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DEL.ICIO.USHow do you say no to telemarketers?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If there’s one thing just about every one of us shares in common, it’s that we receive calls from telemarketers on a regular basis.
And yes, we know that typically they call around the dinner hour. But that’s not what I want to talk about.
What I want to discuss is the variety of ways we deal with them.
I know plenty of people who are just downright rude to them. They say ugly, nasty things, which personally I think are unnecessary.
I know plenty of people who just hang up on telemarketers, which, while rude, it’s sometimes what you have to do.
I think saying hurtful things ranks higher on the mean scale compared to hanging up.
What I typically tell callers is this:
“What are you selling? Did you say new windows for my home? Actually, my husband is in that business, so I don’t need any, but thank you anyway.”
So, if you get my drift, every time someone calls trying to sell me something, I just say that my husband is in the same business of whatever they are trying to sell.
They usually just say “thanks,” and hang up very quickly.
I feel like I’ve come up with a fairly creative way to say “no thank you,” without being nasty.
What about you? Do you have a regular routine regarding telemarketers?
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By Krystal
February 27, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
Yes Abby but two wrongs doesn’t make it right… what is the difference in being rude and lying…. both are wrong.. I think the majority of people have caller ID… why not simply choose not to answer the call.. even if you do not have caller ID.. you can always make a choice not to answer the phone and if you do anwser the call.. you can simply just say I am not interested but thank you for calling.. also, I am wondering why you are not on the ” no call list”.. that elimantes having to make a moral decision period.
By bubba
February 27, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
I like to ask them to hang on for a second….while I set the phone down and continue to do whatever I was doing before being interupted.
By Suzi
February 28, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
I pay an extra fee every month in order not to be rude. But when they do get through and I say that I am not interested the caller gets rude before I get a chance to.
By Billy Gerkin
February 29, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this
Honestly, I use the “I’m not interested” approach and have yet to have a telemarkerter be rude or pushy about it.
By Denise
March 13, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this
These have always worked for me. And my son, who is a police officer, gave me the ideas. Bainbridge(any city will do) Police Department…deputy Collins, how can I direct you call? Or…OSU, this is the morgue