How would you deal with someone one the phone whom you'd rather not talk to? I was thinking maybe, ringing your own doorbell to fool them into thinking you've got someone at your door, so you can get off the phone with them. But, what do you guys think? What would you do?
Usually I'll have a little fun with them. I'll ask them stupid questions, then ask the same stupid questions like I don't understand what they're saying.
If it's a salesperson, I'll pretend to be interested in the product as well as repeatedly ask stupid questions. I'll speak really slowly and pretend I'm a moron but I'll tell them I'm interested in the product and I want to buy it. All telemarketers get all day is people yelling profanities at them and hanging up. Of course, this allows the salesperson to just try again with another victim. If one victim pretends to be a potential customer, however, they can't hang up on the person because it's their job to make sure the product is sold.
Now, usually I stretch this out for about 10-15 minutes before I get bored. Then, I'll confirm that I'm interested in the product and tell the salesperson that I just have to find my credit card. I put the phone down without hanging up and just leave them there, because they can't hang up on a potential customer.
This is how you deal with telemarketers. Do NOT ever yell at them; they're used to that and they can take it. The real way to punish them is by wasting their time for as long as you possibly can.
I haven't gotten a sales call in years. I think they've gotten smarter.
Oh child I know how you feel! I have this creepy russia- let's not get into that. Anyways this guy keeps texting me and calling me and I just tell him that my mom took away my phone. Ta da!
it'd depend on the context... telemarketer would normally get "we don't want any" and then I'd hang up...
but I've often contemplated yelling "YOUR MOTHER WAS A HAMSTER AND YOUR FATHER SMELLED OF ELDERBERRIES!!!!" (monty python) just to be random... I'm sure they don't get that one every day.
don't really have too many other people that just randomly call... :/... so don't have much to say about the other people
On iTunes, I have several sounds bought from movies. Whenever someone calls that I don't want to talk to, I do this:
As the other person is talking about whatever product they're selling, interrupt and play the doorbell noise.
Tell them you're going to get it. Play the sound of a creaky door opening, and say hello.
Play gunshot noise.
Play 'Thud!' noise.
Groan, and mumble into the phone that you're ok, that its only a flesh would. Then ask them if its normal for your internal organs to be showing.
I've freaked out several telemarketers this way. The trick is to tell them you're fine before they call the cops. Sadly, they don't call my house anymore.
If a person spilled something on me i would bring the boombox out and start doing some sort of musical, telling him/her how disappointed I'm with them. Here is how it goes!l Juice! Oh juice! It got all over me! Juice! Why does it stain! Juice! It got all over me! and there is one to blame Juice! IT's youuuu Juice! I'm sad that you didn't apoligize! Juice! Whats wrong with you! Juice Now I'm embarrassing you! Juice! Juice! Juice! Oh yaaaaaaa!
Wow, Maverick4! Omg! That was so funny, I had to share it with m brother! I really laughed when I read it! I had to read it twice just for kicks! Thanks!
