Telemarketing reaches new low

[Rod Driguez]

I just had something happen that I cannot believe is legal to do.

Some research company called for some survey about radio and TV a few weeks ago, and I started it but reconsidered about 2 or 3 minutes in and said "screw it".

Well, these people kept ringing my phone (I knew it was them, caller ID) for a couple weeks so I pick up. After I make it clear that I didn't want to play along last time, the lady says that the system will make it keep calling me until I complete the survey. She claims that she cannot stop it and I have to call a 1-800 number in order to make this system stop calling me.


:annoy: :looney: :annoy:


I tell her that's bullshit and they can stop it if they want to, but I go ahead and fill out the survey with some clearly fucked-up answers that are sure to skew their datasets if they actually use it. To ensure they didn't ever call back. Just cracked a brew and had fun with it - well, as much fun as you can have when you've just been pissed off like that. I am an 87 year old Hispanic that speaks Latin in the home, etc.

When it's over, they try to get my address to send me some cash. I tell her no thanks, if you never call back that's worth $100. She tries to rush off the phone, but I stop her and say "Look, I just tried to be nice to that last lady and this is what I get. I can't believe this $hit. You call me and now I gotta call 1-800 to get you off my case? You need to get another job where you don't have to do people like that. Seriously. Bye."


I guess what I'm getting at is that I used to try to pity the poor grunt phone operator, try not to bass them out like I know they get 50 times a day. No more. Nowadays you can't even hardly treat people nice. From now on, it's hang up in your grill. I don't give a fuck anymore. That crossed a line with me. What the fuck is this world coming to? Jeezus.

What's that "don't ever call me in your fucking life!" signup number for telemarketers again? :rofl:

[Shinto]

They're fucking annoying I keep getting calls on my cell, dont know how the fuck but that shit is annoying....

[ThePurpleBunny]

BAM! (http://www.donotcall.gov/)

Haven't had a call since signing up.

Fuck telemarketers.

[Rod Driguez]

:party:

Thank you, kind sir.

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I don't ever recall getting that pissed off over a phone call. Not in my entire life.
I've had a bill and had operators call but hell.... I actually owe them money. This is completely different.

[Adam Warlock]

Just answer the phone and slap your bare stomach so it sounds like you're fapping. Or really fap. it's your choice.

Make sure you start with a line like "GAWD your voice is SO HAWT"

[Rod Driguez]

:lol:


That made me laugh... thanks. I'd never actually do it though, I don't want to come off perv even if it is for $hits and giggles.

[MOD]

:lol:


That made me laugh... thanks. I'd never actually do it though, I don't want to come off perv even if it is for $hits and giggles.

no way sound like a total perv. be like is this a sex survey because My penis is huge!

or my favorite put on your best foreign accent and screw up everything you say so its barely understandable. Then when they can't take your information, yell at them and tell them that you want to talk to someone who speaks English. that gets them every time.:lol:

[Adam Warlock]

Also, ask to speak to someone as soon as you pick up.

*ring*
"May I speak to Ray-Ray?"
"Um, I'd like to tell you about---"
"Ray-Ray come quick! They found me man! They found me and I nee--" then hang up abruptly.

If you've got a lot of time to kill tell them that you'll only answer questions they answer first and repeat each question as asked.

[ThePurpleBunny]

Reminds me of the story about a guy that got a call from a woman trying to sell headstones for his grave. He said "perfect", went outside, and fired a gun, then stayed silent. Woman was petrified. Made me laugh.

[Rod Driguez]

:rofl:


Funny thing is, if I lived in the country I probably would have taken a cordless outside with one of my louder guns and fired right beside the speaker part. Because I thought about doing that. I wouldn't have cared, hearing damage and all. I was just that pissed.

[Javid]

Haha, I love telemarketers. Once they called asking for me, but my little brother picked up. He told them that I was in Iraq fighting for our freedom, even though Canada isn't in Iraq.

This other time, I got a sign from my brother telling me to say something funny. I shouted in a really feminine voice

"Steve come back to bed honey..."

That really got the poor girl. You guys should learn to have fun with telemarketers.

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Also, ask to speak to someone as soon as you pick up.

*ring*
"May I speak to Ray-Ray?"
"Um, I'd like to tell you about---"
"Ray-Ray come quick! They found me man! They found me and I nee--" then hang up abruptly.

If you've got a lot of time to kill tell them that you'll only answer questions they answer first and repeat each question as asked.

ahahahahahaha:rofl: :rofl: hahahahahaha

or

*ring*
"yo fat dave, can you hook me up with something nice for $60? make it FAT"
"uhhhhhh... Sir would you mind-"
"alright yo i'll meet you there in fifteen, don't be seen. PEACE"

[Magulorist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8

I wanna do this to a telemarketer one day

[ThePurpleBunny]

^ :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::tup:

[Æther]

lol I don't know about that company but it was easy to put people on a no call list when I worked for the blood bank.

Working as a telemarketer can be acquard sometimes though. I remember calling up this one old man:

Me: Hello! Is Peter there by any chance?!:lovin: (I had to sound like such a douche since they thought I sounded "drab")

Peter: This is he.

Me: (From here it's the usual script they told me to say) Well, Peter I was calling to thank you for the blood donation you made with us last year and we we're wondering if you could possibly come to our branch and donate a pint some time! :lovin:

Peter: I'm sorry but 2 months ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes... I've just recently started my medication and it's killing me (From here he starts to sound like he's about to drive a butter knife in his chest)

Me: Oh...ummm...We're terribly sorry for your condition and for mistakenly calling you. We'll remove you from our system as soon as possible.:confused:

Peter: Thank you very much. God bless.

Me: Ummm...You too.:confused:

[Doc Holliday]

This is why you go with a cell phone and nothing else. I think maybe I've had ONE telemarketer get ahold of me on it (I have no fucking clue how) but after politely telling them to fuck off, I've never had a problem since.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8

I wanna do this to a telemarketer one day

ahahahahahaha:rofl: :rofl: hahahahahahah

[ssssnake69]

Once you get on the "Do Not Call" list the calls for selling stuff will stop.

BUT...SURVEY calls are not part of this. Once they hook you for a survey, that's where the crap REALLY begins. You'll get calls from various groups once a month or more.

If you don't want them to call...don't get 'em started. Just decline.
Or have fun with them. :rofl:

[SirFritzalot]

You think recieving calls from a telemarketer is bad? Try BEING a telemarketer.

I used to be one for like 2 months back when I wanted to buy myself studio equipment. I was 16 at the time, and it was the highest paying job I could find ($10/hr) for my age. Imagine sitting in a cubicle saying the SAME DAMN THING for 8 HOURS a day, 6 days a week?!? I worked there when I was 16, and I STILL remember the damn thing.

I raised about $106/hr, easily the highest in my location. My "boss" says it was cause of my deep voice. They still call me to try to get me to come back there.

When I was there, they offered to buy everybody in the workplace 360's when they came out if they beat the limit...me and 2 other people did it, but got nothing cause nobody else could get the mins:mad:

And the people who've been working there for like years are like machines...emotionless machines...like if you were to fall off a ladder and bust your head open, they'd be like

YOu ok?!?...you gonna sue?!?...ok, well get back to work! Gotta hit those mins!

I remember several occasions, a few dozen actually, where he'd call somebody and they'd complain that they were on welfare/disability/living off welfare, and he'd just ask for like 5-10 bucks less.

And for a person who runs a place that "raises money for the Massachusetts Fraturnal ORder of police", he drives a fucking CONVERTABLE...the newest model at the time. I swear the paint job was candy paint, too.

and they'd hire anybody! Other than the fact that I hated the job, they hired some homeless whino and that basically insulted me...

But on a lighter note, he's an ICP fan, so you know he's dead inside anyway.

-Fritz:bluu:

[Taichi]

"Make it quick, I'm mainlining and I need to get this tubing off my arm before it falls asleep, and kills my high."

they'll hang up on YOU.

[Doc Holliday]

"Make it quick, I'm mainlining and I need to get this tubing off my arm before it falls asleep, and kills my high."

they'll hang up on YOU.

:rofl:

[ckrazy]

People who call for survey and telemarketers are different did you ask them in a nice way "can my number be taken off the list?" well yea telemarketers are annoying as hell but if you tell them to take your number off their call list they do have to listen.

[Mizuki]

Everytime it's a telemarketer I always answer it like if I were House I even get his voice down.

"House's house of whining, state you complaint."

One day, I wanna try to answer it like if I were another telemarketer.

[TheSix]

Telemarketers don't call outworld.

Im slightly dissapointed. So much material.

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The word Telemarketer, means that your supposed to "tell a marketer" to SHUT THE FUCK UP.