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Name: Sabbas
I know, I know, hit the button and send them straight to voice mail, don't answer to begin with, hang up on them. Techniques we all use. But lately, I've been having a little fun (except robocalls of course). A typical conversation goes something like this:
Solicitor: Hello? Mr. Sybis?
Me: It's Sabbas. Spelled the same way forward as backward. So, how's the fishing in your area? The water is cooling off around here, but if you watch the depth finder it's good.
Solicitor: No fish (got'em)
Me: You know, I'm going to get a bumper crop of green beans this year? How about all of that moisture we had this year? Tomatoes and watermelon were to die for. Like ocher?
If they haven't hung up by this time I direct the conversation toward calculating physical altitude using pressure altitude (above msl/below fl360) and I always lose them. Quite often they are saying naughty things when they hang up. Try it, it's a hoot!!
PS. If any of you actually work in a call center, well.........stop by we'll snap some beans.
It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow
I love it!
I'll talk to 'em as long as they'll stay on the line; anything I can think of, invite 'em to call back in two weeks so I can waste more of their time (they will), ask them to mail me literature, dvd's, anything that'll cost them money, ask 'em for a toll free number to call 'em back when I have nothing to do.
Keep at it and you'll end up on their do not call list.
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I like to scream at people in the backround that aren't reall there. Or talk about the dogs phornicating outside my window. Sometimes I try to flirt with them in my best rednck accent. If they persist for long I remind them that they are being recorded as well and that I am on the do not call list. I let them know that I can now go after them legally for up to $25,000.00 for violating that list and I ask to speak with a supervisor. If they get that far I get a click there.
Likely
Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!
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Nothing like the sound of a background flush to give 'em the brush. Throw in a plop, and they'll be sure to drop.
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I like the loud. I especially like the plop and drop Radix.
I'll give it a try if I ever get a solicitors' call again...haven't had one for a long time.
Speaking of loud jgalty and likely; what about a xxx swingers dvd playing with the HT volume turned up?
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Radix, I have added the plop & drop to my arsenal. I picked up a Franzl Lang CD in Germany last year that seems effective also. After all, Oktoberfest is coming up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67rc...
It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow
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We don't talk to 'em cuz my caller id let's us know if we should answer the phone or not. If it says "unknown caller" or even if we don't recognize the number, we don't answer it.
As of now, we don't know anybody that lives in the 866 or 800 area code, so odds are we don't have to answer those.
Anybody that really wants to talk to us can leave a message. 99.9% of the teledrones don't, not even the computers.
Lately, if the cordless phone happens to be nearby, I've been picking it up and hitting "Call" then "End" just that quickly. Stops the ringing *and* the beep from the answering machine.
While many of the techniques in this thread are humorous, I don't feel like wasting my time employing them. That said, on the rare occasion when I do end up with a teledweep or a survey call, I will screw with them if I'm in the mood.
Something that I don't understand is people being "pressured" into answering questions or buying something or anything similar via a phone call. All it takes is the ability to hang up. Even when I try to be nice and say "No Thank You!", if the caller keeps on pushing, I just hang up. While it's nice to hear, I don't need to hear "OK Goodbye". If they won't end the conversation, I will.
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DD03,
I really think you're missing the point and portions of the OP. This is all about entertainment value. To these folks, time is money. The more of their time I waste, the less money they make. Additionally, I'm doing you a favor. If they're talking to me, they're not bothering you.
It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow
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LOL
You guys just reminded me of something I heard not so long ago..............give this a listen and tell me if this isn't THE best one ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5z4Vs26-TI&feature=related
I bet that phone solicitor had to clean his pants out after this call...........
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Curt R ,
I love that one, I heard it years ago on the John Boy and Billy show.
Likely
Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!
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Curt R,
That is a riot! Must be the reason satellite sales have gone to robocalls.
It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow
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I have also noticed you can try hitting on them.
Likley
Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!
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"...I like the loud. I especially like the plop and drop Radix.
I'll give it a try if I ever get a solicitors' call again...haven't had one for a long time..."
@SkipCox
No worries, it's nothing a little All-Bran cereal can't fix!
Adds a new dimension to that jingle..."Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief <from telemarketers> it is!"
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