Tele-marketers

[Mom]

Bit of a bonaza of these fuckers up our way tonight.

First was Mercury Energy...

Not interested, goodbye!

Then the "Private Caller" called again. Said to Maha, "bet that's SKY". And it was.

Young fella, "hi I'm calling from sky", I asked him to hold the line and said to Maha, "what did I fucken tell you?"

Finished the call with sorry not interested or similar. I was actually very polite for me, I normally tell them to fuck off! Loudly!

Then another call, from "private number" apparently, the caller felt "threatened". FFS!

These fuckers piss me off, I have registered this phone number to not receive calls, makes no difference.

Maha is going to attempt to do the same tomorrow, I feel sorry for the next poor baby that rings here, in my relax time, to attempt to sell me something I dont want, is all I can say.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, young fellas trying to make a living and all that. But to get a call back , because he felt threatened? Lucky I did not launch as I can do...

How many of you guys have asked NOT to be rung that still get these calls?

[Laava]

Ask them to hold and put the phone close to tv with maori channel on. Esp good with Bombay call centres!

[MIXONE]

My wife is still niave enough to beleive some of the bs tactics they come up with.
I find that either "not interested" or "fuck off" depending on the caller works for me.

[Mom]

My wife is still niave enough to beleive some of the bs tactics they come up with.
I find that either "not interested" or "fuck off" depending on the caller works for me.

I did not even tell this little pincess to fuck off and they called back 'cos he felt threatened

Worst of all, we dont have the name of the marketing company, nor the female that called back to tell on me to my husband

I am offended

[madandy]

We dont answer the landline after 7pm. Friends and family call/txt to our mobiles so no risk of offending a telemarketer, though when caught out I just hang up

[Mom]

We dont answer the landline after 7pm. Friends and family call/txt to our mobiles so no risk of offending a telemarketer, though when caught out I just hang up

Stupid us

We still rely on a landline for our communication.

But seriously, I want to know who else has asked not to be called and still is?

[madandy]

Well, I must come clean now as 15 years ago, while desperate for a dollar I worked for a few weeks as a Telemarketer. We were given a copy of the Nationwide directory and told everyone listed was to be phoned. Only those who witheld their details from being printed in a phone book wer spared

[Oakie]

But seriously, I want to know who else has asked not to be called and still is?

Yep. Did that a few years ago and it seems to have worked a treat. The only ones it doesn't seem to have stopped are the ones who call up wanting a donation for the disease of the week ... althogh to be honest that's probably only once every 3 months or so. Oh, and Microsoft wanting to fix my computer every now and then of course.

[pouakai]

I tell'em I charge for my time and if they would give an address where I can forward my invoice I keep talking to them - they generally hang up pretty feckin quick !
;-)

[awa355]

Years ago it was recommended to blow a high pitched whistle into the phone as a way to deal with obcene ph calls. Worked a treat

Fuck my ears haven't been the same since.

[Akzle]

unplug thn phone

[davereid]

Well my step mother Maureen is the winner.

Maureen "Hello"

Private caller "Hi do you want your windows fixed he has the virus" <---- or whatever

Maureen "So nice of you to call. I live alone and have no family. I'm so lonely"

Private caller "Hi do you want your windows fixed he has the virus" <---- or whatever

Maureen "Is it nice where you are. Its nice here. I took the cat for a walk to the vets its has ringworm on its arse. Do you have a cat, I love cats"

Private caller "Hi do you want your windows fixed he has the virus" <---- or whatever

Maureen "yes, what sort of cat do you have. I had a bird but its dead. Or maybe resting. My friend John Clease says its resting, do you have a bird, do you know how to tell ?"

Private caller "Hi do you want your windows fixed he has the virus" <---- or whatever

Maureen "it doesn't eat much food which is good cos I'm on the pension. Do get the pension where you live"

CLICK

[Flip]

I just say "no thanks" and imeadiately hang up.

Very few call back.

[gijoe1313]

I just do the "Hello, this is an automated message. In 10 seconds at the tone, it will be 12 o'clock. All calls are charged at $4.99 for this service ... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 ..." or "I'd like a hawaiian pizza, thin crust" and hang up ... even done the blood curdling scream, dropped a phone book on the floor and then hang up ... depends how creative I'm feeling!

[Banditbandit]

I invariably hang up as soon as possible .. Sometimes I play with the silly fuckers .. as in:


Me: Hello?

Them: Hello I'm from (wherever).

Me: (said very slowly in a Forest Gump style) Hello? I'm sorry, I am blind. I will get my guide dog to listen to you and tell me what you are saying. Can you please count to five, while I put the phone by the dog's ear and then you can start talking again.

Them: Are you ... (whatever)

Me: I'm sorry my dog told me that you had already finished before I got the phone to his ear .. can you please count to five and then start talking again so my dog can hear you.

Them (whatever)

Me: You are not very good at this ... my dog tells me that you had already started talking when the phone was beside his ear. Please Please count to five as I am not very quick at getting the phone to the dog's ear as I am blind and I cannot see the dog's ear and will have to feel for it. Are you ready?

Them: Yes

Me: No the dog still tells me that you said Yes before the phone got to his ear ...

(and so on)

It's just amazing how long some of the silly shits will hang onto the phone for and try to follow the instructions ... I once made four minutes doing this .. and fell over laughing when the shithead finally hung up .....


Very entertaining ..