Telemarketers, what do you do when they call?

United States
January 13, 2007 2:02pm CST
Do you yell at them, hang up or listen to their "speech" ?? I usually tell them Im not interested and to take me off their list. Otherwise they'll just call back in a few days. Im so tired of all the phone calls!!
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6 responses
@ezzrssi (11188)
• Italy
13 Jan 07
when they call in my house i just tell them goodbye iì'm not interest
• United States
18 Jan 07
thats what my husband does...
@nayand (168)
13 Jan 07
Best way to deal with telemarketers is to start asking few question back to them asking question how did you get my number? Why did you find this time to call me? so some basic questions before they start. In doing so you send the message to them that you are not interested and they wont like to continue also.
• United States
16 Jan 07
hahah, thats a good idea!
@NewHeart (528)
• Canada
24 Apr 07
we must be lucky up in the north we just say not interested and please take me off your list. if they call back after you said that you call the police and have them charged with phone harassment. they can then loose their phone service and to a business that sucks...
• United States
11 Feb 07
My sister worked in a telemarketing job for a while, she has said the best way to get them to stop calling is say that "you are not interested, will you please remove me from your list." It has worked well for her and myself as I get very few telemarketing calls.
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
13 Jan 07
I handle them as I get em. If I am in a good mood I will be polite. If I am not or they call at supper time I am very straight with them. And if they annoy me too much I will just put the phone down without hanging and go do something else. I have mellowed a bit since my start working at a call center. I think my attitude also has to do with the very first words out of their mouth. I either remain calm or get ticked.
• United States
16 Jan 07
oh yea, I agree with you. I will get annoyed if they wont let me get a word in!
@Garameo (902)
• Germany
28 Jan 07
i have worked in of those special call center. it´s the biggest and greatest f***job i ever did. i have to work 8 hours. in this 8 hours i had to call 200 people to add zest lottery lots. it was so frustrating. if you have very much luck 10 people had buy. but i had days i sold 2 lots or just 1. i did this job just 8 weeks. it was horrible. and if somebody call me for selling some lots i´m also saying no.