brianj Posted October 22, 2008 Share ask them what they are wearing....tell them how glad you are that they called and that you need to speak to someone. put phone on desk and leave it for a while. Pickup 5 minutes later. If they are still there, ask them to hold on a second... and put the phone down.wont stop them, but will amuse you no end. or maybe just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Lizard Posted October 22, 2008 Share I thought with the new credit act they are no longer allowed to phone you and offer you a loan It seems that times are so hard that they ignore this- I get at least one call per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianj Posted October 22, 2008 Share And then there is the time share lot..... Good day sir you have won a prize.......... These are the best.... ask them if there will be snacks at the presentation. Tell them you have never won a prize before - can you bring your family? Tell them about your 4 kids, aunt Mavis and your mother in laws boyfriend who is just out of jail. I find the calls drop after this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted October 22, 2008 Share dude... i love your WWF avatar... brilliant!WWF is great! Check this clip on how to deal with telemarketers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8 Brilliant Clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfm1 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Am I the only one getting numerous unsolicited (read: verbal spam) phone calls from various people trying to sell every thing from financial planning solutions to road side assistance. Geez I've had enough. How the f##k do I get them to leave me alone? Where is the opt out link? Because I'm going to hunt down and kill a tele-marketer soon. Yip, just you, cause you're special and they care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Got a call the other day at 22H00 from someone trying to sell insurance. Boy did I have a field day on him. Gave him a free lesson in: "How to read a f#$ng watch before making a call" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted October 22, 2008 Share I dont even ask them to hold or even say good bye............just put the phone down ever so gently and let them carry on talking while I play on the hub work really hard making my great bosses rich and then check every so often if they are still there or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted October 22, 2008 Share What about the "Call Me's" you get from people trying to sell stuff to you. Bloody cheek, as if I'm gonna phone them to sell something to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted October 22, 2008 Share I thought with the new credit act they are no longer allowed to phone you and offer you a loan It seems that times are so hard that they ignore this- I get at least one call per week. They phoned me every hour on the hour in the past (well it felt so anyway)! When they contact you again; ask them where they got all your information from and ask them for the website name where you can remove your info. I cannot remember which website, but unfortunately you have to register your details including your i.d number on this site, and then choose not be contacted by people that would like to sell you all kinds of 'goodies'. I know, some people do not have internet access or do not know the location of the 'on' button on a pc. The website is sponsored by our 'wonderful' government, they are contracted to provide information to retailers with regard to people's credit ratings or something the other, which they then provide/or sell (legally) to retailers who in turn contact law abiding citizens and iretate the crap out of them. Soooo, I just went and registered and chose not to be contacted, they've been off my back ever since!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted October 22, 2008 Share Talk to them, sound interested and then hang up while you are talking, see how many times they call back.Or I just put them on speaker phone, ask the same stupid quetions over and over again. these guys are on targets for short calls and closed deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knersis Posted October 22, 2008 Share I've registered on the DMA website for them not to contact me and my calls are about 20% of what they used to be. http://www.facilities.co.za/dma/dnc.aspx you only have to complete the 1st 4 lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted October 22, 2008 Share I've registered on the DMA website for them not to contact me and my calls are about 20% of what they used to be. http://www.facilities.co.za/dma/dnc.aspx Ja, that's the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markStockton Posted October 22, 2008 Share I've registered on the DMA website for them not to contact me and my calls are about 20% of what they used to be. http://www.facilities.co.za/dma/dnc.aspx you only have to complete the 1st 4 lines. Thanks, registered, now lets see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted October 22, 2008 Share I just tell them i do not discuss my private fiancial situation with a stranger on the phone and not to call me again. Must admit the calls has not stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted October 22, 2008 Share I am a very lonely person and appreciate them calling me. SO I let them talk, a lot. After they through their script, I assess their performance, explain to them that the product they selling sucks, and that although I have appreciated their company for such a long time, no I cannot buy anything without consulting my wife. Could they call back, say tommorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niterider Posted October 22, 2008 Share Here's the anti-telemarketer script... http://www.xs4all.nl/~egbg/counterscript.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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