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Some guy has been giving my cell phone number out to telemarketers for years
and telling them that it is a wrong number usually only leads to them trying
to sell ME something before I tell them to take me off their calling list.
Recently I have found a simple thing to say to get them to leave me alone
without even needing to ask.
*ring*
Me: "Hello"
Telemarketer: "Hi. Can I please speak to Mr. _______?"
Me: "I am sorry, but Mr. _______ has passed away."
looooong pause.....
Telemarketer: "I'm sorry to hear that."
*click*
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:22:49 -0500, Mike Hough wrote:
> Some guy has been giving my cell phone number out to telemarketers for
> years and telling them that it is a wrong number usually only leads to
> them trying to sell ME something before I tell them to take me off their
> calling list. Recently I have found a simple thing to say to get them to
> leave me alone without even needing to ask.
>
> *ring*
>
> Me: "Hello"
>
> Telemarketer: "Hi. Can I please speak to Mr. _______?"
>
> Me: "I am sorry, but Mr. _______ has passed away."
>
> looooong pause.....
>
> Telemarketer: "I'm sorry to hear that."
>
> *click*
Nice, I might have to try that with one that keeps calling here....
Jim
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:-D
I love it!
Luckily none of those calls come across my cellphone, which is all that I
use now, or else I'd be all over that one. Though I do still occasionally
answer unknown numbers in the following manner: "WHO THE F*** IS IT?!?", you
know, just for S's&G's. ;-p
ian
"Mike Hough" <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote in message
news:49a5e0ce$1@news.povray.org...
> Some guy has been giving my cell phone number out to telemarketers for
> years and telling them that it is a wrong number usually only leads to
> them trying to sell ME something before I tell them to take me off their
> calling list. Recently I have found a simple thing to say to get them to
> leave me alone without even needing to ask.
>
> *ring*
>
> Me: "Hello"
>
> Telemarketer: "Hi. Can I please speak to Mr. _______?"
>
> Me: "I am sorry, but Mr. _______ has passed away."
>
> looooong pause.....
>
> Telemarketer: "I'm sorry to hear that."
>
> *click*
>
>
>
>
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[GDS|Entropy] wrote:
> I love it!
> Luckily none of those calls come across my cellphone, which is all that I
> use now, or else I'd be all over that one. Though I do still occasionally
> answer unknown numbers in the following manner: "WHO THE F*** IS IT?!?",
> you know, just for S's&G's. ;-p
Next time someone calls offering Internet, I'll tell them I'd definitely buy
it if they support IPv6 and give me a static /64 block.
The salesman won't even know what the heck I'm talking about ^_^
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Mike Hough wrote:
> Some guy has been giving my cell phone number out to telemarketers for years
> and telling them that it is a wrong number usually only leads to them trying
> to sell ME something before I tell them to take me off their calling list.
> Recently I have found a simple thing to say to get them to leave me alone
> without even needing to ask.
Even better:
Tell the salesperson to hold on for a moment, and regardless of what
they say in response, set the receiver down. Do NOT hang up. Do NOT
wait for the salesperson to agree to hold on. Simply tell them to hold
on and then immediately set the receiver down.
Wait until you hear the buzz from the receiver that indicates the other
end has hung up.
Pros: The telemarketer spends a lot of time dealing with a non-sale,
which reduces his profitability and hastens his exit from the business
world, and you get back to what you were doing more quickly.
Con: Your phone may be tied up for a minute.
Regards,
John
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On 2/26/2009 5:30 AM, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Next time someone calls offering Internet,
"Yes, alright, I'll buy the internet, Sir!"
--
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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I have done that before but I read somewhere that some places pay their
telemarketers more if they keep people on the line longer. Plus it could
cost me money if it is during the day because I have limited minutes on my
cell phone.
That said it is fun to mess with them. Along the same lines you can screw
with them by sounding interested in what they are offering but play stupid
and never commit to anything. Just keep asking REALLY stupid questions about
what they are trying to sell. It seems like you would buy what they are
selling if only you understood it better. They won't want to give up because
they prey upon stupid people. Like if it is life insurance ask if you can
buy it for your dog.
"John VanSickle" <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
news:49a6b1d8$1@news.povray.org...
> Mike Hough wrote:
>> Some guy has been giving my cell phone number out to telemarketers for
>> years and telling them that it is a wrong number usually only leads to
>> them trying to sell ME something before I tell them to take me off their
>> calling list. Recently I have found a simple thing to say to get them to
>> leave me alone without even needing to ask.
>
> Even better:
>
> Tell the salesperson to hold on for a moment, and regardless of what they
> say in response, set the receiver down. Do NOT hang up. Do NOT wait for
> the salesperson to agree to hold on. Simply tell them to hold on and then
> immediately set the receiver down.
>
> Wait until you hear the buzz from the receiver that indicates the other
> end has hung up.
>
> Pros: The telemarketer spends a lot of time dealing with a non-sale,
> which reduces his profitability and hastens his exit from the business
> world, and you get back to what you were doing more quickly.
>
> Con: Your phone may be tied up for a minute.
>
> Regards,
> John
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Mike Hough wrote:
> because they prey upon stupid people. Like if it is life insurance ask if
> you can buy it for your dog.
"Does life insurance stop me from dying?"
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Mike Hough wrote:
> I have done that before but I read somewhere that some places pay their
> telemarketers more if they keep people on the line longer. Plus it could
> cost me money if it is during the day because I have limited minutes on my
> cell phone.
Telemarketers are expressly prohibited from calling cell phones.
> That said it is fun to mess with them.
"Dude, I'm having sex right now! Call back some other time!"
Regards,
John
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One that I have used in the past, and admittedly it is a *little* dangerous
(so works best on the overseas telemarketers), requires the cooperation of
your wife/girlfriend.
Answer the phone all pissed off, then ask them to hold on...at this point
(and this must be done quickly), act as if you are continuing a very heated
argument with your significant other....now break a beer bottle while
screaming: "you stupid *****!!", that is when she screams...add in a variety
of yelled comments about killing, etc...then make a lot of noise (like a
struggle), and then get very, very silent..and say: "oh...oh god...she's
dead...HOLY F*** SHES DEAD!!" Now hang up. ;-)
ian
"John VanSickle" <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
news:49a74f5c@news.povray.org...
> Mike Hough wrote:
>> I have done that before but I read somewhere that some places pay their
>> telemarketers more if they keep people on the line longer. Plus it could
>> cost me money if it is during the day because I have limited minutes on
>> my cell phone.
>
> Telemarketers are expressly prohibited from calling cell phones.
>
>> That said it is fun to mess with them.
>
> "Dude, I'm having sex right now! Call back some other time!"
>
> Regards,
> John
>
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