Here in the good old U.S.A., all you gotta do is tell them never to call back again, and if they do, you can sue them for harassment.

Alternately just don't talk to them, as soon as you realize its a salesperson jsut hang up.

or u can do what me and my brother do and see how many times u can say "Hello" before they hang up

only a mongo like mikey and his brother would do that and it's a great method haha

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salespeople are the devil... i understand that they do all their calling with a computer on a random number selection basis, but come on! do they really expect people to be home during the morning?

usually when i pick up the phone, i either hear silence or myself echoing (loudspeaker). if i quickly say hello 3 times and no one answers, i hang up. if they answer right away, i just tell them that the person they're asking for isn't home at the moment.
if they start talking right away about selling stuff without asking for my dad / etc., i tell them i'm underaged and that no one else is home right now. works like a charm. still annoying though.

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my brother used to play the "3 strike" rule and give them 3 chances to say the name perfect....

i just answer and if there is silence (which is do the the old computers pulling up your phone info), i just hang up

my buddy used to be a telemarketer, said it drives him bonkers when people do that

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Originally posted by onceler my brother used to play the "3 strike" rule and give them 3 chances to say the name perfect....

dude, lol, i could write a book on all the hundreds of ways that the stupid salespeople raped my ukranian name in... i mean, come on... just pronounce it like it's written!

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1. Record the highest pitched sound your sound cards crappy midi synth can produce. About 15 seconds worth should be fine.

2. When a salesperson is on the phone, hold the phone up to the speaker, crank the volume up, and play your sound file.

3. They will delete you from their database.

Merciless

ian its even more annoying when the companies still use the old phone books coz they always ask for mr or mrs bowler! asses!

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Originally posted by Coup ian its even more annoying when the companies still use the old phone books coz they always ask for mr or mrs bowler! asses!

I told one guy who pronounced our name wrong that he had the wrong number, and he got mardy

lol, my mom just did this:
she was talking on the phone, then she says "hold on, call waiting..." switches the line and goes "hello... hello? OH MY GOD, SHE IS NOT HOME!" and switched back. i was ROTFLOL!

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one time the sales preson gave their rap without giving me space to breathe so i answered some of their stupid questions to get her off the phone quicker (and it did). then i get this credit card in the mail and a bill. apparently they did an online application without my consent. so i had to take the time to call Discover and cancel the account. It pisses me off when they ask why i am canceling and i say "cause you dumb fucks opened an account without my consent" and they act all innocent like they don't deal with this shit all the time.