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| *AngelicEyz00* |
 Nov 13 2004, 05:47 PM
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QUOTE(TBoltzbabe @ Nov 13 2004, 1:15 PM) no you should be a bit more polite, i always say "i'm sorry, but i'm not interested." is it that hard to be respectful of others?? Of course it's not hard, seeing as I'm never disrespectful towards them 
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Nov 13 2004, 06:36 PM
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 hi. call me linda.  Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
QUOTE(TBoltzbabe @ Nov 12 2004, 5:55 PM) sorry but that's extremely rude. telemarketers are people also, and they're trying to get a job. it's very immature and disrespectful for you to not respect that. they aren't doing that just to be annoying, they are trying to make a decent living, and if you are unable to buy the service they offer don't waste their time by harassing them! yeah, i agree. telemarketers don't call here, because they can't get through- i use dial-up... but when we used to get them, i'd just tell them that my parents weren't home and that we weren't interested. |
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Nov 13 2004, 06:39 PM
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"oh hi. oh that's nice! OHMYGOD, are you like SERIOUS? I have like the same plan! Like yeah! Like where do you like to shop? LIKE YEAH!"
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Nov 13 2004, 06:46 PM
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 Stop Staring! Group: Member Posts: 255 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 26,987 |
I either
* try to sell combs to them * Say i can't hear you the ghost in my head are saying something * Tell the WTF ARE YOU STALKING ME ?? * yell HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NUMBER?! * get my brother to go MOMMIE I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL THE GUY * or i just go.....you've reached a random pay phone by walmart if you like cookies press..... |
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Nov 14 2004, 12:50 AM
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 Wow it's been a long time!! Group: Member Posts: 1,672 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,954 |
QUOTE(AngelicEyz00 @ Nov 13 2004, 5:47 PM) Of course it's not hard, seeing as I'm never disrespectful towards them as long as you're being nice it's okay, no one deserves rudeness for their job. it isn't their fault that society is so screwed up that people need to resort to that to make a living, and to sell products. |
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Nov 14 2004, 12:52 AM
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One time, I hung up on a telemarketer and she called back. It was kinda scary.. but I just told her my phone died.
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Nov 14 2004, 01:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 136 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,910 |
i recommen... I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, GODDAMMIT! U KEEP CALLING! I KEEP TELLING YOU TO STOP! GO AWAY! JUST BECAUSE I'M RETARTED DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME THAT I CAN LET YOU HAVE MY MONEY! WHO IN THE WORLD TOLD YOU THAT I CAN DO THAT? BECAUSE UNDER THE RULE OF MY OLD OLD WRINKLING ANCESTORS, I SAY YOU STOP!!!! and then i go... wow! so how was YOUR day/
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Nov 14 2004, 01:37 AM
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 Um....Its meeee Group: Member Posts: 2,218 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,264 |
hahah crazy... for me? Ahh i dont pick up. i got caller id and those i dunno what they are call hehe.. my parent got them. All they do is erase our number from the telo. and they wont call again. heck do i know but it actually work because we dont get much annoying phone ring from them. :)
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| *wind&fire* |
Nov 14 2004, 04:46 AM
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QUOTE(my_papaya @ Nov 14 2004, 8:39 AM) ^yes, in fact, for most people its nearly impossible how so... unless you have no enthapy... these are people you know, not some one who lives to piss you off... |
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Nov 14 2004, 08:48 AM
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asian sensation Group: Member Posts: 773 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 31,091 |
my friend... FLIRTS WITH THEM O_O;;
all the time.. all the time.. its funny |
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Nov 14 2004, 12:23 PM
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 rawr. Group: Member Posts: 326 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,364 |
QUOTE(aznxdreamer @ Nov 12 2004, 7:31 PM) i have a little speech memorized: hello hes not home right now around 7 in my obviously bored voice haha me too! ders this really annoying indian guy who keeps callin at the same time everyday so i dont even answer the phone usually unless im pissed so then i answer it: *longgg silence* indian guy: HELOoo? hello? hi?HELLOOOOoooo? me: yea...hi.... *short silence* indian guy: helloo1? helOOO!? HELLO? me: yea..whadyu want... indian guy: HELLOOOO? me: ..... *hangs up* oh yes heres another story: scene: me, five years old, with my grandma(speaks chinese only) *rinnng*rinngg* grandma picks up grandma: waiii? o..HELLO? grandma: uh...ah...heheh..uh..*hangs up* *calls about ten more times and grandma says the same thing and hangs up* *ring*ring* * i pick up the phone* me:..h-h-he..llo? telemarketer: DO YOU KNOW HOW RUDE IT IS TO HANG UP ON PEOPLE I CALLED YOU LIEIK TEN TIMES OMYGOD WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU YOU DONT JUST HANG UP ON PEOPLE IT IS SO RUDE!...are u interested in buying blah blah blah blah from the blah blah blah company? me: T_T *crying*...*sniff*sniff* IM S-SSO-ORRRRYYYYYY! no im not interested... telemarketer: thats better. are you sureee u are not interested me: uhh...no..*hangs up* 0_0...*looks at the phone for another ten minutes waiting for it to ring.* |
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| *Fallen_Fairy* |
Nov 14 2004, 12:27 PM
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I start talking to them in french, they would all hang up for the exception of one lady who actually knew french, in that case I had to hang up...
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| *autumn.* |
Nov 14 2004, 07:25 PM
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heres an idea:
them: hii me: [baby voice] hii!!!!! them: may i please speak to your daddy? me: which one? harhar. some of the homophobes will get freaked out. |
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| *tweeak* |
Nov 14 2004, 08:14 PM
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QUOTE(AzNbUbZ @ Nov 14 2004, 4:46 AM) how so... unless you have no enthapy... these are people you know, not some one who lives to piss you off... what...are you talking about? 
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| *autumn.* |
Nov 14 2004, 08:16 PM
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QUOTE(my_papaya @ Nov 14 2004, 8:14 PM) what...are you talking about? ...empathy? .....apathetic? |
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Oct 25 2007, 07:20 PM
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My brother once worked up the nerve to cry and tell them my mom died. That'd be awkward in so many ways on the recieving end.
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Oct 25 2007, 07:25 PM
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 This bag is not a toy. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,090 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 583,108 |
I don't actually mess with them, I just tell them I'm not interested and hang up. It's not hard, but it is frustrating sometimes when I'm in a hurry and clearly just want to get off the phone.
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Oct 25 2007, 07:27 PM
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I try not to mess around with the telemarketers because their job consists of being hated by everyone.
But there is the occasional dick-wad in which case, I like to pretend I'm suicidal. "OMG, I JUST PRAYED TO GOD THAT ID HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO! TALK TO ME, I WANT TO KILL MYSELF" And at which point they hang up because they get scared. Only problem is I'm paranoid someone might call the cops on me. Haha. |
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Oct 25 2007, 08:00 PM
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 Naomi loves you. Y'all may call me NaNa Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,925 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 427,774 |
I remember when I was younger and a telemarketer called the house and I pick up and my dad told me to tell them he wasn't there, so I tell them "My dad said he wasn't here" and I hang up on them. But I never mess with them. I have a caller ID and if I don't recognize the number, I just don't answer.
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Oct 25 2007, 08:09 PM
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 Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
Nope, I don't mess with them. Imagine how annoying it would be to be the telemarketer. I say my parents aren't home (because usually, they're not when I get the calls) and I don't make the decisions or I'm not interested.
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Oct 25 2007, 08:37 PM
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 Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
they pronounce my moms name wrong
her name is Dalia(da-lee-ah) they say is de-li-a there? so since there is no delia here i say nope sorry or often times she picks up and says no shes not home... its annoying though... i haven't tried to mess with them though |
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Oct 26 2007, 06:14 AM
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 <3 Group: Official Member Posts: 1,369 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 539,187 |
I like to make conversations with them hah
Or if they ask for my mum/dad, I like to giggle and say, "Oh how flattering. Do I sound that young?" Then they get confused. Cause obviously I don't sound that old 
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Oct 26 2007, 08:28 AM
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 sleep now, moon Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,540 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 526,212 |
i used to play pranks on them... now i just try to outdo them in formality. idk
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Oct 26 2007, 12:49 PM
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Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,682 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,187 |
QUOTE(RogueVanity @ Oct 26 2007, 07:14 AM)  I like to make conversations with them hah Or if they ask for my mum/dad, I like to giggle and say, "Oh how flattering. Do I sound that young?" Then they get confused. Cause obviously I don't sound that old i get that all the time... they either think i'm my mom or at times my brother who is like 12.. his friends think i'm him wtf?!
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Oct 26 2007, 12:57 PM
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I just tell them that I'm not interested or if it's a computer, I hang up.
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