HOW TO HARASS A TELEMARKETER TODAY!
5 ratings since posting on Friday, August 18, 2006|
in Los Angeles
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i lived in tucson for awhile with a housemate who made quite the sport out of harassing telemarketers. this was a bunch of years ago before we all had cell phones, back in the glory days of the land line. his usual shtick was to plague them w/ questions that started out benign and on topic about their product/service then make them increasingly bizarre and nefarious until the telemarketer got creeped out and hung up. if they didn't give up in a decent amount of time, he became much more theatrical and would play like there was some kind of equally bizarre and nefarious 'accident' happening that he needed to get off the phone to attend to (banging things around and/or inciting the dog to bark to make it seem more real). receiving telemarketing calls became quite the entertaining event at our house. i tried to do it myself once and failed miserably. its ashame we can't mess more with the jerks making the really big bucks off of telemarketing, and have to take out our aggression on the poor shleps who don't have the education or motivation to get more worthwhile paid work in the world. - leahtrix , posted 10/04/07 |
 The best thing I ever saw was my Aunt got a telemarketing call at a family reunion, and told them to hold a moment. The rest of the family took turns going to the phone every five minutes to tell them to hold on she'd be right back. This went on for over an hour and a half, and turned into a great party game. -  Knucklehead
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I'm lovin' the "repeated return calls" gambit. I often (when I have nothing but non-productive and mean-spirited time on my hands will keep a telemarketer on the line as long as possible. Friendly banter...never a firm NO...LOT'S of questions about the product or service...creative business arrangements that are, in no way, feasable..."Could you hold the phone a second?"...muffled and indiscernable speech patterns...thinly veiled "passes" at them (male OR female)...on-and-on ad nauseum. When you get tired of fuckin' with them you can get all upset and ask to speak with their supervisor. hell...it's better than daytime TV! - david , posted 08/18/06 |
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AH TELEMARKETERS> Have you ever gotten a messge from some guy on a prerecorded message, trying to sound like one of your friends, like, "Hey guys, its been a while~whats up, and ,oh, hey, call me back at 877...(your first clue)...and il get you hooked up with some killer Satellite TV deals ( or something like that) I was pissed. But then I realized....He gave ME his stinkin' Number~! (insert evil laugh) Well these are your chances to collect a call list for telemarketers... I just tried it a few times, and its a LOT of fun. The first time I called, I jsut pretended I DID know him. Asked what he'd been up to, told him we're going to the park this afternoon, and he can come, etc. THe second time I did it, I called like Al Pacino: DO YOU KNOW ME? DO YOU F#*$&ING KNOW ME?! and the poor guy kept trying to sell me for a second before hanging up, obviously dioriented. And PS: TOll free numbers cost $ to the owner every time you call. SO...in your weaker moments, I urge you to help take one telemarketer off the street, by calling the first on the Telemarketer Do-Call List. 1) MARK: (877) 444-0115. Profile: Likes to try to sell satellite tvs. - bash , posted 08/18/06 |
