How to get salesmen get off your back?
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@vhpsandi (358)
Mumbai, India
March 31, 2016 1:36am CST
I always wondered what to say to salesmen who kept calling to sell products, which I would not use even once in a lifetime. I tried and tried but always failed.
One day I was at a funeral and got a call, I told him" this is not a good time , I am a t a funeral" the guy apologized and immediately cut the line. I did not have to convince him not to convince me 
. SO I used that line from then. But something inside me made me feel terrible. So then I thought and came up with a better line which was equally false.I now tell them " The owner died yesterday, please remove him off your calling list" , this one works like a charm too and the number of recurring calls have reduced. 
Wicked right?
. SO I used that line from then. But something inside me made me feel terrible. So then I thought and came up with a better line which was equally false.I now tell them " The owner died yesterday, please remove him off your calling list" , this one works like a charm too and the number of recurring calls have reduced. Wicked right?6 people like this
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@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
That is wicked (both reasons, in my opinion)but I also understand your dilemma about getting these salesman off your ear.
I am not sure if this is part of a phone etiquette but maybe not, I answer the call and then if I know I am being sold of something. I cut them off and tell them I am not interested. If the caller still insists, I cut or end the call.
I think that is me saving his saliva from talking and knowing he won't be able to convince me and me from all the waiting for him to finish when I have better things to do.
@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
1 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 wow really? I do that before especially if I am intrigued with what I am being offered. I do hope that they are told no on the first instance, they will respect it. Should they now have like a seminar in being sensitive? I mean not everyone is in a good mood to take their calls right?
I remember a sales agent asking me if it was a good time to talk and I think he just ask it out of courtesy but was not really listening when I said no because he continued with his spiel. I hung up.
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
1 Apr 16
@funkeyguhl Most will simply give their spiel, and couldn't care less if they discover they have called at 7 am or midnight (this has happened to us!) I've also had those Windows scam calls at 2 or 3 am. I tend not to be overly polite with any unsolicited call. My husband? Well, he's a really nice guy 
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
2 Apr 16
That's funny. We all have to take matters differently sometimes.
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@WendySpickerman (983)
• United States
2 Apr 16
I have a rule of thumb, I don't go anywhere there are push sales people. Nor do I answer the phone from numbers. With my hearing disability my phone changes voice mail to text. Most sales people won't leave a message anyway.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Apr 16
I once told the salemen that he had to hang on someone was at the door. I set the phone down and went and watched a movie. Of course once I went back to the phone he was gone. But I love you idea way more, going to have to try that one lol.
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
31 Mar 16
We generally don't answer calls received from blocked numbers, unknown callers, or numbers we don't recognize. If we do get caught by a telemarketer, I just hang up. Most of the calls are autodialled, so if there's no response (or a recorded message) when I answer, I just turn the phone off.
