OMG some people don't get it.....
I try and be nice to everyone who phones me with some kind of sales pitch but.... WHEN I SAY NO I MEAN NO..... do not send a rep by, do not send me your propaganda, please just get off the phone and leave me alone, I don't have time for your drivel.....
In turn this forces me to be very tactless and say out right blunt and to the freaking point "I am not interested, thank you" *click buzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
Idiots!!!
Anyone have any tips on how to tactfully deal with phone solicitors..... I have run out of tact me thinks.
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Oh I know what you mean, Minxsy!
I try my best to be nice as well, but you are almost *forced* into being a meanie. I hate it, too!
But what else can you do?
I try my best to be nice as well, but you are almost *forced* into being a meanie. I hate it, too!
But what else can you do?
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cherandbuster wrote: Oh I know what you mean, Minxsy!
I try my best to be nice as well, but you are almost *forced* into being a meanie. I hate it, too!
But what else can you do?
precisely forced into being a meanie, I mean if they hear the word NO from me shouldn't they just stop right there and go away???
I try my best to be nice as well, but you are almost *forced* into being a meanie. I hate it, too!
But what else can you do?
precisely forced into being a meanie, I mean if they hear the word NO from me shouldn't they just stop right there and go away???
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I usually just end up saying not interested and hanging up.
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I'm guessing you mean at work so you have to try and still remain
tactful.
Maybe something like "I won't waste your time any longer, I'm not
interested. Good-bye." In a roundabout way lets them know THEY
are wasting YOURS.
:D
tactful.
Maybe something like "I won't waste your time any longer, I'm not
interested. Good-bye." In a roundabout way lets them know THEY
are wasting YOURS.
:D
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minks wrote: precisely forced into being a meanie, I mean if they hear the word NO from me shouldn't they just stop right there and go away???
I really feel they are trained to not take NO for an answer so they keep pushing ans pushing.
Seems the only solution is to be nasty or just hang up on them mid-sentence.
Either choice makes me feel bad, though
I really feel they are trained to not take NO for an answer so they keep pushing ans pushing.
Seems the only solution is to be nasty or just hang up on them mid-sentence.
Either choice makes me feel bad, though
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Do you have the Do Not Call registry there? Works here.
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valerie wrote: I'm guessing you mean at work so you have to try and still remain
tactful.
Maybe something like "I won't waste your time any longer, I'm not
interested. Good-bye." In a roundabout way lets them know THEY
are wasting YOURS.
:D
Yes sadly at work I do have to maintain a modicom of tact and professionalizim without telling them to Go Blank Themselves.
That is a good term Valerie thanks.
tactful.
Maybe something like "I won't waste your time any longer, I'm not
interested. Good-bye." In a roundabout way lets them know THEY
are wasting YOURS.
:D
Yes sadly at work I do have to maintain a modicom of tact and professionalizim without telling them to Go Blank Themselves.
That is a good term Valerie thanks.
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I think part of the problem is that people find it much easier to speak to people on a phone because there is no face to face communication, so they find it easier to behave in a manner that they wouldn't do in a face to face situation (rudeness, forcefullnes, ignorance etc..).
Forcefullness and ignorance often appear to be the mainstay of a sales pitch, and who cares what the person on the other end of the phone is thinking , seeing as you don't know them and they can't actually reach out and punch you on the nose, can they?
I deal with unwanted sales calls by stating politely at first that i'm not interested in any offers and if that dosn't work, I use my power of veto, down goes the phone.
Forcefullness and ignorance often appear to be the mainstay of a sales pitch, and who cares what the person on the other end of the phone is thinking , seeing as you don't know them and they can't actually reach out and punch you on the nose, can they?
I deal with unwanted sales calls by stating politely at first that i'm not interested in any offers and if that dosn't work, I use my power of veto, down goes the phone.
Behaviour breeds behaviour - treat people how you would like to be treated yourself
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I have caller id across my tv,so on rare occastions I do answer the phone I am In a playful or boered mood.So The thing I do is stop them from talking and ask them If they let God into there life today,or I pretend too not speak english,or pretend too be hard of hearing or bad connection,whatever comes too mind.It tends too make my day sometimes.You see if you have fun with it ,you don't go away mad,and You win,and feel better about your self.Joke'em if they can't take a *******
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Shweet tatersalad wrote: So The thing I do is stop them from talking and ask them If they let God into there life today,or I pretend too not speak english,or pretend too be hard of hearing or bad connection,whatever comes too mind.
I think that's GREAT!!
I think that's GREAT!!
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I love it when they ask if my parents are home....:rolleyes:
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sunny104 wrote: I love it when they ask if my parents are home....:rolleyes:
AHAHAHAHA i do too.....
when I was married our last name was listed incorrectly in the phone book so when someone called asking for mr or mrs wrong name my ex would ask if they use the telephone book and snitch names from it and harass people and they would get all flustered and say no no it's a private list yada yada and he would string the along then blamo hit them with.... some rude remark about them lying and hang up on them ahahahaha
Now when I get the is mrs or mrs *********************** there I say sorry they have moved. They don't need to know anything more. (at home can't do this at work)
AHAHAHAHA i do too.....
when I was married our last name was listed incorrectly in the phone book so when someone called asking for mr or mrs wrong name my ex would ask if they use the telephone book and snitch names from it and harass people and they would get all flustered and say no no it's a private list yada yada and he would string the along then blamo hit them with.... some rude remark about them lying and hang up on them ahahahaha
Now when I get the is mrs or mrs *********************** there I say sorry they have moved. They don't need to know anything more. (at home can't do this at work)
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I'm on the national do not call list. Works great. If you don't have that there, try reading off a recipe to them. 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 TBSP soda, 1/2 tsp salt. Set aside. In another bowl, beat 1 egg with 1/2 tsp. vanilla............. Or read a newspaper article to them, practice your ABC's....
Or read a newspaper article to them, practice your ABC's....
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I like Shweet's tactics.:wah:
But I'm on TPS in England, this is the equivalent to the Do Not Call service, so I can report them for calling me. But if they do, all they get is my fax machine bleeping off at them.
But I'm on TPS in England, this is the equivalent to the Do Not Call service, so I can report them for calling me. But if they do, all they get is my fax machine bleeping off at them.
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Rain wrote: I'm on the national do not call list. Works great. If you don't have that there, try reading off a recipe to them. 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 TBSP soda, 1/2 tsp salt. Set aside. In another bowl, beat 1 egg with 1/2 tsp. vanilla............. Or read a newspaper article to them, practice your ABC's....
Ahahahaha nice one.
Or read a newspaper article to them, practice your ABC's....Ahahahaha nice one.
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I'm on the Do Not Call List, but still sometmies receive calls-I always say put the manager on the line, and tell them not to call again or I will report them. I hate those calls at dinner time.
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I got sent this today - it might help.
Three Little Words That Work !!
(1)The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."
Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.
Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?
This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.
When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.
Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?
It costs them a LOT more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back.
It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The return postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight, so make them PAY! In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.
One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.
You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them a LOT more than 37 cents.
The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice PLUS!
Let's help keep our postal service busy collecting this extra revenue, since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, (as I am sure it is) and that's one of the reasons why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea !
Three Little Words That Work !!
(1)The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."
Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.
Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?
This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.
When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.
Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?
It costs them a LOT more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back.
It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The return postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight, so make them PAY! In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.
One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.
You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them a LOT more than 37 cents.
The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice PLUS!
Let's help keep our postal service busy collecting this extra revenue, since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, (as I am sure it is) and that's one of the reasons why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea !
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I like the way your brain works :sneaky: :-6
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You can count me in on that, Rap. Brill.:-6
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OpenMind wrote: You can count me in on that, Rap. Brill.:-6
I had no idea that those telephone time search techniques were out there, I get a million per day hang up's on my answering machine sooo that is what those are... bloody hell I have had my answering machine turned off for like 2 weeks now, I guess I shall keep it off. What a time waster to come home listen to messages and hear all the hang ups. Let them test call my house and get nothing jerks.
As for the rest I shall comply as well.
I had no idea that those telephone time search techniques were out there, I get a million per day hang up's on my answering machine sooo that is what those are... bloody hell I have had my answering machine turned off for like 2 weeks now, I guess I shall keep it off. What a time waster to come home listen to messages and hear all the hang ups. Let them test call my house and get nothing jerks.
As for the rest I shall comply as well.
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minks wrote: I had no idea that those telephone time search techniques were out there, I get a million per day hang up's on my answering machine sooo that is what those are... bloody hell I have had my answering machine turned off for like 2 weeks now, I guess I shall keep it off. What a time waster to come home listen to messages and hear all the hang ups. Let them test call my house and get nothing jerks.
As for the rest I shall comply as well.
It scares the hell out of the elderly. They think they're being called by a nutter.
As for the rest I shall comply as well.
It scares the hell out of the elderly. They think they're being called by a nutter.
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OpenMind wrote: It scares the hell out of the elderly. They think they're being called by a nutter.
yeah and single women.
yeah and single women.
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Oh, I have done the return mail thing. It is so much fun. Especially when we get several in a day. I just swap everything out, and send the stuff back out.
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minks wrote: yeah and single women.
I think something may have been done about it over here as there have been a lot fewer of them. At least by my own experience. It may also be because I'm on TPS now. But nothing can be done by these calls if they're from another country.
I think something may have been done about it over here as there have been a lot fewer of them. At least by my own experience. It may also be because I'm on TPS now. But nothing can be done by these calls if they're from another country.
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Marie5656 wrote: Oh, I have done the return mail thing. It is so much fun. Especially when we get several in a day. I just swap everything out, and send the stuff back out.
I do ths with spam too,when I get bored.
One more thing I do On the phone is,when some one calls and asks for my wife buy name I get to frig with them;
They say:Hello can I speak with Mrs Kelly blah-blah
I say:Its Kevin now,Can I help you?
They are not ready for that one.
I do ths with spam too,when I get bored.
One more thing I do On the phone is,when some one calls and asks for my wife buy name I get to frig with them;
They say:Hello can I speak with Mrs Kelly blah-blah
I say:Its Kevin now,Can I help you?
They are not ready for that one.
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See you learn something new every day! It never occured to me to mail all those ads back in "their own Mailer envelopes"! I usually pay all our bills every two weeks, so during the in between time, there's plenty of junk ads received that I have been throwing out cluttering our own garbage can! Now I'll clutter theirs, love it!!:D
And as for those non-stop talking advertersers, I just say, OK I'm hanging up now, but you can keep on talking if you like! And then just hand up! :p :rolleyes:
And as for those non-stop talking advertersers, I just say, OK I'm hanging up now, but you can keep on talking if you like! And then just hand up! :p :rolleyes:
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:wah: Oh, you are good, Arnold!
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HA!!! My sister has a great way to deal with these guys. When they ask for the head of the house, she puts my nephew (11 years old) on the phone. That kid can talk the hind leg off a horse!! They don't get a word in edgewise! I got one the other day from the Fraternal Order of Police. I said, "You ass holes just put my husband in prison for 17 years, I'm not real keen on giving the cops money right now." *click!*
Mostly I just hang up. There is one that just p!sses me off to no end, though. When you pick up your phone, say hello and get a RECORDING!!! I could seriously hurt someone. If you don't want to communicate to me using an actual person, you must not want my money very bad!! :-5
Mostly I just hang up. There is one that just p!sses me off to no end, though. When you pick up your phone, say hello and get a RECORDING!!! I could seriously hurt someone. If you don't want to communicate to me using an actual person, you must not want my money very bad!!
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Try this:
Of course, now that we have a national "do not call" list we won't have much of an opportunity to pull off something like this, but a friend of mine swears that he actually did:
The phone rang as I was sitting down to my evening meal. As I answered it, I was greeted with, "Is this Jerrold Buller"? No one calls me "Jerrold" (not even my mom), so I asked who was calling. The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber Band Powered Freezer Company or something like that. Then, a really rotten but brilliant plan just exploded in my brain!
I asked him if he knew Jerrold personally and why was he calling this number. I then said off to the side, "Get some pictures of the body at various angles -- and the blood smears."
I then turned back to the phone and advised the caller that he had called a murder scene, making him a prime "person of interest," and that he must stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would be receiving a summons to testify in this case.
I questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address, phone number at home, at work, who he worked for, how he knew the dead guy and could he prove where he had been about one hour before he made this call. The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers were given in a shaky voice.
I then told him we had located his position and the police were entering the building to take him into custody. At that point, I heard the phone fall and the scurrying clatter of his running away.
My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears of laughter streaming down my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes. My food was cold, but who cares?
Of course, now that we have a national "do not call" list we won't have much of an opportunity to pull off something like this, but a friend of mine swears that he actually did:
The phone rang as I was sitting down to my evening meal. As I answered it, I was greeted with, "Is this Jerrold Buller"? No one calls me "Jerrold" (not even my mom), so I asked who was calling. The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber Band Powered Freezer Company or something like that. Then, a really rotten but brilliant plan just exploded in my brain!
I asked him if he knew Jerrold personally and why was he calling this number. I then said off to the side, "Get some pictures of the body at various angles -- and the blood smears."
I then turned back to the phone and advised the caller that he had called a murder scene, making him a prime "person of interest," and that he must stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would be receiving a summons to testify in this case.
I questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address, phone number at home, at work, who he worked for, how he knew the dead guy and could he prove where he had been about one hour before he made this call. The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers were given in a shaky voice.
I then told him we had located his position and the police were entering the building to take him into custody. At that point, I heard the phone fall and the scurrying clatter of his running away.
My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears of laughter streaming down my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes. My food was cold, but who cares?
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That is the BEST one yet! :guitarist
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From Seinfeld
“I'm sorry, I'm a little tied up now. Give me your home number and I’ll call you back later. Oh! You don’t like being called at home? Well, now you know how I feel.
“I'm sorry, I'm a little tied up now. Give me your home number and I’ll call you back later. Oh! You don’t like being called at home? Well, now you know how I feel.
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The ONLY problem I can see with sending the ads back is if those
companies just toss them in stuff headed for the landfills. I bet a lot
of them do, so mine are going right in the recycle bin, they don't even
come in the house...
:-6
companies just toss them in stuff headed for the landfills. I bet a lot
of them do, so mine are going right in the recycle bin, they don't even
come in the house...
:-6
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valerie wrote: The ONLY problem I can see with sending the ads back is if those
companies just toss them in stuff headed for the landfills. I bet a lot
of them do, so mine are going right in the recycle bin, they don't even
come in the house...
:-6
LIES !
companies just toss them in stuff headed for the landfills. I bet a lot
of them do, so mine are going right in the recycle bin, they don't even
come in the house...
:-6
LIES !
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Nomad wrote: From Seinfeld
“I'm sorry, I'm a little tied up now. Give me your home number and I’ll call you back later. Oh! You don’t like being called at home? Well, now you know how I feel.
Oh Nomad
I remember that one very clearly!
I think you even got the *exact* wording of it
“I'm sorry, I'm a little tied up now. Give me your home number and I’ll call you back later. Oh! You don’t like being called at home? Well, now you know how I feel.
Oh Nomad
I remember that one very clearly!
I think you even got the *exact* wording of it
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I like the idea of sending the ads back! You would not believe how many we get at work. Solicitors, what a nasty breed. Don't get mad at them, it makes their day! They'll have you on speaker phone and the whole office will be laughing, then they'll talk about you while they're smoking pot and plaing X box!
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God Bless BR!!!
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