Telemarketers - How do you deal with them?

Originally Posted by The Wise Vivi

Usually there is a 2 second lag between us saying "hello" and them answering. If there is that lag we hang up without even saying a word.

That's what I usually do.

Originally Posted by Spatula

Oh oh oh!

I remember one time I came up with a pretty nice response:

<Tele> Hi, we're doing a survey of consumer products ...blah blah blah...and we require a person over the age of 18 to answer these questions.

<Spatula (who is 21 at the time)> Ummm...I'm not 18 yet, but I'll see if my brother is here>

30 seconds later after some yelling at my "brother"

<Spatula> My brother is here but he's busy having sex with his girlfriend. Can he call you back?

<Tele> Err...ummm......no, thats alright thanks. Bye...(quickly hangs up)

You hear the funniest responses ever.

ROFL. I really want to try that.


I remember one time the telemarketer thought I hung up on her, so she starts cussing and talking about me to one of her peers. I quickly responded with "Uh...what? Fuck you too, bitch." and then slammed the phone.

Jam it back in, in the dark.