OT - No-Call list

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by mac5732:
They pay good and I know some people need the work, but a large proportion of them go beyond the limit and this ruins it for the few good ones....

There is no such thing as a good telemarketer.

Geoschmo

[General Woundwort]

Just so everyone remembers what this thread was about...

Originally posted by General Woundwort:
www.donotcall.gov

[Loser]

Originally posted by General Woundwort:
I never knew that I knew so many African finance ministers - no less than three have attempted to contact me this week.

If you have time, you could write them back.

Tell them you are in prison and unlikely to get a bank account any time soon, but that you are lonely and wonder what things are like in Africa.

Tell him about your strange ideas for the differences between the races. These can range from childlike to hateful to pseudo-scientific.

Tell them about how your wife/mother/old sister rules your life and how, if they can just teach you how to stand up to her/them, you'll do anything you can to help them.

Take random copy-pastes from the strangest blogs you can find and reformat them so that they might seem like an actual e-mail address to them.

Copy-paste from the Gutenberg project. You can send them Melville, the Devine Comedy, or just large amounts of gees, tees, cees, and ays.

Now do this with telemarketers.

[Thermodyne]

Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by mac5732:
They pay good and I know some people need the work, but a large proportion of them go beyond the limit and this ruins it for the few good ones....

There is no such thing as a good telemarketer.

Geoschmo

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The only good telemarketer, is an out of work telemarketer

[Wardad]

I worked the night shift!!!!

Please give me the telemarketers home phone numbers. They deserve payment in kind.

I should not have to pay extra for call blocking or gagets. When I had children, I did not block out numbers and take the chance of missing the school nurse, after care , etccc...

[rdouglass]

I dunno' about the effectiveness / efficiency of a 'do-not-call' list especially when run by the US Govt. However, I do know a technique I've been using for about a year and a half seems to be quite effective.

When I get a call from an unwanted telemarketer (anyone ever get a wanted TM call? ), I tell them I've been waiting for someone to call me about their product and ask them to hold for a moment while I get a pen. I set the phone down, go do what I was originally doing, and come back in about 20 minutes. If they're still there (only 1 ever has been), I tell them I'm having a hard time finding a pen and would they hold a few more minutes. Rinse and repeat!

My TM calls have been reduced drastically since I started that so the TM'ers must have some kind of list to begin with....

[geoschmo]

Hehe Rd. I was thinking about doing something like this the other day. Only I was going to take it a step further and make a continuous tape of me rusteling papers and saying "Don't hang up, I'll be right there." every few seconds. Just to keep them hanging on a little longer. Set the phone down, press play on the tape and go to the movies or something. ROFL!

Geoschmo

[minipol]

Geoschmo,

that would be the ultimate telemarketer torture tool (TTT)

[PvK]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Hehe Rd. I was thinking about doing something like this the other day. Only I was going to take it a step further and make a continuous tape of me rusteling papers and saying "Don't hang up, I'll be right there." every few seconds. Just to keep them hanging on a little longer. Set the phone down, press play on the tape and go to the movies or something. ROFL!

Geoschmo

I've done this. Sometimes I also enjoy playing with them in various ways. Depends on the personality on the other line. Many of them aren't so bad themselves but their evil company is paying them and the phone company for the time. Entertain them with the sounds of a game with nice violnet scream-ridden sound effects, or some music. Try to discuss topics of interest with them. Have fun roleplaying a goofy character. Laugh like a maniac who knows there is a time bomb under their chair. Tell them about Space Empires - ask them for tactical advice. Three-way dial them to the Story Line, or Wal-Mart customer service, or 1-800 numbers for annoying products.

PvK

[Suicide Junkie]

Three-way dial them to the Story Line, or Wal-Mart customer service, or 1-800 numbers for annoying products

OOOh! What about 3-waying them to a competitor, and then keeping score by tallying up the buzzwords they use against each other .