Poll: Screwing with telemarketers

[ayuri]

Sometimes i will talk to them even though I am 15 and sometimes they will try to talk to me.

 

[Stevo_s]

Just answer all their questions with "And then" - i occasionally mess with one, but its very rare.

AND DEN!
Lady, if you say And Then one more time...
AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN!!
Ahh. Classic.

seriously that movie was awesome. I dont know why those crazy critics gave it such horrible reviews..

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.

Dude you hit the mark just right :]

I used to work as something similar to a telemarketer and holy crap its such a terrible job and the pay isnt good enough to make up for it. I feel bad for the people on the other end of the line cause of how bad that job is. I encourage everyone to at least be a little nice to any 1-800s or telemarketers.

 

[captaincabbage]

Here's one to do if you've got some time to comeup with a pitch of your own.

When you recieve a call from a telemarketer, start talking to them and trying to hawk your own brand of crap at them.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

Not really. Most of them sound like they're hiding depression and disappointment behind a mask of excessive politeness. Their jobs have got to suck enough without me making them feel like idiots.

 

[Death God]

When I no it's a cheap scam I'll doing something. Usually I'll have my brother come in and scream, "THE INTERNET IS NOW! WHERE IS MY POORN?!!?", and then basic ignore the dude on the phone and have this lengthy conversation about it with my brother. It's kinda funny when you hear some of the people's reactions.

 

[Nylis]

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 agree with this person, even though I've never been a telemarketer. Some people have worse jobs than others and I can see how calling up dissinterested people for 8 hours using the same lines over and over would be pretty soul sucking. Then to get some juvenile idiot mess around with you whilst you're trying to pay your way? Fuck that.

It's as bad as the fucking kids who used to throw stuff at buses like eggs or in my area, iron bars, thinking it's a jolly good laugh to make a mess of someones day.

How difficult is it to not pick up when you see a number that you don't recognize? Or better yet, tell everyone you actually want to be able to contact you to only use your mobile, and ignore the landline completely?

Actually, I believe telemarketers are paid on a per-call basis, even if they don't actually sell anything. I also think their pay depends on how long they keep you on the line. So wouldn't it be better for them if someone did do all these pranks than not answer the phone at all? I mean, at least that way they are getting paid.

 

[wadark]

Having had family who worked in Telemarketing, I can very confidently say that they hate it just as much as you do, so I politely dismiss them.

 

[Drummah]

We'd be so pissed when our band practice would be interrupted by a telemarketer call.

We would pretend to be a family beating their kids. (Lots of smacking, hitting and screaming in the background)

 

[Mrrrgggrlllrrrg]

Every time I get a live one it's obligatory to mess with them.

My proudest moment was when I had friends over a few years ago, got a telemarketer a very nice woman named cindy or something, I grabbed a blank firing gun and everyone started screaming "Help we're hostages, call the police" you know the usual and I yelled I was gonna kill them and started shooting. The poor girl didnt know what to do and started crying, I told her she got them killed and everything. So cruel but worth every second of it.

 

[0p3rati0n]

I've always wanted to try to screw around with one. Like just say random things that are completely off topic of what the person is asking.

Spoiler: I laughed at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh4EPcOpSy8

 

[ScottocS]

Well I won't feel sorry nor ashamed the next time they ring up. They deserve the abuse they get. We get them all the time trying to peddle their wares, I even get them at my work every 2-3 days asking about our phone and internet plans. It's redonculous.

One question to justify;
What is your telemarketing company doing with my number? If im on a DO NOT FUCKING CALL LIST, you DO NOT FUCKING CALL!

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

All I get is machines. No humans call me.

 

[StBishop]

I've only done it once, and it was glorious. I copied a youtuber and just kept saying 'yes'

Did this. It's awesome. He called me back a bunch of times because I eventually felt bad for him and told him I had to go to work. He was on the phone for a couple of hours. I finished Halo 3 while he was on speaker on the coffee table.

Edit: Reading this back it sounds horrible, I left him on speaker after he called back a bunch of times. I did initially tell him I wasn't interested but he wouldn't listen, that's when I took him for a ride.

 

[Necrofudge]

I try to get the numbers of the person calling me. Who knows? Maybe I'll make a new friend.
Assuming its not a machine...

 

[Saulkar]

I scream into the phone! In addition to playing mind games, i.e.. Finding faults in their grammer and marketing and using against them.

 

[Arcticflame]

I get the telemarketers that talk to you about local events before they sell you stuff every now and then.

I live in australia, so it's common for them to say "How good was that rugby/cricket/AFL score eh?", despite them being quite clearly from india.

To screw with them I speak in german back asking them what they are on about, usually this leads to them failing to do anything, but a few times I've actually had them switch to german and tell me about local events in berlin. I must get the alpha telemarketers or something.

 

[Kefo]

I always politely interrupted them and told them that I was not interested in whatever they were selling, which usually ends up in a nice thank you have a nice day. It's the morons who continue to try to sell you the product. Thats when I snap and the hatred I have been repressing for years of just about everything is let off its leash.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

I usually lack the patience to do so, but my cousin has made it look like an art form. He had one on the phone for two hours once, with me trying to stifle my laughter the whole time.

 

[-Samurai-]

No I don't, it is incredibly disrespectful to do so. They have to make money some how, and I bet that a lot of them aren't exactly well off financially and may be in tough times. As far as I understand their job, every minute wasted is another minute they don't get paid. I politely tell them I'm not interested and hang up. It's not a nice job and I hardly doubt many of them are in it by choice. I don't give them grief.

And I never understood why people get so angry at them. How is it even an annoyance? If it does bother you, just ask to be taken off their customer list.

I'm just gonna quote you, since you said everything I was going to say.