Another Interesting Way to Handle Telemarketers

[JPope]

The phone rang as I was setting down to my anticipated evening meal, and as I answered it, I was greeted with," is this William Wagenhoss?"







Not sounding anything like my name, I said who is calling?







The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber Band Powered Freezer company or something like that.







Then I asked him if he knew William personally and why was he calling this number.







Then I said off to the side, "Get really good pictures of the body and all the blood".







Then I turned back to the phone and advised the caller that he had entered a murder scene and must stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would be receiving a summons to appear in the local courthouse to testify in this murder case.







I then questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address, phone number at home, at work, who he worked for, how he knew the dead guy and could he prove where he had been about one hour before he made this call.







The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers were given in a shaky voice.







I then told him we had located his position at his work place and the police were entering the building to take him into custody, at that point I heard the phone fall and the scurrying of his running away.







My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears streaming down my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes.







My meal was cold, but after what I had pulled, very enjoyable.

:-laf

 

[FFutch]

LOL That's a good one. I might try it. I hate it when they can't even get your name right,or they want you to hold and wait on one of their dumb##s marketers... Doug

 

[fkovalski]

:-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[J Shocik]

Jim, How do you come up with these things???? I LMAO for a few minutes & thought a genius thought of this!!! :-laf GREAT ONE!!!



One thing Taxachusetts got right is the "Do Not Call" registry. Annoying telemarketers by law cannot call you if you're ph. # is on the list. I'v had 2 callers in 2 yrs since then, & reported them both.

 

[bmoeller]

Jim, are you friends with Tom Mabe? LOL



Revenge on the telemarketers

 

[GFritsch]

Jim, are you friends with Tom Mabe? LOL



Revenge on the telemarketers

I will be checking this out later with a faster connection. :-laf :-laf



My favorite now is leave the phone next to the radio (country) while I go find Mr Fritsch (usually poorly pronounced). I think the country music really screws with the minds from our over seas telemarketers

 

[JayWm]

We just let our 4 year old answer the phone. She picks up and says "who are you?" Then she will just start jabbering at them about what she's done all day that day and when she is done she says "I'm all done talking now, goodbye" and she hangs up the phone. Works great and the wife and I get a chuckle out of it. Never once have we gotten a call back when she does this.

 

[JArbini]

i used to just hang up. lately i've taken to alternating between a "sling blade" voice telling them they sound "purty" and if they'd like to go out some time. obviously they use distance as a nice letdown so then i ask if i can just follow them home & look in the window. i also use a "mentally challenged" voice & blabber about what ever they say. i had one women offering to help me consolidate the debt on my credit CARDS. i told her how much i love cards & playing "go fish". i had a woman offering me mon-sat or sunday n. y. times. i told her i only needed tues, thurs, fri & sun. she insisted it wasn't possible but i became very difficult insisting it was & that she wasn't trying hard enough & had to be some button she could push or person to ask. it becomes fun if you make a challenging game out of it & strive to outdo yourself the next time & it's a lot funnier if you have an audience

 

[ACoyle]

I usually say "I've just worked a 14 hour day, gotten home tired and sit down to relax. Now I had to get up and answer the phone to talk to you. Do you really think you have any chance of selling anything?" Thye usually answer no, and hang up. The ones that go on get the canned air horn.

 

[JStieger]

One time a telemarketer woman with a really sexy voice called, "Hi! is Mr. Stieger there please?"



I said in my Barry White voice, "Why yes baby this is him. . what are you wearing right now?" :-laf



She hung up.