John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> 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.
>

I say, "Not interested." If there's one additional pitch-related word from the
person, I do exactly what you've said.  Then my wife yells at me for being so
rude.

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