I got a call from one, today.

When she started with her pitch, I said, "Uh, thanks, but I'm not interested." She tried to press on. I cut her off and said, "I'm trying to be polite, here; I'm not interested."

That shut her down, so maybe helpful for my fellow orgites.

I just pick up the phone and leave it off the hook for about 5 minutes.

Poiple said:

I just pick up the phone and leave it off the hook for about 5 minutes.

This was my cell and it was eating daytime minutes, so I didn't want to do something like that.

I just say, "Please take me off your calling list" and hang up on them. They are never going to end the phone call themselves. It's in their job description that they can't take no for an answer, so you have to do it.

I'm on the do not call list,

First I say no thanks. Then if the press me and if I have time I might say well okay but I am not going to buy anything. Once I have given them 2 chances to hang up. I will drag it out for as long as I can. Oh I act interested and ask tons of questions and seem to get really excited. Then when I get board I will say "naww I changed my mind." But I have not gotten one good like that for a few years.

I also play with servery takers. I will ask "how long is this" if they give a time I say okay...then i will answer and watch the clock. if they said 5 minutes I will say "times up" and hang up. Or I will tell them at the end "I am kidding I gave random answers I did not mean any of it..." (like the from 1 to 5 ones... I once gave 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5...finally they caught on. she was way mad.

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If I don't recognize the number I don't even answer.

dannyd5050 said:

If I don't recognize the number I don't even answer.

oh is that why you never take my calls?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

First I say no thanks. Then if the press me and if I have time I might say well okay but I am not going to buy anything. Once I have given them 2 chances to hang up. I will drag it out for as long as I can. Oh I act interested and ask tons of questions and seem to get really excited. Then when I get board I will say "naww I changed my mind." But I have not gotten one good like that for a few years.

I also play with servery takers. I will ask "how long is this" if they give a time I say okay...then i will answer and watch the clock. if they said 5 minutes I will say "times up" and hang up. Or I will tell them at the end "I am kidding I gave random answers I did not mean any of it..." (like the from 1 to 5 ones... I once gave 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5...finally they caught on. she was way mad.

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You would love Jim Florentine's Terrorizing Telemarketers.

Ace said:

You would love Jim Florentine's Terrorizing Telemarketers.

I will check it out!

there is also a one (might be the same guy?) that pretends to be a homicide detective when one calls.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Ace said:

You would love Jim Florentine's Terrorizing Telemarketers.

I will check it out!

there is also a one (might be the same guy?) that pretends to be a homicide detective when one calls.

That's Tom Mabe. Hilarious!

babynoz said:

I'm on the do not call list,

I signed up, but it didn't help.

I did telemarketing for one month. Actually it was only about 2 weeks...

I couldn't sell a damn thing. I quit and collected my sad little check.

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

dannyd5050 said:

If I don't recognize the number I don't even answer.

oh is that why you never take my calls?

Right!

Ace said:

he was right she gave him some information before all that mess she kept repeating...

dang I wish there was a FREE way to record phone calls with my 0phone 3gs

OnlyNDaUsa said:...

I wish there was a FREE way to record phone calls with my 0phone 3gs

Shouldn't a headphone jack splitter enable you to do that? You could connect a cable from that to your computer's mic-in and use one of many free recorders (e.g. http://mp3mymp3.com/), no?

...Oh, wait a minute...maybe your iPhone earbuds need to be connected directly to the earbud out, for the mic to work?

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Ace said:

I got a call from one, today.

When she started with her pitch, I said, "Uh, thanks, but I'm not interested." She tried to press on. I cut her off and said, "I'm trying to be polite, here; I'm not interested."

That shut her down, so maybe helpful for my fellow orgites.

This is your thread?

TotalANXiousNESS said:

This is your thread?

Ace said:

TotalANXiousNESS said:

This is your thread?

I know but seriously Ace. It's just kinda.....I dunno. Uninspired.

I never have a problem with them. When they call me, I act as eccentric as possible and I always stay dead serious and make them feel uncomfortable. Sometimes I come up with random sex related topics, or speak with a strange foreign accent (or both ), I speak about my wildest sexual escapades, or I ask them for stuff they can´t possibly have, or I pretend to masturbate while speaking on the phone, including some moaning and other jerk off sounds. Or I get political, or religious, or religious, political AND sexual at the same time, all with a weird accent, or not...sometimes I bite on a pen while speaking to make my voice sound even weirder. Or I speak like a criminal or some psychopathic nutjob. Or I speak about random scientific facts.

Unfortunately,they often put the phone down rather quickly.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Ace said:

I know but seriously Ace. It's just kinda.....I dunno. Uninspired.

They can't all be winners.

I disconnected my home phone two years ago, haven't had one telemarket call since.

Ace said:

I got a call from one, today.

When she started with her pitch, I said, "Uh, thanks, but I'm not interested." She tried to press on. I cut her off and said, "I'm trying to be polite, here; I'm not interested."

That shut her down, so maybe helpful for my fellow orgites.

I have successfully used the line "May I please say 'no thank you?'" and more often than not, before they can help themselves, they've said "of course you can!" and I say "Thanks, bye!" and hang up

ZombieKitten said:

Ace said:

I got a call from one, today.

When she started with her pitch, I said, "Uh, thanks, but I'm not interested." She tried to press on. I cut her off and said, "I'm trying to be polite, here; I'm not interested."

That shut her down, so maybe helpful for my fellow orgites.

I have successfully used the line "May I please say 'no thank you?'" and more often than not, before they can help themselves, they've said "of course you can!" and I say "Thanks, bye!" and hang up

it would be fun to just say back to them to what they say to you.

Ace said:

I got a call from one, today.

When she started with her pitch, I said, "Uh, thanks, but I'm not interested." She tried to press on. I cut her off and said, "I'm trying to be polite, here; I'm not interested."

That shut her down, so maybe helpful for my fellow orgites.

Way to go Ace. I never give a telemarketer the time of day. Never!!