canaries
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The "oh someones at the door ploy" and then cover the reciever, for an hour!
Or if you are really bored pretend to be Pete from Big Brother
Favourite is to try to convert them to the true religion of Hicksian
in which anyone in sales or advertising should be ritually sacrificed |
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madeleine b
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ive been telling them i dont buy over the phone or just say no thanks but i like the telephone preferanc thing im going to try it myself |
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scotto destructo
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Tell them you are on your states Do Not Call list and ask them to remove you from their companies call list. Tell them if they call again you will report them. This will stop them it their tracks. It's not fun but it works. |
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damo
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when you answer the phone who ever they ask for just say wont be a sec i will just go and get them then cover the mouth piece try not to laugh and listen to them sigh tut and get generally pissed off do it a few times and you will find you get less and less |
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on the wagon
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i tell them that i have just broke in and i`m nicking everything,,,,,,the f*****s are speechless ! |
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aries4272
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Tell them to take you off their calling list each time one calls |
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Clarky
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Just say your going to fetch Woody wood pecker and leave the phone(handset) off the hook for 5 mins.Works a treat...Be rude (They are) ask for their number and offer to phone them back.they will never give it you.just toy with them it dont bother me anymore i find it fun |
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dutch_luvs69
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WHEN THEY CALL TELL THEM TO HOLD ON AND EAT DINNER , GO OUT AND SHIOP , OR GO TO SLEEP . |
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united9198
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Get on the do not call list. It is also a good idea to keep them on the line for long periods of time pretending to buy what they are selling. That is something they hate and a good way to get back at them directly. After a few minutes, just set the phone down. They will get the message. |
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janice h
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You have a lot of really good suggestions here so I will try to get them in order of what might work. !) The do-not-call lists in the UK and the US. 2) Tell them no and ask to be removed from their call list. 3) If all else fails tell them to F*** OFF. |
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Pretorian
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If in UK register with Telephone Preference Service who will stop the calls you receive.. while you are at it stop junk mail |
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sx_rx_rocknroll
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ask them to be taken off their calling list.
repeat everything they say! |
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bugnscout
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Yeah, listen to their entire pitch. Ask a few questions. Really string it out. When it's time to close the sale, say, "I'm 11. Do you want to talk to my mom?" Then come back to the phone and do the same thing all over again. |
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lucy m
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listen to them all the way thru, just remember something they say at the beginning, then say u understood til then but could they repeat from there, then keep asking stupid questions every sentence, that should keep them about ten mins, then improvise and have fun |
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anessa
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just simply hang up on them
i do it all the freakin time |
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cand-e
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use your caller ID and if you see that it;s someone you dont know..just ignore it or press the end button on your phone... |
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jayleites
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Tell them you are very interested in whatever they're selling.
Then ask them to standby for a moment.
From time-to-time, beg them to wait just a bit longer.
Eventually, they'll hang up. Repeat as needed.
They best way to hurt 'em is by wasting their time. |
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Joni
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Tell them to take you off their CALL LIST! Confirm before you hang up that you are understood.
This is the only way all they will STOP!! |
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cjastone@btinternet.com
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Ask for their home number and tell them that you will happily call them back during your tea break at work....telling them that you work nights of course. |
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scorpio
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Yes, i do agree with you unsolicited tele-marketer-type phone calls can be quite annoying. The call itself is annoyance enough for me, therefore I have found an easy, polite and straight to the point way of ending the call a.s.a.p. However, as your question states,... you want to 'waste' more of you time by finding ways to prolong the original 'annoyance'.. so I'll just stop here,. as you are not interested in a 'solution', .. apparently you'd prefer to exasperate it. |
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advicemom
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my brother in law does this. he gets them really into what they are talking about, asking questions, discussing payment options, the whole bit. then he says no. i just cut them off with 'no thank you, have a good evening" and hang up!! |
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Sherri K
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The best way to annoy them is to put them on hold. Make them think you are really into their products. Have a kid sit next to you and pretend to do homework or better yet really do homework. Or leave them hanging on and go out for the night. That way they cant call another caller because you have not hung up the phone. lol Have fun. |
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Russell J W
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Do like Seinfeld did. " I'm a little busy right now, give me your home number and I'll call you later this evening...... What, you don't want me bothering you at home? Now you know how I feel" and then hang up. |
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Bont11
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Tell them you're a Jehovahs Witness and it's about time they let Jesus into their lives. Also say to them that you'll buy their crappy product if they buy an annual subscription of "Watchtower" magazine. |
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