10.) When they ask, "How are you today"?, tell them, "I’m so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care and I have all these problems. My arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died."
9.) If they say they’re John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
8.) Cry out in surprise, "Judy! Is that you? Oh my gosh! Judy, how have you been"? Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of pause as she tries to figure out where in the world she could know you from.
7.) If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can, "I don’t have any friends. Would you be my friend"?
6.) If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
5.) Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask them if they could bring you a case of beer and some chips.
4.) After the telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
3.) Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their home phone number so you can call them back. When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their home number, say, "I guess you don’t want anyone bothering you at home, right"? The telemarketer will agree and you say, "Now you know how I feel!" Say goodbye and hang up.
2.) Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how’s your momma"?
1.) First and foremost, tell them to talk very slowly, because you want to write every word down.
Replies:
Posted by: Dr Crapology on January 2, 2013, 1:04 pm
1. Say, "thank you for calling but I am in the process of filing bankruptcy."
2. If they don’t give their name, ask their name. Then say something like "Joe can you say good by." When they say "good by" reply "good by Joe."
3. Ask the name of the company, the phone numer and the address. Then tell them you are on the "no call list,(good luck with that) and that you are going to write a formal letter to the federal government.
4. One thing that that always works is to simply hang up when they start talking.
5. Do like a lot of people and get rid of your land line and have only a cell phone. I don’t get these annoying calls on the cell.
I do know these people need the job in he worst way so I try not to be extra rude but that can be tough to do, as sometimes I am so busy or my mind is somewhere else and I am irritated as hell.
Just a few thoughts.
Doc
