What Is The Worst Thing You Have Ever Said To A Telemarketer?

Question

I Kinda Feel Bad For Them... They Are Just Trying To Make A Living

Answer 1

yeah, it is their job, but it is a job they chose.
i pretended to drunk and made him repeat everything, then began to cry and tell him my husband just left me and blaa, blaa sob story all at 9 in the am

Answer 2

Did the same thing Seinfeld did on his show...

Telemarketer: Hello?

Me: Hello

Telemarketer: Hi I just wanted to ask you a few questions regarding blah blah blah.

Me: Well I don't have much time right now do you mind leaving your home phone number so I can talk to you later?

Telemarketer: Sorry I can't do that.

Me: Oh that's too bad. Is it because you don't want people you don't know calling your house number?

Telemarketer: Well, yes.

Me: Well so do I.

I laughed for a few minutes...

Answer 3

I dont feel bad for them at all if they ring me while im eating in the evening and they are off-shore marketers
(from india/asia/overseas etc) seeing im in Australia. They push the products down my throat or i get automated phonecalls from computer generated programs as well offering me a free holiday if i buy timeshares. I hang up after the initial "hello"...reason being? Because my number is PRIVATE and regardless they wont leave me alone. I hate it and have reported it to no avail...i think telemarketing (another form of spamming) should be illegal.

Answer 4

I have been a tele before and everyone was pretty nice to me. One guy called me and did not wait until I agreed before he started doing the survey so I stopped him and asked him his weight, religion, GPA, allergies, favorite ice cream, and the length of his big toe? He answered everything but the toe question. He started laughing and realized that some of these surveys are asking a lot from a complete stranger. One AT&T guy called my sister and said, "Don't you want to call your grandchildren?" She was sooo insulted because she is a young woman! It's a business like everything else. Best of luck to you!

Answer 5

I get up really, really, really, really early in the morning. Not by choice, but because I have to. As a result, I go to bed early. I had one call me after nine o'clock. I'm not generally a person who loses my cool, so I didn't say anything in a rude tone of voice, but I did say, "Do you know what time it is?!?!?!" She said, "uh huh". I said, "Do not ever call here this late again!" She acted like it was no big deal that she called at that time, so I hung up on her.

Answer 6

If it's a women I ask her for her personal phone number and ask if she want to go on a date, they like me, I try not to beat them up, they are just trying to make a living, but since I opted out I seldom get a call

Answer 7

I'm usually very nice...BUT I hate it when they call at dinnertime..as I'm usually doing 5 things at once and the phone is really a nusance! .I told one telemarketer one time, "Give me your phone number and I'll call you during your dinner!" Then I hung up!
I've also just put the phone down, and walked away..That's fun!

Answer 8

sumtimes i feel kinda bad for them too, but not when they call 5 times every hour after we tell them to stop callin!!!! this one guy was trynna sell us sum insurance or sumthin n i was so pissed off i told him "if u call one more f***** time im gonna track u down n kill u n ur family! im not kiddin!! i done it many times before!" the company never called back n im lucky the cops didnt show up at my house or none of that

Answer 9

I love to tell them I have a call on the other line , then set the phone down and go about my business until they GET THE MESSAGE

Answer 10

i once told a lady that i was dying of cancer and had 6 months to live, i had her crying and saying she was sorry to bother me...i have also told them i was having sex and made grunting sounds, its their job and the BS goes with the job, if you feel bad enuf, buy their products