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AquaticSub -> HAHA! (1/9/2008 10:55:11 AM)
I caught the telemarketers lying to me! I caught them and made them try to dance around their lie! I asked them where they got this number, they told me got it years ago. I asked how many and they told me 4 or 5. It was a glorious moment - 4 or 5 years ago I was living in the dorms, I didn't have this phone number! Nobody associated with my family or friends even knew the number existed! Oh how they tried to dance, dance around their lie! cackles evily Ok... maybe I'm a tiny bit of a sadist... but I really hate it when they call me all the time, hang up on me, call me back, hang up and then lie to me.

Tashee -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 10:59:32 AM)
why are telemarketers hanging up on you?? Tell them "this is a company, not a household." Tell them they've reached the "shipping department" and you're not allowed to give out any information. And they'll strike it off the list much faster than anything else you can do, like messing with them or complaining.

AquaticSub -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 11:06:20 AM)
They hang up on me because I don't do what they want me to do. I guess they figure they can call back and someone more gulliable will answer the phone. BTW, thanks for the idea. I hadn't thought about it. I usually just tell them that the person who makes decisions can't possibly be reached at this number and I won't give out the number that they can reached out.

Termyn8or -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 1:02:48 PM)
I like that - shipping department. Of course being me I would try to add that we make sex toys, dildos and such, would they like one ? "I can give you the number of our order department if you are needy". I had the shop cracking up one day. There was a call asking if we wanted the business listed in the gay yellow pages. The guy who answers the phone asks the boss across the room if he should say yes or no. Boss said no, but I couldn't resist. I said "I can see the ad now 'we bend over frontward to serve you'". Anyway, sometimes if I am not busy I'll talk to them for as long as possible, and then not buy anything of course. They lie all the time. Time Life Music called my buddy's house and he let me go to work. Little do they realize I download music. So I told them what I wanted. Thirty Pieces of Silver by Hank Williams Sr. I think he got drunk on the way to a radio interview and at that point did not feel like talking, and played it on the fly, it was never released anywhere. Well they told me they could send it if I bought the entire Alan Jackson collection. What the one has to do with the other is beyond me. That was an out and out lie. When I made that request, really a supervisor got involved. We were on the phone for a good half hour then and then said "Shit, my dog just got loose, hold on". Put the phone on the table, went over to my other buddy and said quietly "Go to the phone and say 'OK I'll call him now then'" which he did, and then hit the button, hanging the phone up. They should not need a do not call list mandated by law, they need a list of people like me who will never ever buy from them. Don't waste your time. Or mine. T

LDRandAstarte -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 2:18:21 PM)
In your sleaziest voice, Ask them "What are you wearing?" and then sigh and continue breathing heavy, they just love thatQ

LadyEllen -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 2:21:33 PM)
I had some fun a while back; Some twat calls me and asks for me under my old (male) name - this was two years after everything was changed. I said "can I help you?" "no, I need to speak to him - he said I should call back today" "really?" I said "so when did you speak to him?" "yesterday" he replied "yesterday?" I asked "so, you spoke to him yesterday?" "yes" "so why are you using the phone to get hold of him?" "this is the number I have" "but, he died two years ago and you spoke to him yesterday, so you obviously dont need a phone" the line went dead E

KyttynTheMynx -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 2:34:39 PM)
When telemarketers call at my aunts house when im there, I usually pass the phone to her lil girl who LOVES playing the why game. Her record for asking why is currently 40 minutes.

sub4hire -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 3:12:52 PM)
I've got one for you. Three count them three years after my mother died the local cemetary called me and told me that mom was in there last night talking to them about pre-burial plots. Of course me being me I let them go on and on and on before I asked them what exact time she was in. Primarily because since she has been dead for three years and hadn't contacted me yet something must be wrong. After they found out she was dead. They went on to tell me oh they were mistaken dad had been in there last night talking about pre-burial plots. By this time I was more than a bit upset at their charade. I ended up filing a complaint with the state.

AquaticSub -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 3:39:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen I had some fun a while back; Some twat calls me and asks for me under my old (male) name - this was two years after everything was changed. I said "can I help you?" "no, I need to speak to him - he said I should call back today" "really?" I said "so when did you speak to him?" "yesterday" he replied "yesterday?" I asked "so, you spoke to him yesterday?" "yes" "so why are you using the phone to get hold of him?" "this is the number I have" "but, he died two years ago and you spoke to him yesterday, so you obviously dont need a phone" the line went dead E That is wonderful...

TheHeretic -> RE: HAHA! (1/9/2008 9:59:43 PM)
We put our number on the 'do not call' list before it was even turned on. Very few call to begin with. When the fundraiser types (excluded from the law) call, I break their pitch by asking if it's a solicitation call. When they stammer, I tell them we don't accept any solicitation calls and to remove our number. Then I interrupt them one more time to say "have a nice day" before I hang up. An easy way to spot the calls: Calls are made by computer, and only sent to an employee when a person answers. They don't hear you say "hello" the first time and, while trained in it, they'll often wait for you to say it a second time. Dead giveaway. You can also tell them they have a sexy voice, and ask what they are wearing.

Tashee -> RE: HAHA! (1/11/2008 9:42:11 AM)
It's not good karma to be too mean to them, because very often these are poor people who can't get another job. Frequently they're disabled, students, or single parents working a second job to make ends meet. If they lie to you then they deserve the disrespect in return... imo. Fastest way to get the number off their call list is really to say it's a business... how do I know... because I had to work these shitty jobs once upon a time.

dcnovice -> RE: HAHA! (1/11/2008 10:36:03 PM)
quote: We put our number on the 'do not call' list I did that, and telemarketer calls totally stopped. [:)]

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