August 09, 2008

10 ways to get rid of telemarketers

All of us in our life face a telemarketer from 'n' number companies. I know that they are not bad people but usually their pestering causes us to get upset and give away foul words. well, there are ways to pester them and get rid of them. I am sure atleast one of this will work out best for you.Just go on read them

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong># 1:</strong></span>

When they ask, "How are you today?"

-- tell them something like... "I'm so glad you asked because no one there days seems to care,and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died...."

You get the idea.

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<strong># 2</strong></span>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span><strong></strong>If they say they're Shiv Kumar from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name.Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located.

Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong># 3:</strong></span>

Cry out in surprise, "Shiv! Is that you? Oh, my goodness, Shiv, how have you been?"

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Hopefully, this will give Shiv a few brief moments of pause as she tries to figure out where the heck she could possibly know you from.

<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"># 4:
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If some phone/mobile or other such telemarketer calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends plan, reply in as sinister a voice as you can,"I don't have any friends... would you be my friend?"

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong># 5:
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If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"># 6:</span></strong>

Tell the telemarketer you are on "home arrest" and ask if they could bring you a case of beer and some chips.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong># 7:
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After the telemarketer gives their spell (see # 2), ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.

<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"># 8:
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Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their home phone number so you can call them back.

When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their home number, you say, "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?"

The telemarketer will agree and you say, "Now you know how I feel!"

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong># 9:</strong></span>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span>Insist that the caller is really your buddy, Preeti, playing a joke.

"Come on, Preeti, cut it out! Seriously, Preeti, how's your dog?"

And last but not least...

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<span style="color: #ff0000;"># 10:</span></strong><strong></strong>

Tell them to talk v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y, because you want to write every word of your conversation down.

<span style="color: #000080;"><em>Disclaimer: Nothing is my own. I have copied it from some old mail I got long back.</em></span>