Telemarketers

[dylan]

Are you interested in a platinum Visa?? How about if I ask tomorrow?? How about now? Now?

And why do I want to get woken up to someone asking me this?? Two nights in a row now I've been bothered at 9:30 by my bank (US BANK) telemarketing their damn credit cards. Do they think it really pisses off the customers to call them when they're eating dinner, and now they have to call when they're heading to bed? How in the hell do they think people are receptive to buying crap at that time of night? Even the home siding and windsheild repair telemarketers don't call this late... yeesh.

And to top it off when I called their customer service line to bitch someone out, they don't have any managers that work that late!! Is the irony completely effing lost on them?

Ok, I feel better now. Although taking a baseball bat to their phone system would make me feel even better... :supermad:

[brettw22]

That snickers crunch commercial is the best about this exact kind of situation (except in the morning and on a weekend)

In all seriousness, I was under the impression that it was illegal to telemarket past 8pm local time. (9:30 would make me blow a gasket at the people)

Good luck, but I'd DEFINITELY be gettin a manager in the morning about that one..........

[F1nut]

It is illegal to call after a certain time, I thought it was 9 pm. One solution is get caller ID. The telemarkets always show up as "unknown" so, I don't answer it. Another thing that works well is when they call, say hold on a minute and I'll get him/her, put down the phone and crank up the tunes. They never call back!

[TroyD]

I have fun with telemarketers, if it's a female as she is babbling on I generally try the 'what kind of panties do you have on' bit. Usually they hang up before I get to give them my opinion.

If it's a guy, a good F.O. usually does the trick.

BDT

[meestercleef]

My answ machine msg politely tells anyone selling, conducting a survey, or soliciting a monetary donation to hang up now. Then--"otherwise, leave a msg after the beep". If I pick it up before machine kicks in & it's a marketer, I say "thank you, but I'm not interested" & hang up before they can even respond. Wisc has just started a no-call list, & other states have it to. I'm gonna register.

[nascarmann]

I remember Tennessee did the no-call list as well. You had to call and has you number put on the list. I think you had to do it like 6-12-01 between 0459 and 0500 or you didn't get on it.....:rolleyes:

[HBombToo]

I'm never rude with these people but I try to blow as much of there time as possible and have fun with it. Now my wife on the otherhand just hangs up on them.

Has any1 seen the movie, "The boiler room"? When the telemarketer calls trying to sell the newspaper and how he handled it had me on the floor.

Good film IMO.

[Micah Cohen]

That SNICKERS commercial cracks me up everytime! At the end, when the guy LUNGES at the other telemarketers, that's hilarious!

MC

[MxStYlEpOlKmAn]

Someones calls me.. "Yes are you interested in a blah blah blah mastercard whatever?" Me: "no, are you" them "well no but..." me " but but but stop calling me"

[Ron-P]

If it's a guy, a good F.O. usually does the trick.
Or a girl, makes no difference to me. First, I tell them to take me off there calling list, by law they are to do so, then a good F.O. is in order.

Or, I've done the Seinfield, "Tell you what, give me your home # and I call you at your home later."


Peace Out~:D

[nadams]

First of all, I just saw that Snickers commercial for the first time tonight, and it had me bustin' a gut.... That was so funny!
Even more so since I was watching Office Space on Comedy Central at the time. Anywho...

I got one once who just wouldn't give up (the fact that he had a heavy accent and I couldn't tell a word he was saying didn't help much). I think it was for long distance.... I said "No, I'm really not interested" and he said "Yes, I understand, but..." and I said "No, you don't understand.... I'm really not interes..." "... yes I understand but if you'll just..." (click)

I can't believe that people can work like that.... I do feel kinda bad sometimes... but definately not when they call @9:15. (I had that happen as well).

Hey, i suppose they choose the job, most likely. I'm sure they're all very good, wonderful people ;-)

DooD

[meestercleef]

Despite my answ machine msg, bastards found a way around it. They tell me I've won a contest (of course, it's never one that I've actually entered, which I do maybe once a yr). They can say that they aren't selling anything. Next time, I'll call 'em back & tell 'em to take me off their list.

[joe logston]

wend i get a sales call i just put the phone down real easy and leave it for a long time.
and let them talk to the wind

[meestercleef]

Does that mean you fart into the phone?