Telemarketers

[Lanse]

What do you guys do with telemarketers?? I took the cordless out to the barn with me, was waiting for a call. Anyway, it rang, something about a morgage. Poor guy got the Sheep treatment (when you call the vocal sheep over and dangle the phone over the fence). Other treatments include the Johnny Cash treatment, the Willie Nelson Treatment, The Nickelback treatment. Or the me singing treatment. Basicially me singing/screaming into the phone and making guitar noises. Dont use that much. Dangling the phone over the toilet and flushing it is most common.

 

[MrJimi]

I got on the
do not call list
and it works great
Jim

 

[RonMar]

goto The national do not call registery and register your phone numbers. Saves wear and tear on the phone and I don't have to wipe the growling dog slobber off after I get one of those calls

https://www.donotcall.gov/

I still occasionally get calls from my bank/credit card companies(and I think some sponsored charities can still legally call) trying to sell me more features, but since you already do business with them, they can call you legally. I just tell them I do no business over the phone unless I originate the call and hang up.

 

[ToadHill]

Before the "do not call registry" I used to ask for their home phone so I could call them back when I developed an interest in whatever they were selling. Since they wouldn't give it they got a load hangup in the ear.

 

[radman1]

I will tell them there is someone at door and I will be right back and leave the phone connected. Sometimes they will wait a couple of minutes or longer. The record is about 7-8 minutes.

 

[EddieWalker]

I don't get any calls since the Do Not Call list came out, but when I did, I always asked the to hold a second and I'll be right back. I never timed it, but they were always gone when I checked.

Eddie

 

[mjncad]

I'm on the Do Not Call list and in general it works fine, except politicians, survey takers and charities are exempt; so they still pester me. I have Caller ID and if I see "Unknown Name" and/or "Unknown Number" and/or "Toll Free" and/or something that is not familiar, I ignore it.

Today the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) called FOUR times according to my Caller ID! I sent them a snottygram via email tonight telling them to take my number off their list and after having that many calls in one day from them; that I would not donate anything to their organization ever again.

For the record, my father was a WW2 vet who spent the last 20+ years (yes, years) of his life in Veteran's Hospitals; so I am not unsympathetic to vets.

 

[Bird]

I, too, am on the "Do Not Call" list and it generally works pretty well. But lately, in this area, people (including us) are getting phone calls claiming to be from Point Bank saying that you need to call about your account. And the caller ID shows "Point Bank". Point Bank is a local bank with quite a number of branches, but I don't know how widespread they are. The Denton police have received a number of complaints and think it's a scam to get information for identity theft and that it's based in Guatemala.

 

[chh]

There are some funny telemarketer calls on youtube. The do not call list is easier.. The ones that still get thru just get hung up on.

 

[Champy]

I always ask what they're selling and then make up a totally opposite story or comment:

i.e...selling hair care products......."I'm bald, are you hairassing me?"
....mortgage brokers......."I'm in bankrupcy court, can I call you back in a week?"
....charities soliciting donation......."How much 'r you gonna give me? I only want cash...none of them usless fake checks or coupons this time!"
...selling insurance...."I have VD and only 6 wks to live...how much for a $1M policy?"
......carpet cleaning..."Can you get goat's blood out too?"
....Alumni donations..."Why should I donate - I was expelled my senior year"

...etc.....it can get pretty entertaining just pulling their legs and having sport with 'em