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Stopping Nuisance Calls
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1) Unplug the landline
2) See 1)
3) (assuming you answer unknown nos on the mobile) As soon as you hear "Good afternoon Madam, How are you today?" hang up,
4) Buy a box that blocks nuisance calls+50 Xeno Geek Points
Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux.Pogle
As for the rest of you - DILLIGAF
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There is only one good solution: talk with them ultil they are fed up with you more then you are with them.
Whenever some telemarketer calls, engage in a conversation. Talk with him. Ask him questions, especially difficult ones. Make him gather data. Ask him to repeat everything twice. When the call is about to be finished, ask him to call again.
Also, ask for the personal data of the telemarketer, his name and age. In a friendly way of course ("Oh, you are 27? I have a cousin who is 27, that reminds me of what my aunt was saying about when she was in Spain and it started raining..." etc.).
Try to make friends with them. Thank them for calling, since they are the only people calling you nowadays. Tell them about your personal problems and ask them for advice.
Bonus points when your talk really has something to do with the product they are trying to sell. Someone offers you a health insurance? Make a sigh how precius yet undervalued human life is, then ask if the insurance covers a broken heart. Ask the consultant if he was ever really in love.
If you are lucky to be being called by a woman, include some sexist remarks.
The most important thing is to ask them to call again. Again, again and again. My record was about 10 calls from a single consultant, then his boss (a nice resolute lady BTW) and it lasted for about 3 weeks. She was very upset in the end, not sure why.
With that attitude you will end up on every blacklist any telemarketing company has. They will display a warning on a wall in their office not to call you anymore. They will install an alarm bell that rings anytime some newbie tries to dial your number.
You must know that there are not that many telemarketing companies. Often some selling company orders a campaign in a telemarketing company to call as much people as possible to sell their products. If you are blacklisted by one company on one campaign, you will not be included in any future campaign.
If you can not fight the enemy, then at least troll them.Comment
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Originally posted by Oh Come On Not Again View PostThere is only one good solution: talk with them ultil they are fed up with you more then you are with them.
Whenever some telemarketer calls, engage in a conversation. Talk with him. Ask him questions, especially difficult ones. Make him gather data. Ask him to repeat everything twice. When the call is about to be finished, ask him to call again.
Also, ask for the personal data of the telemarketer, his name and age. In a friendly way of course ("Oh, you are 27? I have a cousin who is 27, that reminds me of what my aunt was saying about when she was in Spain and it started raining..." etc.).
Try to make friends with them. Thank them for calling, since they are the only people calling you nowadays. Tell them about your personal problems and ask them for advice.
Bonus points when your talk really has something to do with the product they are trying to sell. Someone offers you a health insurance? Make a sigh how precius yet undervalued human life is, then ask if the insurance covers a broken heart. Ask the consultant if he was ever really in love.
If you are lucky to be being called by a woman, include some sexist remarks.
The most important thing is to ask them to call again. Again, again and again. My record was about 10 calls from a single consultant, then his boss (a nice resolute lady BTW) and it lasted for about 3 weeks. She was very upset in the end, not sure why.
With that attitude you will end up on every blacklist any telemarketing company has. They will display a warning on a wall in their office not to call you anymore. They will install an alarm bell that rings anytime some newbie tries to dial your number.
You must know that there are not that many telemarketing companies. Often some selling company orders a campaign in a telemarketing company to call as much people as possible to sell their products. If you are blacklisted by one company on one campaign, you will not be included in any future campaign.
If you can not fight the enemy, then at least troll them.
I think the OP was statingvthat it wasn't so much the content of the. calls but no the the mi binnusComment
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Now when the phone rings and it says "Unknown" I hesitate to answerbloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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You stalking other CUKers ladies again DP?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by Oh Come On Not Again View PostThere is only one good solution: talk with them ultil they are fed up with you more then you are with them.
Whenever some telemarketer calls, engage in a conversation. Talk with him. Ask him questions, especially difficult ones. Make him gather data. Ask him to repeat everything twice. When the call is about to be finished, ask him to call again.
Also, ask for the personal data of the telemarketer, his name and age. In a friendly way of course ("Oh, you are 27? I have a cousin who is 27, that reminds me of what my aunt was saying about when she was in Spain and it started raining..." etc.).
Try to make friends with them. Thank them for calling, since they are the only people calling you nowadays. Tell them about your personal problems and ask them for advice.
Bonus points when your talk really has something to do with the product they are trying to sell. Someone offers you a health insurance? Make a sigh how precius yet undervalued human life is, then ask if the insurance covers a broken heart. Ask the consultant if he was ever really in love.
If you are lucky to be being called by a woman, include some sexist remarks.
The most important thing is to ask them to call again. Again, again and again. My record was about 10 calls from a single consultant, then his boss (a nice resolute lady BTW) and it lasted for about 3 weeks. She was very upset in the end, not sure why.
With that attitude you will end up on every blacklist any telemarketing company has. They will display a warning on a wall in their office not to call you anymore. They will install an alarm bell that rings anytime some newbie tries to dial your number.
You must know that there are not that many telemarketing companies. Often some selling company orders a campaign in a telemarketing company to call as much people as possible to sell their products. If you are blacklisted by one company on one campaign, you will not be included in any future campaign.
If you can not fight the enemy, then at least troll them.
I sacked the landline and I don't want another.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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