, my mistake I agree, but hey...

A female, who most certainly had English as a second language, asked if she could speak to Mrs XYZ, a name I have not used in such a long time.

I waited for a moment, to settle the first reaction that came to mind.

Then I asked "What do you want?!"

Her response...

"Oh, never mind"

:lol: :clap:

[98tls]

I am a bit more than quietly celebrating a win tonight.

You will know I detest being annoyed in my own time by people trying to sell me shit on the phone.

SKY comes in for special mention more often than not to be fair, but generally, I am not a fan.

Tonight I answered a call from PRIVATE CALLER, my mistake I agree, but hey...

A female, who most certainly had English as a second language, asked if she could speak to Mrs XYZ, a name I have not used in such a long time.

I waited for a moment, to settle the first reaction that came to mind.

Then I asked "What do you want?!"

Her response...

"Oh, never mind"

:lol: :clap:

Nice work M:clap:I always say "hang on a moment" call the dog over and get him to "speak up" for 30 seconds or so,they just hang up everytime.

[Smifffy]

I like to ask "So what are you wearing?"

[Mom]

I like to ask "So what are you wearing?"

You scare me...

[98tls]

I like to ask "So what are you wearing?"

:killingmeWhen they say "it will only take 5 minutes of your time" ive often wanted to reply "no problem just give me a sec to take my pants off".

[Mom]

:killingmeWhen they say "it will only take 5 minutes of your time" ive often wanted to reply "no problem just give me a sec to take my pants off".

:sick: Oh deary me...

You guys make me feel normal :weird:

[Mushu]

There's a game you can play with telemarketers.
You tell them your not the owner of the phone but you'll get them and then every now and then get back on the phone and assure them they are coming.
The objective is to keep them on the phone for as long as you can. They want to waste your time, waste theirs.

[98tls]

:sick: Oh deary me...

You guys make me feel normal :weird:

OK you got me,truth is if i say "give me a sec to take my pantyhose off "they might get the wrong idea.

[Smifffy]

There's a game you can play with telemarketers.
You tell them your not the owner of the phone but you'll get them and then every now and then get back on the phone and assure them they are coming.
The objective is to keep them on the phone for as long as you can. They want to waste your time, waste theirs.

Yup, done that one too.

[scissorhands]

These are golden moments to savour, never waste these opportunities to exercise some demons, bad monkeys dwell inside all of us

[Smifffy]

You scare me...

TBH, I did once have a telemarketing female speaker of english as a second language once change tack and ask me if i wanted a wife.

I was like "But you just told me I have a nasty virus"

[Smifffy]

These are golden moments to savour, never waste these opportunities to exercise some demons, bad monkeys dwell inside all of us

I bet when you say that, it freaks 'em right out.

[Akzle]

These are golden moments to savour, never waste these opportunities to exercise some demons, bad monkeys dwell inside all of us

this is why we can't have nice things...

[98tls]

These are golden moments to savour, never waste these opportunities to exercise some demons, bad monkeys dwell inside all of us

Gimme a sec....right then carry on:shifty:

[nerrrd]

You guys are much better at this than me. if I pick up the phone, say hello and there's no answer, just the usual pause from the dialing machine or whatever, I just wait for them to say hello and then I don't answer - after a bit they usually hang up on their own.

[scissorhands]

I bet when you say that, it freaks 'em right out.

actually i normally say in an affected loud voice:
'just let me get my mother!'
then i have a mock mother/older son argument in the background, come back after 2min and say
'just wait a minute!' in another loud voice
then never return to the phone and hang it up 10min later

[unstuck]

Im lucky enough to have most of my music right next to the phone, place handpiece on speaker and turn it up. They soon fuck off.:Punk::Punk:

[BuzzardNZ]

Not that I'm muscially gifted, but I do own a trumpet, I can't play it but I can get a pretty loud blast out of it when I need to.
I sits within reach of my landline, especially for when the telemarketers call!

[george formby]

Not had much hassle from beggars & pedlars at this new house, must be the local demographic, it's down there somewhere.
I did pick up a call during smoko at work recently, someone trying to sell "employee insurance" whatever that is. Male, Kiwi. They stated the name of their company & asked if they could speak to the owner, I lied about my status, the manager would have just hung up anyway.
Anyhoo, being of a mischievous bent after too much fruit juice & being well loaded with farty goodness I uttered a few grunts, sighs & a wee chuff during the first minute or so of the spiel. They asked if I was ok, I replied that "I was taking a dump" & talking on the cordless. Silence, followed by "I will you call back".
Not that day they didn't.

[awa355]

Two words " Fuck off". :done:

[ellipsis]

...i just give them the phone number of the last person to fuck me off and tell them that these people are after what you are peddling...works every time and my anger or fucked off-ness towards the intended recipient of next call, dissipates...therapeutic almost...

[Gremlin]

...i just give them the phone number of the last person to fuck me off and tell them that these people are after what you are peddling...works every time and my anger or fucked off-ness towards the intended recipient of next call, dissipates...therapeutic almost...
Haha, reminds me of this joke: http://www.manbottle.com/humor/Anger_Management

[Maha]

Not had much hassle from beggars & pedlars at this new house, must be the local demographic, it's down there somewhere.
I did pick up a call during smoko at work recently, someone trying to sell "employee insurance" whatever that is. Male, Kiwi. They stated the name of their company & asked if they could speak to the owner, I lied about my status, the manager would have just hung up anyway.
Anyhoo, being of a mischievous bent after too much fruit juice & being well loaded with farty goodness I uttered a few grunts, sighs & a wee chuff during the first minute or so of the spiel. They asked if I was ok, I replied that "I was taking a dump" & talking on the cordless. Silence, followed by "I will you call back".
Not that day they didn't.

...'angon 'angon 'angon...eeeeeeeewhooooaaaaahhhhhhhmmmmmm......... ok, how can I help ya?

[Mom]

You lot are revoltingly funny.

Feel sorry for Akxle though, he is a bit shy about this, but was happy to share it with me via a rep comment. He was once a telemarketer in America, and used to be told this all the time...

'in he words of the great america: lick my dick and suck on my balls"

Poor bastard, it was in "he" world too, wonder if he would care to share what exactly he was attempting to sell...

More red rep heading my way I guess :yawn:

[Mom]

Two words " Fuck off". :done:

Last time I said that, they called back because I was abusive and intimidating. I don't know why this number does not come up with red lights and bells of warning...

[Akzle]

awwww whinge whinge hairy minge.

[Akzle]

http://www.phonespamfilter.co.nz/