How Do You React To Telemarketers?

[Sean Archer]

I usually say once or twice "I'm not interested" or "I don't need that" or just hang up directly. For banks and legit businesses I like I at least try to talk them into giving up. But if they keep talking I just hang up.

[Samantha]

"Will you please take me off your calling list? Thank you" Hang up. (I don't really wait for much of a response.)

[Sean Archer]

Originally Posted by Samantha

"Will you please take me off your calling list? Thank you" Hang up. (I don't really wait for much of a response.)

Does that work?

[Delothus]

Originally Posted by Samantha

"Will you please take me off your calling list? Thank you" Hang up. (I don't really wait for much of a response.)

First time through I act like this.

There are a few annoying ones that repeat despite this: In which case I ask them for their name and tell them they can personally be fined $10k for not following my do not call request...

And in the rare case if they just keep calling, I ask them what they are wearing and if they like being pee'd on...

[ElDucky]

I say hello and if there's a delay I know there's a computer waiting to hear if I answer. If that happens I just say nothing, because that wastes the most time for them. After that they don't call anymore.

[Frenchie]

Originally Posted by Delothus

And in the rare case if they just keep calling, I ask them what they are wearing and if they like being pee'd on...

[Vorian Atreides]

Caller ID takes care of most telemarketers. We sometimes will count how many times/how long a particular one will keep calling . . . the record has been two weeks with six total calls (goes to a guy named "Kevin") . . .

[MG]

We're on the "do not call" list, so we never get telemarketing calls. Prior to that, I used to say "no thank you" to whatever they said (even if it didn't make sense as a response), max of three times then hang up.

[Hugh Jass]

I haven't gotten any of these in years. All I have is a cell phone do they call those?

[tomorrow never knows]

I put my 90-year-old grandmother on the phone. She'll talk for hours without making any sense.