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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:42 AM Original message |
Poll question: How do you deal with telemarketers? |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. I make up a charactger with a freaky backstory give too much(fake) personal information |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Caller ID. Greatest thing since sliced bread. Just don't pick up. nt |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Same here. I haven't talked to a telemarketer in at least five years! |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Me, too |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. +1000 |
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live love laugh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
38. ditto. nt |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
57. I love Caller ID! |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
59. Absolutely. |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
79. Same here, I don't pick up. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #79 |
143. ditto |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
83. Yup. |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
88. Caller ID combined with Do Not Call list. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
139. Yup |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
144. Yup. But I answer and then hang up immediately. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. String them along and try and get them to contribute to the DNC..... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
64. lol |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. I ask if they will please hold and put the phone down and walk away. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Yup. That works just fine around here. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. variation of #2 |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
7. I place them on hold... |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. Other |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. Use these words. "Put me on your Do Not Call List" |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
115. +1 |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. Call Display, baby!... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yea, but just imagine all those new Cadillacs you won and didn't claim |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm sure they went to other worthy recipients... |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. If they get by my caller ID, |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. They're usually (and obviously) from India with an uber-american "name"... |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. I am on the 'do not call' list |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. I cut them off. Even though it seems impolite, it's respectful of their time. n/t |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
19. Other: I usually don't talk to them b/c of caller ID, but if it's political or with a nonprofit I |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
20. I understand a lot these telemarketers are prisoners |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
21. The worst is when you answer the phone and it startrs ringing (calling a service rep). |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. Sign up for the "Do Not Call" registry. |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
24. I interrupt them, tell them I am not interested, and tell them to put my number |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
25. start telling them about religion nt |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. Caller ID and National Do Not Call List. nt |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. donotcall.gov |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
28. There is always a short silence when a telemarketer calls. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
77. Predictive dialer... |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
96. My method, too. You pick up, say "hello," and it's like you're holding a brick, not a phone. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. I often as them for their own home number so that I can call them at dinner time and annoy them. NT |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. My son told them he couldn't talk to them because we don't have a phone. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
130. Sweet. |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #130 |
141. We had told him he could say whatever he wanted when they called, |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
31. Speak with a heavy accent |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
32. My friend would ask them to please stay onthe line, then have her yappy dog bark into the receiver.. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I've heard of people using an airhorn or a loud whistle on telemarketers. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
49. One I've always wanted to try... |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
122. LOL! Have you watched this YouTube video? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
33. I use the do-not-call lists, and I use a cell phone instead of a land-line. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
35. Haven't had to deal with them for years |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
36. I have my minions utterly destroy all their blood relatives and wipe their record from history |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
37. There are benefits to not having a land line |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
39. answer loudly .......HOUSE OF JIHAD |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. And if it happens to be the FBI on the line straight to Gitmo for you |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
76. Up until recently it was " He cant come to the phone " |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
40. I quietly lay the phone down on a pillow so they can still hear sounds that going on |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
41. OTHER: |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
42. let them call once, then block the caller |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
43. I tell them the # is on the National Do Not Call list and then ask for their credit card numbers |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. the national 'do not call' list is a j o k e.... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. No it isn't -- the volume of calls fell off dramatically within 3 months after we added the number |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #75 |
94. i've signed up three times with no difference whatsoever in solicitations |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
78. You do know that the do not call list exempts |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. Yes, and it also exempts companies with an existing business relationship. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
44. A couple of ways....depending on how I feel that day... |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
46. I simply hang up. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
47. I worked as a telemarketer when I was in college |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Thats kind of my question. Would you consider option # 2 being rude when you did it? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. No but that hardly ever happened |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
71. Would you have preferred to get through your whole spiel... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
110. Oh I never minded being interrupted and thanked |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
114. Guess you didn't work in the UK. :-D |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #47 |
58. It depends. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Most of my calls were cold calls |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
105. Tax collector.... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #58 |
131. What is the demographic of Fingerhut |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Well, that was almost 30 years ago. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
81. When I was in essence overseeing the person who oversaw |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
107. Might be different these days; 19/20 'telemarketers' I get are credit/bank fraud types (nt) |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
48. I immediately hang up on telemarketing calls in Spanish |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
50. Ported my "home" number to T-Mobile |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
53. I very, very seldom get telemarketer calls. |
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RT Atlanta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
54. Put them on HOLD |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
55. Voice jail. nt |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
56. I have my phone set on privacy |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
60. Let them finish their first sentence, the "No, thank you. Have a nice day/evening." |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
62. I answer "What the fuck, over"? - in Russian. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Not a bad idea |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. I had a really funny one recently. The caller ID was obvious (Direct TV or something). |
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Geoff R. Casavant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
63. Depends on my mood. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #63 |
98. lolz |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
65. If I don't recognize a number on caller ID at home, I don't answer so I don't |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Same here. If I don't recognize the name or number, it just goes to voice mail. |
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RoadRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
66. I only have a cell phone.. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
69. I used to be a telemarketer. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
70. There's no need or obligation to be polite to telemarketers. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
72. I interrupt them and ask them what they are wearing, if they are wearing underwear, etc |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
73. I answer, say no, and asked to be removed from their call list. nt |
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liskddksil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
74. Being rude to people making 7 bucks an hour ... real progressive thing to do |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
84. The same way I do polls! |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
85. No land line. No telemarketers on my cell. nt |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
86. There's this thing called Caller ID, I don't pick up any call I don't know. |
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rationalcalgarian (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
89. I have caller ID.... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
90. a) do not call list b) don't answer home phone - screen all calls |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
91. Same thing I tell prostitutes to make them leave me alone. I'm poor! |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
92. Other - I don't |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
93. Caller ID works wonders. n/t |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
95. As a former telemarketer.... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
97. I have two preferred methods |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
99. Answering machines are one of the most beneficial inventions of the 20th century. |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
100. Use email. Got rid of phone. n/t |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
101. I get them off script |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #101 |
108. Then why do you go out of your way to make their day even worse? n/t |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
102. I just say, "No thank you" and hang up. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
103. I used to get mad but now I try a completely different tact... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
104. A few simple steps: |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
106. Call screening, then block their numbers. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
109. No call list and caller ID |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
111. Cut them off in mid-sentence....this usually works |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
112. "Get a real job ...loser". |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
113. I tell them about all my problems, my health issues, my husband's health issues, my grandchildren |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
116. My number is on the Do Not Call Registry |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
117. Other - in my household, we screen all calls |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
118. I was an outbound telemarketer for almost 2 years |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
119. I have my calls on broadcast and don't pick up unless the voice |
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951-Riverside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
120. Make an obscene comment and don't hang up |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
121. Caller ID. If occasionally, I accidentally pick up. a "no thank you" and a hang up. eom |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
123. Well, since my last name starts with A and I was getting a ridiculous |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
124. I simply tell them that I am giving them an unrec. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
125. I try to date them |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-09-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
126. Whenever I get a call from some place I don't like... |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
127. Ring, ring, ring..... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
128. I let them finish their initial pitch, then say "No thank you, good bye." |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
129. Um, I keep my land line connected to my fax |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
132. Right in the middle of their first sentence.... |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
134. I am deaf |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
135. I sexually harass them. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
136. I have a cell phone. If I get a number I don't recognize I let it go to voice mail. |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
137. Phone spiders... |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
138. 100% effective ... I don't answer the phone |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
140. Who is this again? Gretchen? Oh, Gretchen! Hi, Gretchen! Where are you calling from? Where? |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
142. That "Do Not Call" list does work |
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