What do you do to strike back at telemarketers?

Question

These are my favourites;
1. Answer and say "What! you want to sell me a new phone plan? That is so awesome!. Wait right here I'll be back in second" then I go take a long shower.
2. I try to convince them to give me their personal credit card details as a 'security check'

Do you know any other good ones?

Answer 1

I tell them nobody's home.
They get confused!

Answer 2

I think that one sounds really good. I should try it sometime!!!

I have just asked them a bunch of questions of what they are trying to sell to me and then I finally tell them that I am not the person they think they are talking to. Haha.

I think yours is a lot better!

Answer 3

Love when they call about cleaning carpet

I ask can you get blood out

They say yes and then they ask how much blood

I say "ummm don't know yet, she has not come over, can you call me back and I'll let you know how much there was"

Or I make fart noises

Answer 4

Pretend that youre interested but your not sure, and that you want to think about it, ask for their personal number, and try to get out of them "i dont like to be bothered at home"

then just be like wow now you know how i feel, then hang up.
=)


and i like the first one you put.

Answer 5

Say you're busy at the moment, can you call them back at home later. They won't give you their home number, so ask "What's the matter? YOU don't want to be bothered when YOU get home?"

Answer 6

When they ask is so and so there I say no.
when they say when would be a good time to call back,I say I am not sure let me get your home # and I'll have them call you back.
They are like uhh uhhh uhhh.......LOL

Answer 7

I click the talk button on then back off.