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You know, all you have to say is I am not interested and have a nice day. All these people are trying to do is make a living just like anyone else. Yes they can be annoying when you are doing something but just remember there is another human being on the other end just like you.
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Originally Posted by Legoland951
You know, all you have to say is I am not interested and have a nice day. All these people are trying to do is make a living just like anyone else. Yes they can be annoying when you are doing something but just remember there is another human being on the other end just like you.
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Legoland951 "You know, all you have to say is I am not interested and have a nice day. All these people are trying to do is make a living just like anyone else. Yes they can be annoying when you are doing something but just remember there is another human being on the other end just like you."
Who in their right mind would take a job that requires them to call people at the most inopportune times, launch into a spiel without even giving the person on the other end an opportunity to speak, and then expect to be treated with any degree of respect in return? To these people the person on the other end is just a number. Some level (perhaps 90%) of hangups is expected.
One of these folks called my parents' home one evening just as the whole family was sitting down to eat. Before my dad could utter a word the girl on the other end launched into her script. When he finally got a word in he asked if he could call her back later. She said, "No, I'm going home in a few minutes." My dad responded with, "Well, what's the matter; you don't want me calling you at home?" The girl replied "Of course not". My dad then said, "Well now you know exactly how I feel." She hung up on him. The whole situation was eerily like a Seinfeld episode I once watched.
Who in their right mind would take a job that requires them to call people at the most inopportune times, launch into a spiel without even giving the person on the other end an opportunity to speak, and then expect to be treated with any degree of respect in return? To these people the person on the other end is just a number. Some level (perhaps 90%) of hangups is expected.
One of these folks called my parents' home one evening just as the whole family was sitting down to eat. Before my dad could utter a word the girl on the other end launched into her script. When he finally got a word in he asked if he could call her back later. She said, "No, I'm going home in a few minutes." My dad responded with, "Well, what's the matter; you don't want me calling you at home?" The girl replied "Of course not". My dad then said, "Well now you know exactly how I feel." She hung up on him. The whole situation was eerily like a Seinfeld episode I once watched.
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I can never keep a straight face while messing with the telemarketers, but my grandfather is a natural. Maybe its 30+ years of experiance in the intel and spook business, but he can get all sorts of info from them, and usually ends up getting them to believe that some sort of horrible tragety just happened in their local. usually something along the lines of this:
Him: "Hello"
Telemarker:"Good evening sir, are you the head of household"
Him: Yes, whats this call about?
TM: This is AT&T and we can save you money. . . .
Him: Thats an interesting accent, are you calling from Georgia?
TM: No sir, North Carolina
Him: Interesting, I have family there, what city
TM: Charlotte
Him: Oh, wow, how close to the airport are you?
TM: About 12 miles
Him: Then, did you hear it?
TM: Hear what?
Him: The explosion, The fuel tanks at the airport just exploded 10 minutes ago, its on CNN right now.
TM: No way, I
Him: yeah, go check it out.
TM: (yelling to office) Hey everybody, did you hear about the airport, it blew up.
etc.
Him: "Hello"
Telemarker:"Good evening sir, are you the head of household"
Him: Yes, whats this call about?
TM: This is AT&T and we can save you money. . . .
Him: Thats an interesting accent, are you calling from Georgia?
TM: No sir, North Carolina
Him: Interesting, I have family there, what city
TM: Charlotte
Him: Oh, wow, how close to the airport are you?
TM: About 12 miles
Him: Then, did you hear it?
TM: Hear what?
Him: The explosion, The fuel tanks at the airport just exploded 10 minutes ago, its on CNN right now.
TM: No way, I
Him: yeah, go check it out.
TM: (yelling to office) Hey everybody, did you hear about the airport, it blew up.
etc.
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my phone says "no soliciting" on it- but they call anyways.
one time i answered the phone and set it next to the tv and made them listen to King of Queens for a few minutes.
one time i answered the phone and set it next to the tv and made them listen to King of Queens for a few minutes.
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My favorite is the "free magazines" call. The first time I was suckered in for a long pitch, picking magazines, etc, until the caller informed me there was a $6.95 per month "service charge" When I protested, "you said they were free" I got another sales pitch about what a good deal this was. I pointed out that 12x6.95 hardly seemed a good deal and far from "free.".
Now when they call I immediately say, "If they are free, send' em!" usually they hang up right away.
Now when they call I immediately say, "If they are free, send' em!" usually they hang up right away.
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I like my dad's reply to the guy who tried to sell us gas heating. He had the solicitor convinced that we had a small nuclear reactor in the basement powering the house. The guy was asking all sorts of questions about how easy it was to run and how safe it was. I kinda felt bad for him, I mean he was honestly convinced that we had a radioactive power plant in the house.