Poll: Screwing with telemarketers

[C95J]

I never get called by telemarketers, but if I did... No.

It's their job, they get paid to do it, and they probably don't like it. I think by messing woth them, you are only making their lives more miserable...

 

[Erana]

I have to put this in all caps just so the 'tard who do this will see it.

I USED TO DO TELEMARKETING TO FEED MY FAMILY OR THEY WOULD STARVE IN THE PAST. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT JOB AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE DO WHO DO WORKED THERE. I QUIT AS SOON AS I COULD AND WHILE YOU PUT UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO MESS WITH THEM, YOU AT MOST WASTED FIVE MINUTES. TRY BEING THEM FOR EIGHT HOURS DEALING WITH SHITHEADS WHO DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO BUT MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER.

I'm not saying hear them out, I hardly ever do but please understand that they are doing something that most of you probably aren't doing (I am not saying ALL, just those assholes who think this crap is funny.) and that is working instead of leeching money from their parents. Way to make them proud, now grow the hell up.

The idea of messing with a telemarketer is amusing enough, my desire to show graciousness for people doing their jobs overrides an itch for mischief. I just ask, "What is this about?" and upon confirmation that they're telemarketers simply say, "We're not interested."

I do find the guy who pretended to be Gordan Freeman on a radio talkshow entertaining, however.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

I have to put this in all caps just so the 'tard who do this will see it.

I USED TO DO TELEMARKETING TO FEED MY FAMILY OR THEY WOULD STARVE IN THE PAST. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT JOB AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE DO WHO DO WORKED THERE. I QUIT AS SOON AS I COULD AND WHILE YOU PUT UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO MESS WITH THEM, YOU AT MOST WASTED FIVE MINUTES. TRY BEING THEM FOR EIGHT HOURS DEALING WITH SHITHEADS WHO DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO BUT MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER.

I'm not saying hear them out, I hardly ever do but please understand that they are doing something that most of you probably aren't doing (I am not saying ALL, just those assholes who think this crap is funny.) and that is working instead of leeching money from their parents. Way to make them proud, now grow the hell up.

Thank-you! I currently work in telemarketing and I can honestly say it is a terrible job. But I have to support my mum and I have to EAT! Telemarketers are just ordinary people trying to do a job.

I admit I get annoyed with the machine ones though.

 

[QXR2]

One of the ones my father did was he agreed to answer their questions but for every question they asked he got to ask one in return. The guy agreed but later regretted it.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

I have to put this in all caps just so the 'tard who do this will see it.

I USED TO DO TELEMARKETING TO FEED MY FAMILY OR THEY WOULD STARVE IN THE PAST. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT JOB AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE DO WHO DO WORKED THERE. I QUIT AS SOON AS I COULD AND WHILE YOU PUT UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO MESS WITH THEM, YOU AT MOST WASTED FIVE MINUTES. TRY BEING THEM FOR EIGHT HOURS DEALING WITH SHITHEADS WHO DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO BUT MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER.

I'm not saying hear them out, I hardly ever do but please understand that they are doing something that most of you probably aren't doing (I am not saying ALL, just those assholes who think this crap is funny.) and that is working instead of leeching money from their parents. Way to make them proud, now grow the hell up.

I tend to be polite with them, because it would probably suck to have that job.

That said, I rarely ever pick up the phone before it goes to machine. If it's someone I want to talk to, I then pick up.

 

[TheGameXXVII]

i don't usually get any calls like that, since i live in the UK, but when i do get one and see the withheld number, i usually think "oh god, let's see what this gentleman is selling", then listen for about 10 seconds before hanging up.

i never have anything good or funny to think of when one calls, but i have an idea for one i may do, where i will speak back to them in Spanish and see how they react...i know, i know, shit idea...but i think it may be funny to hear how they react when i start with "HOLA!"

i do remember when my brother once replied to one by listening to everything they said, then replying with "interesting, but can i take a minute to talk to you about Jesus Christ?", it was hilarious how random it was

 

[Lukeydoodly]

Having a private number ftw I guess. As such, I have no experience.

Good avatar .


OT: I don't even bother. Just put the phone down.

 

[Thyunda]

I have to put this in all caps just so the 'tard who do this will see it.

I USED TO DO TELEMARKETING TO FEED MY FAMILY OR THEY WOULD STARVE IN THE PAST. I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT JOB AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE DO WHO DO WORKED THERE. I QUIT AS SOON AS I COULD AND WHILE YOU PUT UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO MESS WITH THEM, YOU AT MOST WASTED FIVE MINUTES. TRY BEING THEM FOR EIGHT HOURS DEALING WITH SHITHEADS WHO DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO BUT MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER.

I'm not saying hear them out, I hardly ever do but please understand that they are doing something that most of you probably aren't doing (I am not saying ALL, just those assholes who think this crap is funny.) and that is working instead of leeching money from their parents. Way to make them proud, now grow the hell up.

Son, I worked door-to-door sales. At least with a telemarketing job you can just hang up the phone. Ain't no telemarketer had a dog set on them, now, have they?

 

[ssgt splatter]

Some guy was talking about a time share in Orlando and I started blurting nonsense like how my dad my brother my mother my sister and a host of fictional family members had died when a telemarketer called them asking about a time share in Orlando. It was quite funny to hear his response:

"Huh,I'm sorry, wha-, no I didn't. No no sorry sir, no please don't, no don't kill yourself, no."

and then to really freak him out I had set my computer to play a gunshot.

Funny because telemarketers don't call me anymore. Almost miss toying with them.

You are a sick man you know that?
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But that did make me chuckle, good work.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Never. I've had friends who worked in these companies at hight school. They're just people like you or I trying to do their damn job and earn some money. Have some respect and common courtesy. They get all sorts of hate and abuse for no reason.

 

[LightspeedJack]

My firend speaks fluent French and when they call her she just talks to them in French it's funny as they panic and after a while hang up. I don't normally screw with them as I have better things to do (like play video games). They usually ask if they're speaking to [my dad] so I just say "No" and hang up.

 

[Lukeje]

The obvious is of course to answer every question with `Why?'.

...answering the question with a question always works.

 

[Canid117]

Try and sell them something.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

When no one's around, I usually just hang up.

But once, when no one was home, a telemarketer called and I pretended I was a male stripper company, and I got teh lolz.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I would occasionally start the conversation very normally, acting like I was interested in their services, and then let out a long, drawn out scream, followed by as much bellowing of "MY ASS IS ON FIRE" as it would take for them to hang up.

Also, doing celebrity impressions is awesome. I did a Yoda that was so good I almost peed myself trying not to laugh.

Another one is just screaming "WHAT?" every couple of seconds.

Not to mention that time I beatboxed until they gave up or the time I acted like i was trying to buy pot from them or the time I said that I would buy their product if they SANG the sales pitch to me...

But the best was when I answered it loudly crying and told them I'd buy their product if they could convince my wife not to leave me. I then handed my phone to my girlfriend who ad-libbed something great about how I farted too much in bed and the time she caught me touching myself while watching Harry Potter...

You win teh Interwebz.

I mean, Harry Potter man? Your girlfriend is a genius.