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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 7160/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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I should register to that thing, I hate getting calls from strangers that want sell a product to you. I actually find that creepy even.  |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3213/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer If they annoy you, you say to them "Yes, I'll buy it... but only if you have sex with me...and my grandma". |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 2873/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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One thing you can do is just play a recording of a modem. They'll either think they mis-dialed or realize you don't want to buy anything, and some computerized systems might even think it's real and delete the number.  (That's basically how the Telezapper works. Of course it only takes a slight change to their programs to defeat it, so I wouldn't bother.  )Generally you don't want to be an ass, they're just doing their job. But if they're being especially annoying, you can have a lot of fun with them. Like if they ask for the man/woman of the house, have a dog bark in the phone. Or yell things in the background, like "don't pull it out, it'll just cut you up worse!", and just try to freak them out.  Or if you know it's one right away, you can try to make them think they've somehow called a very distant country and are paying hefty long distance charges for it.  (Just answer in Japanese, when they reply in English, explain in a Japanese accent that this is Panasonic Technical Support, $1.95 a minute or some such. ) All sorts of fun ways of saying STFU - including, of course, just saying STFU. (Though in some places I think you can actually get charged for harassing them like that.  So just stick to making them not want to talk to you.) |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 543/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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| You can get charged for harrassing telemarketers when they call you? I can't imagine that being enforced anywhere. I like to ask for their home number before I consider buying anything. I won't do anything with it, but they'll just stop there. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 6549/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Hehe, next time we get a call like that I | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 6104/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Simplest way to avoid a telemarketer: Hang up the phone. I've done it a few times. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 2347/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| What I says is we find out where one lives, and we cut him up and broadcast it on the net! | |||
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 7188/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| I think I would prefer just hanging up the phone, althought I hate to be rude like that. I doubt you could be sued for harassing a telemarketer in Sweden at least, so i'm not worried. Thought one board member have actually worked as a telemarkerter here. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3229/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Originally posted by Ziffski This is an idea. A fucking good idea... But isn't that alittle extreme? (edited by Sex Change on 01-10-05 11:35 AM) |
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MathOnNapkins Math n' Hacks Level: 67  Posts: 1291/2189 EXP: 2495887 For next: 96985 Since: 03-18-04 From: Base Tourian Since last post: 1 hour Last activity: 32 min. |
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Originally posted by Ziffski If we do that, the terrorists have won. |
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Black Lord Level: 34 Posts: 150/453 EXP: 235639 For next: 18012 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nebraska, what's a Nebraska Since last post: 8 days Last activity: 1 day |
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Originally posted by MathOnNapkinsOriginally posted by Ziffski wow that's cool... go terrorists... seriously, stfu |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 6137/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I don't think it's rude if you TELL them that you're not interested and then they keep going on about the product. Seriously... if the person's not going to bite, stop wasting their time and try find someone who's going to. |
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LizardKing ..of The Carnival Creation  Armet 87/94 Level: 38  Posts: 391/596 EXP: 355646 For next: 14801 Since: 03-15-04 From: Norway Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 13 hours |
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Originally posted by Colleen *calls you back* Sorry, but I think our connection broke... You see, the reason why I was calling you was because we are having a marketing campaign in (your area) on (product I want you to buy). Have you heard of (product) before? |
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MathOnNapkins Math n' Hacks Level: 67 Posts: 1306/2189 EXP: 2495887 For next: 96985 Since: 03-18-04 From: Base Tourian Since last post: 1 hour Last activity: 32 min. |
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Originally posted by Black LordOriginally posted by MathOnNapkinsOriginally posted by Ziffski *MathOnNapkins huggles Black Lord. |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 4443/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by ZiffskiAre you secretly Bun Bun from Sluggy Freelance? |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2555/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by Colleen Hahaha, this topic (and that post in particular) reminds me a lot of this. Mr. Bergis is so STUPID xD |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 558/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer Pfah. If you want to work as a telemarketer, you've got to realize beforehand that you're going to be bugging people. If you can't stand people getting pissed, don't take a job where you call them at home and try to make them buy stuff. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 2527/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I kept a telemarketer on the line once because he was being a racist dick. It was for 45 minutes. He hung up. You can't hang up if you're a telemarketer, apparently, bad form. |
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LizardKing ..of The Carnival Creation Armet 87/94 Level: 38 Posts: 392/596 EXP: 355646 For next: 14801 Since: 03-15-04 From: Norway Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 13 hours |
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Well, if I'm not getting any response in the other end, I usually just hang up after one minute. And from a telemarketers point of view, those people are among the most annoying ones. The people that just leave when you're talking, without EVER saying a word. Because you never know whether the person is there or not. However, if the telemarketer was being a racist dick (wtf?), he deserved it.Originally posted by Smallhacker Oh, and I'd just like to comment on this. We have the same system in Norway (brreg.no). However, there are two things people don't seem to understand. 1) The individual telemarketer can not check up each number to see whether it's registered or not. It is the company the telemarketer works for, that has to make sure that that they don't have any numbers from that list. At least that's how it works here. So, please, do NOT yell at ME for THAT, because there is nothing I can do, apart from deleting your NAME from OUR database. Which brings me to point two. 2) You have to register each individual NAME, against such things. If not, we will get the name of your husband/spouse up... and of course, the both of you share the same number.. Just so you know. (edited by Rad King Liz on 01-19-05 06:51 AM) |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 4571/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Oh, so that's how it is. I always wondered how telemarketing companies dealt with people on those lists... Good to know  |
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