Can I get in trouble for this??

[DainBramaged]

The best that I have done is to ask them to hold for a minute, then go fix a snack and then come
back and talk for a minute more then go do something else and see how long they hold for. I got one guy that held for about 20 minutes. (I was looking for my credit card)

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: Jzero
There was a website with a dude (the dude who does the "retard" on crank-yankers) who had a ton of ways to toy with callers.
In one, he goes in the bathroom with a partner and has the partner make splashing noises. He tells the caller he's giving his grandfather a spongebath and throughout the call the splashing and groaning increases and he yells at his "Grandfather" to hold still and starts making noises like he's hitting him.
The caller gets more and more flustered and embarassed. Very amusing.

That wasn't the Touchtone Terrorists, was it?

 

[Spikey289]

[

1. He/She is deceased; didn't you hear about the tragic <insert event here> accident last week?
2. He/She has permanently moved to <insert town name that's very hard to pronounce here>
3. He/She is on the commode throwing up because of <insert any made-up disease here>
4. He/She is a minor and cannot use the telephone.
5. He/She is currently speaking with his/her lawyer about the murder case against them.
6. This is an undercover and restricted government agency, remove this number from all records immediately. Click.
7. Simply hanging up on them.
8. Pretending she has alzheimers and can't follow a simple sentence.

Some of these im gonna have to use especially 6 and 5

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: JetsFanatic
I know we all hate those phone calls trying to sell use stuff.



Once the asked for my wife. I gave her the phone. and them said "Hey &^*$# I told you not to be on the phone that long!!!" and them smacked my hand as if I was beating her. She screamed and then cried and then hung up. We laughed for 15 minutes after that.

LOL I almost spilled my coke

 

[Red]

I'm a credit card collector... most people don't mess with me because they know I'll close their account by option of the bank and damage their credit. If they are nice, I offer to help them out with interest/fees.

 

[Siddhartha]

They are just trying to make a living. Don't waste your and their time fooling around just hang up if you are not interested in what they are selling

 

[CarpeDeo]

You should be careful though . . .

My old roommate used to be a phone salesman <yea i know- mob and lynch him>

He told me that if anybody was a jerk on the phone- they'd put them on this special "list"- and they would call and bug 'em aaaaallll the time.

Might explain why those who're jerks to them get so many of those phone calls.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: CarpeDeo
You should be careful though . . .

My old roommate used to be a phone salesman <yea i know- mob and lynch him>

He told me that if anybody was a jerk on the phone- they'd put them on this special "list"- and they would call and bug 'em aaaaallll the time.

Might explain why those who're jerks to them get so many of those phone calls.

Let them, I'll just have more fun with them. I really am waiting for the next telemarketer call so I can fvck with them, but we are on some kind of blocking list already so they never call.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

It's possible you'll get a visit from the police and a good laugh with them...but I wouldn't worry beyond that.

 

[BatmanNate]

I like to start touching myself when they call. It deters most, but really encourages some.

 

[flyfish]

Just say:

What?......what?!.......what?!!!....ect.

Simple but effective.

 

[lastig21]

Pretend to have narcolepsy and let the caller know of your condition. Have long stretches of non-response, but not long enough that the caller will hang up the phone. When you "wake up", answer the phone with complete confusion forcing the caller to re-explain what they are selling/who they are/etc. Repeat the process as long as possible.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: lastig21
Pretend to have narcolepsy and let the caller know of your condition. Have long stretches of non-response, but not long enough that the caller will hang up the phone. When you "wake up", answer the phone with complete confusion forcing the caller to re-explain what they are selling/who they are/etc. Repeat the process as long as possible.