What do You Say to an Annoying Telemarketer?
By Steve West
@zebra2222 (5268)
United States
July 3, 2016 7:47am CST
You're sitting down at the table to eat dinner. All of a sudden the phone rings. It's another annoying telemarketer. What are you going to say to him or her? Will you say immediately, "No thank you," and hang up. Perhaps you will be sarcastic and say, "I'd love a million of them to be shipped to the bottom of the sea. That's about how far this call is going to get you, into deep water." Maybe you might say, "I'd love to donate, but I don't have any money to give. Perhaps you'd like to ask Barkley, my dog. He's in a generous mood." Okay, come up with something creative.
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@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Jul 16
Well, firstly I rarely answer my phone if I don't know that number BUTT if I did and got a telemarketer I'd force them to have a conversation with me, you see they cannot hang up on me so I'd simply tell them all about my kitties and the pup for at least an hour or so, that usually makes em think twice about callin my number again 
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
3 Jul 16
My husband has done something similar to that. He even asked the woman for her phone number so he could call and interrupt her dinner.
But the dumbest thing I ever heard myself say was, "I'm not interested, but thank you for calling." Oh brother.
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
3 Jul 16
@1creekgirl I would never thank a telemarketer for disturbing me.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
3 Jul 16
Hand the phone to a child and tell them it is Santa Claus!
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@allen0187 (59740)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
Two words.
'Not interested.'
Then I hang up.
I'm afraid that when it comes to annoying telemarketers, I'm not creative at all.
@Deepizzaguy (122151)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Jul 16
I just tell politely "I am not interested." and hang up the telephone.
