How do I entertain myself at telemarketers expense?

Question

Since they call even after I put my phone no# on the no call list I might as well have an attack plan when I'm bothered again.

Answer 1

1) Put the phone down and walk away
2) Engage them in conversation and be super friendly until they let their guard down. Get them to divulge personal info, especially their phone number, then call them at all hours (my friend actually did this!)
3) Try to convert them, spout all kinds of Religious reterict, and make sure to tell them they will burn in hell
4) Speak in an accent and make them repeat everything several times over and then mock them in your normal voice at the end
5) Tell them where to go and how to get there
6) Tell them all the ways you dream of torturing telemarketers
7) Buy one of the loud fog horn things and blast it into the phone
8) Tell them you are being held captive in you home and then hang up like the capture has found you chatting - they will fret for hours
Do any of these with conviction and you can have fun for hours! This could become an olympic sport!!!

Answer 2

First of all you may not be on the no call list anymore. If you signed up when it first started you will have to sign up again because they only put your number on there for 5 years. I usually just tell them that i am on the list and then they apologize and don't call. You do realize that many are exempt like politicians and charities, and anyone you actually do business with like the phone company. I hate the recorded messages especially from the politicians around voting time because then you can't really say anything back.

I usually just put one of the kids on the phone, so if you have any toddlers around put them on and see if they can understand anything they say.

Answer 3

Start asking for advice about totally random stuff when they ask how you're doing.

Ex:
TelemarketerLady: Hello, how are you today?
You: Oh, I'm so glad you asked! My wife and I were invited to this dinner party tonight of some old college friends (and then go into detail about how you know them and about how one time the guy and you went to a sports game and ended up cheering for the other team, etc) but I don't want to go because (some crazy reason like you want to watch reruns of I Love Lucy) and my wife is making me. What do I do?

Ha ha ha, keep up the game as long as you can.

Answer 4

I was laying in bed one morning hungover when the phone rang, I picked it up and it was some snotty sounding boy with what sounded like a lisp which drives me crazy anyway. He's is going on about some hotel deal that I've one, and I being half awake said quite calmly..

"Unless this phone call consists of your (Boy parts) Being shoved in and out of my (Rear end) then be silent and hang up the phone"....

I heard a muffled choking sound and then dial tone... It seemed to work really well so that's my suggestion to you!

Good luck!

Answer 5

I ask who is calling and from where and then I put the phone down and walk away........

I've also said that my charge for listening to them is $100 and hour, 1 hour minimum. I tell them once I receive it I'll call them back.

Answer 6

When they won't take "no" for an answer, I just put the phone down and let them talk away. Sooner or later they realize they are speaking to air. Can you hear me now! Ha!

Answer 7

Tell them to hang on for a moment -- put down the reciever and walk away. Check every few minutes and keep telling them to hang on. Keep records of who stays on the longest.

Answer 8

if you have time to spare make them think you are interested in whatever they are selling for a while and then decline, that would piss them off or in the middle while their talking just hang up or do something like this:when they ask if you would like to buy whatever they are selling say,"Hmmm, uhh, well, lets see, mmmm uuuuhhhh, well, i might, hmm NO!" Or put an air horn to the phone and blow it that would really be entertaining!!

Answer 9

Two thoughts...
1. Thank them over and over for the prize or whatever. Get very excited that you have won something or are getting something for free (pour it on)....yell and scream to your girlfriend we won, we won, things are finallly turning around for us we are getting a free toaster!!! I am so happy I will cry.....


2. If you have pent up anger, vent. I love to say, Mr. Rooders... if y ou see that sob please let me know I have been looking for him for child support and the dead beat is gone (or a situation at work or whatever, I just make it up, even if they are asking for me......saves on the psychotherapy bill)... lol

Answer 10

I usually try to sell them my home made chow chow.try selling them some old chairs are belly button lint
scream.very loudly .then
put down the phone while you pretend your killing someone.are say .what? what> what did you say? hello.hello.are you there? hello.are say sure i will buy a 1000 of those,send them c.o.d.