Insulted by Telemarketer

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Nismo_Freak
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Me: HelloTM: This is Anne-Marie from so-and-so callin to let you know you qualified for a special Visa card for college students, are you currently enrolled in college?Me: No, I just graduated college. TM: Oh... I'm sorry to hear about that.

WTF?! lol...


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Haha!

I doubt she meant it like that though.

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yashin
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I once had a telemarketer calling saying that 6 months ago my dad had filled out a form for some draw. Only problem is that he died 3 years ago. When I told her this she just got real silent, and said"oh.... sorry I must have the wrong number."

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Megaseth
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my sis actually starts up conversations with them and they hang up on HER.

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Hahaha I only own a cel phone and I never get call form telemarkerters. Just a few wrong numbers.

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was she hot? did you get her number?

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My mom is in the phone book under her first two initials and her last name. So when somebody calls and ask to speak to JW, we just tell them we are not interested and hang up.

And Nismo, I am sorry to hear you have graduated. That's so sad. :D

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Another good one.

Back in the day, when I was on the Fire Department (volunteer), I had a call from a telemarketer for a local city fire department call the station one day while I was there hanging out. They were raising money for their union.

I answer the phone with the name of the department. Guy doesn't even here that and goes into his speach. Telling me how they help the community, and my money will benniift my area. (total bull ****) So I am like, "Uh, do you know what number you just called?" There like, "not really." So I tell them, and they still try to get me to give them money. They tell me that I know what good it will do for my community. Yeah Right!

The last thing they heard before the click of the phone hanging up was me laughing at them.

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JESTER wrote:And Nismo, I am sorry to hear you have graduated. That's so sad. :D


Ahh but I haven't... such is the beauty of getting solicitors to leave me alone.

JESTER
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HA! That is great.

Well in that case I am sad to hear you haven't graduated. Note no sarcasm this time. School sucks. College was worse, cause i had to give them money to go there.

Be like me and drop out.

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I always get calls at work to switch phone plans. They ask what plan I have now. I say, "I don't know, let me go ask my boss." Then I just put the phone down. The longer you can get them to stay on the line, the better. Time is money. I once got a guy to stay on for 5 minutes, just so he could apologize and explain his offer was only good for residences. Musta been the new guy. LOL Telemarketers are like meter maids. No one likes them and they can ruin your dinner. There's a CD out there with a bunch of recording from this guy named Tom Mabe. Basically he F-ed with all the telemarketers that called him. This one guy calls up, and asks him how he's doing. "Not too good." "Oh no, why not?" "I hate my life. I think I'm going to kill myself." Then you hear this loud BANG and the phone falls down. The telemarketer was like, "Oh my God, oh my God!" and then he hung up. It was hilarious.

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Isn't messing with telemarketers one of those simple joys of life? I know I have fun! :) It's just so easy to "prank call" someone when they are the ones calling you...

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GEO
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hahah, I usually answer the phone in a gay voice and say, " Hi my name is Reggie and thank you for calling the GayMarriage Rec Center, How can I help you?

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LOL @ ^^^.

I just tell them I'm having my colon cleansed and can they call back in a few hours...

:D

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GEO
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Colonistopia? Your about that age? ;-)

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the best thing to say to telemarketers is, im not really interrested cuz ima kill myself once i hang up, unless... you can talk me out of it. try it it is so hard to keep from laughing while they try to reason with you :)

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lol ima try that next time telemarketers call me

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LOL. my dad and i always **** with those people. my dad is so hilarious when he does it. you know the ones where its an automatic recording that comes on first? well when that happens he puts the phone in the bathroom while still on and turns on the siren to one of those radio/lattern thingys and just leaves it there for a while. the one i always use though is ill tell them to call back cause im in the middle of whipping my ***. and you know when you get all of that crap stuff in the mail to where they give you a prepaid envelope so you can send them something back? well, my dad always sends them back coupons and **** LOL. its so funny. i always find stuff and give it to my dad so he can send it out in their envelopes.

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I wopuld try that. But I would get the only smart marketer. I would end up with police and ems at my house all for screwing with them.

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one day when i still lived with the parents, we got tons of telemarkers calling. all day long. finally i had enough. so the next one called, and asked for my mom. i told the lady "she's dead." turned out it was my mom's credit card place. whoops hahah

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Dattebayo
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you gotta break out some jerky boyz on the telemarketers. Just remember frank rizzo. HA

Adikt
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shut up i used to be a telemarketer

you guys dont know half the **** i heard

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dr!ft
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Well then, please share! :)

j-z
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telemarketers can suck my nuts. theyre good for nothing but ruining good moments and waisting valuable time. down with all telemarketers! edit* well... sometimes its funny to get a laugh at them, but thats about it.

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j-z wrote:and you know when you get all of that crap stuff in the mail to where they give you a prepaid envelope so you can send them something back? well, my dad always sends them back coupons and **** LOL. its so funny. i always find stuff and give it to my dad so he can send it out in their envelopes.
haha, my dad used to do that at this place he worked at, he mailed them back a brick


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