Telemarketing call stories

[columbine]

I used to love to toy with telemarketers, shouting in a fake Eastern Euro accent and acting like I couldn't understand them. But then I started meeting people who couldn't get any job but telemarketing, and it's just such a lousy situation that I couldn't be rotten to them any more. A lot of the time the working conditions are ridiculous, with supervisors standing over them with stopwatches and only one bathroom break a day allowed.

Now I just say "I never respond positively to telemarketers because it's not a practice I want to encourage," or if it's one of those fake charities, "I never make contributions over the phone," and hang up without wasting any more of their (or my) time. These days most of them have such thick Spanish or Indian accents and such awful connections that I can't understand them anyway.

[pitc9]

When people call selling meat (like Omaha Steaks) I tell them I'm a Vegetarian. That shuts them up quickly!

[shepgirl]

Those replies are killing me-------I never know how to get rid of them and sometimes I get so upset when I've jumped out of the shower to answer the phone only to hear a telemarketer's voice. All these hints are going to be so much fun to use...

[Carol Bulger1944]

Well, once when they called and ask if this was the lady of the house I ask which lady do you want, this is a whore house......They hung the phone up in a hurry!!!!!! I know that sounded bad but it's a quick solutation to the problem

[Jessika]

Well, once when they called and ask if this was the lady of the house I ask which lady do you want, this is a whore house......They hung the phone up in a hurry!!!!!! I know that sounded bad but it's a quick solutation to the problem

...this is CLASSIC!

[lvpets2002]

I have been known to bang the receiver against the table several times.. Usally they hang up then.. Also when they ask if I am the person of the house I will say no, but can I have them call you back.. Click they hang up again..

[Sirrahsim]

Apparently my voice sounds young over the phone because telemarketers would always ask to speak with my Mom or Dad Thank goodness for the Do Not Call list!!

[Uabassoon]

But then I started meeting people who couldn't get any job but telemarketing, and it's just such a lousy situation that I couldn't be rotten to them any more. A lot of the time the working conditions are ridiculous, with supervisors standing over them with stopwatches and only one bathroom break a day allowed.

That's how I feel too. Tucson has a ton of call centers because we have what is considered a neutral accent. They usually pay around $10 per hour which is a good starting rate for a job that requires little to no skills to get hired. Most of the people working there are single moms because it's an easy job and if you don't have an education or a trained skill it's hard to find a job that will pay more than $10 around here.

[IRescue452]

We get the car warrenty place too several times a day. Sometimes it shows up on the caller ID as a cell phone. They must pay people to work from home and give them phones I swear. I'd love to find out exactly which company this is (scam I'm sure). Next time I might tell them I'm disabled and don't have a car.

If they ever start faxing stuff to us, we'll remove the paper until such time when we need to use the machine and we know who's sending stuff.

[Jessika]

Yeah the car warranty people... we get letters from them in the mail CONSTANTLY... even for my car... and it's eight years old!! The warranty on that expired before we bought it LOL

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I once got a call that went like this:

" Dear lady, you've just won a trip to Marocco!!"
" For free?
" Oh yes!!"
" Nowbody gives away trips just for free!!, so what's the catch??"
" You don't believe me? Why not??"
" Like I said: nobody gives away trips just like that!!"
"This is true, you've one a trip to Morocco!!"
" I don't like Morocco! '

And a month ago;

"Hello, can I speak to your mommy, sweety??"
"I am NOT your sweety sir!!!"
"OK, please give the phone to your mom now!"
me yelling "mooooooommmmmm!!!"
"You really want to speak to her, sir?"
" Yes!"
" She's not answering, sir!!"
" Why not?"
" Because she lives 1 hour away from here, celebrating her 85th birthday ;
shall I give you my husband???"
CLICK.....

[ramanth]

Classic Lut!

My friend would don an accent when answering the phone at her parents and would act like a Maid. She'd tell telemarketers about how the Mrs. was on Sabatical or Holiday and wouldn't be home for months.