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pipi_k

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31. Not only that....

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 10:48 AM

Jan 2014

but I looked up what the hours are they can legally call. Generally they are between 8 AM and 9 PM.

The calls that really and truly piss me off are the ones that come AFTER dinner. Sometimes they wait until just a few minutes before 9 PM.

Now, anyone who has family and has made it clear to family that calling before 8 PM is a great idea unless it's an emergency might appreciate the range of emotions that flash through my brain when a call comes after 8 PM.

First two rings, before caller ID kicks in...rush of adrenaline...panic...OMG someone is hurt!!!

Caller ID shows number...relief it's not a family member, then a flash of anger at the caller for being the cause of heart pumping panic I really don't need to deal with.

So I pick up the phone and angrily ask the person do they know what the fuck time it is. OK, maybe they don't. Or they wouldn't, if they were calling my cellphone, which isn't the same area code as my home number. If they don't call after 10 PM, then there must be some device in place to let them know they can't legally do that. They should also not be able to call someone just a few minutes before 9 PM either.

Also what they need is some way of removing numbers from their database, or wherever the numbers are being generated, where nobody answers or the calls go to an answering machine time after time after time. I swear, Cardmember Svcs has called at least 30 times over the past couple of years informing me that this is my "last chance to take advantage of lower rates". I wish they would keep their promise and stop calling already.

Anyway, we hardly ever answer anymore, but I do often want to have some fun with the telemarketers:

"Good afternoon, Pixiefart Dildo Factory, how can I help you?"

Just to see what would happen

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How to torment telemarketers [View all] unhappycamper Jan 2014 OP

I have one of those air-horn canisters, I will try that! B Calm Jan 2014 #1

I have it right next to the phone! B Calm Jan 2014 #20

I really don't like the air horn idea hfojvt Jan 2014 #48

I don't care anymore. B Calm Jan 2014 #57

How compassionate and progressive of you philosslayer Jan 2014 #232

Yes, how progressive. And someone posts this kind of crap about every other month on DU. Th1onein Jan 2014 #251

When these assholes con artists who ignore the do not call list learn compassion, so B Calm Jan 2014 #261

These "assholes con artists" don't "ignore" the do not call list, don't you GET it? Th1onein Jan 2014 #302

Oh I get it all right. So if you are the get away driver for B Calm Jan 2014 #316

You're painting with a broad brush there. Th1onein Jan 2014 #326

Oh yea, they deserve my hate. A couple hours of calling B Calm Jan 2014 #327

Welcome to Ignore. Th1onein Jan 2014 #331

LOL, a PC policeman puts me on ignore because I hate con artists. . B Calm Jan 2014 #334

And some minimum wage person is finally trying to relax at home pnwmom Jan 2014 #262

She/he could easily just not answer the phone. Atman Jan 2014 #291

Don't worry, it doesn't work. The person blowing the air horn will hear the FSogol Jan 2014 #61

It gets quieter with each blast. After 20-30 times you don't hear it so much... klook Jan 2014 #82

Your right it didn't sound loud. I would chuckle and one of the girls would ask ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #105

Exactly. No law says you have to listen to a word they say. Atman Jan 2014 #141

That's all fine and dandy, now look at post 19! B Calm Jan 2014 #280

It is illegal to call "late at night." Atman Jan 2014 #286

whooosh, reading comprehension is not your strong point! B Calm Jan 2014 #288

Actually, it is one of my strong points. Atman Jan 2014 #289

Your so full of bullshit. Go back and reread the damn post I asked you B Calm Jan 2014 #292

I finally understand your screen name. Orrex Jan 2014 #293

Yep, it's something I keep telling myself when dealing with idiots. B Calm Jan 2014 #294

I'd alert on you if I was one of these assholes that alrerted on people. Atman Jan 2014 #295

When someone insults me, I insult back! B Calm Jan 2014 #296

That is very apparent. Atman Jan 2014 #297

Does it sound anything like that horn that begins the 'you've won a cruise' call? polly7 Jan 2014 #217

LOL B Calm Jan 2014 #219

I just don't get why people still answer their phones! Atman Jan 2014 #290

This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 Jan 2014 #298

Most times now I DON'T. polly7 Jan 2014 #303

Good lord, who has that kind of time? Brickbat Jan 2014 #2

Give the phone to a three year old. That's what we did last time during a birthday party. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #3

LOL! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #4

A friend suggested giving the phone to a kid and say it's Santa. BarbaRosa Jan 2014 #52

I used to do that when my kids were that age Major Nikon Jan 2014 #332

so the next time you get asked to volunteer at a candidates phone bank.... dembotoz Jan 2014 #5

Make sure you casll during dinner... lame54 Jan 2014 #15

These are great, because I'm sure that the call center employees need more bullshit in their jobs Orrex Jan 2014 #6

I'm with you Orrex Trailrider1951 Jan 2014 #18

Doesn't work they call back every day....sometimes X3 Historic NY Jan 2014 #285

For those reasons I prefer robocalls. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #55

You are right they have a big turnover. About 6 months and they move on. ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #109

+1. n/t FSogol Jan 2014 #62

You don't get those annoying calls wanting you to donate to the State Police? B Calm Jan 2014 #65

Did you work for a company that instructed you to lie to people, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #98

If only there were a way to terminate the call. Orrex Jan 2014 #102

I see you dodged the question. Please don't tell me that you worked for "Rachel" (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #175

What, no answer? Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #311

I should think the answer is obvious from the context Orrex Jan 2014 #317

Well the first requrement would be to ask. The company is called Stream International and all they Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #319

And still no answer. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #320

What question do you think I'm not answering? Orrex Jan 2014 #321

So I named the company and you're not interested anymore. You feel you are better qualified to Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #322

If I come right out and call you a liar, then someone will hit the Alert button. Orrex Jan 2014 #323

You already have, several times and I couldn't care less. I do think that most DUers that might be Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #324

+1 redqueen Jan 2014 #170

This is one hell of a mean-spirited thread lapislzi Jan 2014 #7

That is what we do. If we don't recognize the number, we don't answer. badtoworse Jan 2014 #8

Sometimes you have to answer eventually laundry_queen Jan 2014 #44

If you worked the midnight shift, you would know B Calm Jan 2014 #14

Not only that.... pipi_k Jan 2014 #31

Growing up, our response to the persistent enlightenment Jan 2014 #54

One of pipi_k Jan 2014 #60

True - we were taking our lives enlightenment Jan 2014 #66

I think that's damn funny davidpdx Jan 2014 #313

Nobody important ever calls my land line lapislzi Jan 2014 #147

I agree Lurker Deluxe Jan 2014 #73

Often, the name that appears on caller ID is deliberately misleading. ronnie624 Jan 2014 #85

Often I will receive calls with anonymous as the caller and anonymous as the location. RebelOne Jan 2014 #143

That's a good one davidpdx Jan 2014 #314

There you go now your talking!! That's what I'm trying to tell everyone pretty much ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #114

I do not answer calls from numbers I do not know. RebelOne Jan 2014 #133

It is mean-spirited, as is the article. 7wo7rees Jan 2014 #246

I agree Skittles Jan 2014 #301

I didn't go to the link but, PotatoChip Jan 2014 #9

This is my all time favorite! nykym Jan 2014 #10

LOLOL!!! n/t riverwalker Jan 2014 #50

That’s art. KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #274

Thats small stuff. Lancero Jan 2014 #11

That's it - torture the low wage workers trying to feed their family & keep a roof over their heads baldguy Jan 2014 #12

the sample giver is giving you food... lame54 Jan 2014 #17

In a way pipi_k Jan 2014 #58

These people are CRIMINALS. Violating the DNC list and cold-calling cellphones is a CRIME. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #33

And I bet you moan & cry when you get crappy customer service from your cell provider too. baldguy Jan 2014 #56

"Treating them like they are is morally repugnant " kristopher Jan 2014 #67

Being frustrated gives you license to be an asshole? That's an excuse for a child. baldguy Jan 2014 #79

So the victim should be responsible for the feelings of the perpetrator? kristopher Jan 2014 #104

Keep track of what the premise is here: A caller engaging in a legal activity baldguy Jan 2014 #146

Spoofing the caller ID is not legal. Neither is lying and pretending that you represent Visa Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #157

How do you identify these spoofing criminals precisely? Orrex Jan 2014 #263

"Caller ID spoofing now illegal in the US" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #266

I can't believe that anyone really spends as much time and effort on this as you do. Orrex Jan 2014 #272

So how many posts is that since your promised "last post" on this subject (post #195)? Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #276

Three, including this one. I didn't expect your campaign of silliness to continue Orrex Jan 2014 #287

You're the one that has lost track of the premise kristopher Jan 2014 #192

+1 Couldn't agree more! B Calm Jan 2014 #198

Do you yell at the lifeguard when the tide comes in? lapislzi Jan 2014 #169

The callers don't even have a list of numbers. Atman Jan 2014 #204

When it's a human on the other end of the line, politeness is the decent thing to do. lapislzi Jan 2014 #238

Yep davidpdx Jan 2014 #315

Car-jackers, Thieves, Muggers, Robbers, Telemarketers... NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #309

These folks are people also, trying to make a living rurallib Jan 2014 #13

I can see that side of it; can you see the other side? kristopher Jan 2014 #28

How is the telemarketer not obeying the law? (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2014 #29

Unless you have an existing business relationship, telephone solicitation is illegal. kristopher Jan 2014 #30

First, 'they' are not calling you. PotatoChip Jan 2014 #42

"They" are calling me. kristopher Jan 2014 #53

And what would have been my nephew's motive PotatoChip Jan 2014 #59

What is the motive for a soldier killing innocent civilians? kristopher Jan 2014 #64

Are you seriously equating some random college kid working PotatoChip Jan 2014 #71

Are you seriously reading it that I did? kristopher Jan 2014 #101

Yes, I am reading it that way. PotatoChip Jan 2014 #117

Then you need to reread what I've written. kristopher Jan 2014 #194

Can you explain what the clear ethical problem is then? PotatoChip Jan 2014 #200

But you never answered the question posed .... oldhippie Jan 2014 #199

What question? (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2014 #202

These questions ..... oldhippie Jan 2014 #208

Ok then. PotatoChip Jan 2014 #218

Turtle shooting? oldhippie Jan 2014 #225

Sorry. I had you mixed up w/someone else. PotatoChip Jan 2014 #241

They are CRIMINALS. They deserve zero sympathy. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #36

Just don't answer the phone PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #16

Imagine you worked all night, came home, B Calm Jan 2014 #19

The ringer on my bedroom phone is turned off. PADemD Jan 2014 #21

I call BS on this Cairycat Jan 2014 #22

Reading is fundamental Fumesucker Jan 2014 #24

It's amazing how many people Mariana Jan 2014 #115

Then they wonder why truck drivers fall asleep at the wheel and B Calm Jan 2014 #148

He's probably working third shift and sleeping during the day. PADemD Jan 2014 #25

The normal business hrs for someone working the graveyard shift is Midnight to 8 AM B Calm Jan 2014 #27

Turn your ringer off Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #32

No, I rather blow a fucking Air Horn into the phone! I've had it with B Calm Jan 2014 #37

have you registered for the "do not call" list? Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #69

These criminal scum completely ignore the DNC list (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #95

Uh, yes. . That don't stop these assholes! B Calm Jan 2014 #145

doesn't work Carolina Jan 2014 #188

Best suggestion on the entire thread! B Calm Jan 2014 #190

LoL. No one honors that list anymore MattBaggins Jan 2014 #209

Reputable companies do. But not the criminal scum of "Cardholder Services" and their ilk (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #222

I don't get any of these calls Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #230

They are CRIMINALS who are attempting to rip people off, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #39

I set my phone PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #47

BINGO! Fozzledick Jan 2014 #158

Just let them talk to the table/counter jsr Jan 2014 #23

I don't always answer the phone, but when I do..... Barack_America Jan 2014 #26

Nobody grows up hoping to be a telemarketer. sufrommich Jan 2014 #34

The difference is, the grocery clerk is a legitimate worker, but these telemarketers are criminals, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #45

Yes, those minimun wage workers sufrommich Jan 2014 #49

Not just "shitty companies". "Criminal" companies. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #74

Hold on. reflection Jan 2014 #189

I worked as a Telemarketer for awhile that stuff ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #35

^^^ This. Iggo Jan 2014 #40

Did you work for a reputable company that respected the DNC list, did not spoof caller ID, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #41

well who are we talking about? Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #72

If "Cardholder Services" rings no bells for you, you are very, very lucky. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #84

I second that one. I was called HUNDREDS of times by these guys; and nothing stopped them Brettongarcia Jan 2014 #282

Yes they were reputable. I was on strike at the Steel Mill I worked at. I did telemarketing for 4 ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #89

OK, that is not the kind of telemarketer that is the subject of this thread. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #91

Oh ok I see what you mean. We were being monitored by QA at random anyways. But no ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #124

So you chose to work the dickiest job you could MattBaggins Jan 2014 #211

Exactly! Egnever Jan 2014 #299

I say, "Hello?" Holly_Hobby Jan 2014 #38

Why would I want to "torment" low wage workers. El_Johns Jan 2014 #43

Because they are CRIMINALS. They violate the DNC list, they cold-call cellphones which is illegal, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #46

The workers aren't the criminals. El_Johns Jan 2014 #51

Actually it doesn't. You think these criminals go to the trouble of maintaining their own DNC list, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #70

The workers don't choose which numbers to call. They're automatic dialed for them. The company El_Johns Jan 2014 #250

That works for you and me, but OldEurope Jan 2014 #75

And the more people like me who deliberately waste these criminals' time, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #77

That's just it - They're not criminals & you're not wasting ther time. baldguy Jan 2014 #81

The more of their time I waste, the less time they have to rip off Alzheimer's sufferers, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #87

Do you really see such petty trickery as some sort of noble campaign? Orrex Jan 2014 #106

Again. The time they spend on the phone with me is time that they are not ripping people off (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #112

The time that they spend on the phone with you is measured in scant minutes Orrex Jan 2014 #116

Judging by this thread, I am not the only person who wastes their time. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #119

Yeah, probably not. Orrex Jan 2014 #132

Google it. There are many people out there doing the same thing. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #134

Probably close to zero. Orrex Jan 2014 #138

Yeah.... Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #139

Well, three things. Orrex Jan 2014 #150

Check out post 75 in this thread for an example of an Alzheimer's sufferer being ripped off. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #153

Look, I hate to break this to you, but you really have no sense of how things work. Orrex Jan 2014 #162

Oh, I have kept them on the phone for half an hour. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #165

It's not hard to understand at all, so I'm amazed that you don't understand it. Orrex Jan 2014 #179

"More potential victims than they can handle". Bingo. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #183

But your efforts are still meaningless Orrex Jan 2014 #195

Very reminiscent of the "my vote won't make a difference" arguments. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #197

Okay, I lied. *This* will be my last post on the subject. Orrex Jan 2014 #215

The point is that while each individual participant has a small effect on the larger outcome, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #220

Just say NOT INTERESTED and hang up. This is about the 10th time I have said this but Noooo!! ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #244

They arent? Egnever Jan 2014 #300

Any evidence that is the norm in the industry? Because if not, I can make the same charge that El_Johns Jan 2014 #305

Agency Law Would Suggest Otherwise ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #78

"Caller ID spoofing now illegal in the US" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #90

Federal "do not call" list is your friend. Register your phone number. L0oniX Jan 2014 #63

The DNC registry is toothless. kristopher Jan 2014 #68

The criminal lying scum simply ignore the DNC list. Also, they illegally cold-call cellphones. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #76

If they're calling your cell phone, then your cell phone provider sold it to them. baldguy Jan 2014 #172

No. They simply call random numbers without caring what kind of phone it is. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #173

Like I said, you have no clue how these things work. baldguy Jan 2014 #177

Most of those autodialers and robocallers at the end of their message ask you to push 1 or 2, B Calm Jan 2014 #178

Again, I have extensive experience in this. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #181

My son, who is bi-polar, worked as a telemarketer because it was the only job he could get. OregonBlue Jan 2014 #80

The criminals that we are talking about in this thread will simply hang up and ignore your request, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #93

Memorize and recite the following script: Fozzledick Jan 2014 #83

But behaving like a giggling 5th grader feels SO MUCH better! baldguy Jan 2014 #86

That's fine if you have the time and patience for it. Fozzledick Jan 2014 #111

They will simply hang up, ignore everything you said, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #88

I find it actually works pretty well with a live person Fozzledick Jan 2014 #97

If it is a reputable company it should work. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #99

Actually they usually get discouraged once it's clear I'm not buying it. Fozzledick Jan 2014 #103

Their random robo-dialer *will* call you again (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #113

Which means your juvenile tactics have failed. baldguy Jan 2014 #149

No. All the time they spent talking to me they were not ripping off an Alzheimer's sufferer (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #151

Characterizing every call center worker as "ripping off an Alzheimer's sufferer" is insanity. baldguy Jan 2014 #164

Not "every call center worker". Just the "Rachel from Card Services" type criminals (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #167

You're characterizing every call center worker as a criminal, subject to vile treatment baldguy Jan 2014 #191

I'm sorry if I did not make it clear that I do not have a problem with legitimate telemarketers. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #196

Respectful Call Centers do not call you if you're on the do not call list. B Calm Jan 2014 #171

Harrassing a telemarketer doesn't get you on a DNC list. baldguy Jan 2014 #174

Now your calling people who hate telemarketers not democrats! OMG B Calm Jan 2014 #154

People who hate low-wage workers because they're low-wage workers are not Democrats. baldguy Jan 2014 #159

Have you ever wanted to say to someone, who makes you the judge? B Calm Jan 2014 #163

Not an uncommon tactic on DU. "No *real* Democrat would disagree with my point!" (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #160

LOL +1 B Calm Jan 2014 #166

Sometimes I answer in a very godevil10 Jan 2014 #92

Attempt to sell them your new book "How to Succeed at Telemarketing" n/t IDemo Jan 2014 #94

If you're getting your kicks doing childish tricks to low-wage workers, you need to get a life. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #96

Not so much "getting kicks" as "wasting their time so they have less time to rip people off". Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #100

Just used to say : dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #107

I answer by speaking in a phony foriegn language. Gibberish from the country of Gib. Lint Head Jan 2014 #108

The Necronomicon has some interesting curses in ancient Sumarian... Fozzledick Jan 2014 #140

ok you have me cracking up !!!!! steve2470 Jan 2014 #229

I got rid of my land line almost ten years ago...no telemarketers. Atman Jan 2014 #110

"Card services" calls cellphones with impunity. You are very lucky (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #128

Who has time for that? MineralMan Jan 2014 #118

Often I don't, but when I am doing something like the exercise bike, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #121

As a young single mom, I worked telephones for market research for 3 years... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #120

But you were working for a legitimate company, not "Rachel from Card Services". Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #123

I have yet to receive a call like that ever. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #125

You are incredibly lucky. You should be very thankful (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #126

I like to think I'm incredibly mature (nt) ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #127

Judging by your DU persona, you are indeed extremely mature. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #129

We very seldom get legitimate telemarketer calls Blue Diadem Jan 2014 #182

Anyone on the DNC list *never* gets a "legitimate" telemarketer call, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #184

Good to know the DNC list works. Blue Diadem Jan 2014 #203

They have (illegal) caller ID spoofers Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #205

^^^^^^ THIS!!!! ^^^^^^^^ SeattleVet Jan 2014 #258

Telemarketer Revenge William769 Jan 2014 #122

Just call the Do Not Call list and add your phone number. murray hill farm Jan 2014 #130

The scammers being discussed here are criminals who totally disregard the DNC, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #136

These people are doing a job. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #131

The callers being discussed here lie to people and attempt to get their credit card number Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #137

Much of what you say is not found in the article. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #144

See the second paragraph which mentions "Rachel from Cardholder Services". Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #155

It is very clear that this is meant to be an indictment on all telemarketers. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #161

I certainly don't indict all telemarketers. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #168

I would not abuse an ordinary TM, but when that little bastard calls saying he is from Microsoft CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #135

Oh, I have never got one of those calls but I would *so* waste the guy's time. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #142

Those are the ones I've been getting lately, from "the technical support department" Fozzledick Jan 2014 #187

I just tell those 'tech support' scammers that I have "national security information" SeattleVet Jan 2014 #259

I think this is where pipi_k Jan 2014 #275

Telemarketing is not a job that most people take by choice. There's no need to get ugly Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #152

I like you Arkansas Granny, but have you ever worked the midnight shift? B Calm Jan 2014 #156

I worked and raised 4 kids by myself. Does that equal a 24 hour shift? Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #212

Then you know what it's like to have someone call you and wake up the baby! B Calm Jan 2014 #216

why would I want to torment someone who already has a shity job? Whisp Jan 2014 #176

the calls are an intrusive Carolina Jan 2014 #185

Calls from unknown Carolina Jan 2014 #180

Caller ID is one of mankind's greatest inventions. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #233

I like to get flirty with them zappaman Jan 2014 #186

Oh yea I got that too. I am straight but I had Men and Women trying to hit on me. ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #201

kick ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #193

Don't be an ass tazkcmo Jan 2014 #206

I've been trying to tell everyone that for 4 hours but no one will listen. ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #210

The only ass, is the one doing the calling! These no good bastards B Calm Jan 2014 #214

What ever gets you through the day. tazkcmo Jan 2014 #227

That's the problem, some have to sleep through the day! B Calm Jan 2014 #234

Which law? tazkcmo Jan 2014 #235

Do you ignore the do not call list? B Calm Jan 2014 #237

So did you contact your state tazkcmo Jan 2014 #239

LOL B Calm Jan 2014 #240

So easy to feel superior tazkcmo Jan 2014 #226

If you don't want what they're selling, use it as an opportunity to get something that YOU want... Ian David Jan 2014 #207

Plus you are not tormenting them at all. Another call comes in via a computer and you are forgotten ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #213

Oh, I have made some of them *furious*. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #221

That was wrong. If a supervisor heard that ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #247

You're thinking in terms of normal reputable companies, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #249

trashing thread. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #223

LOL B Calm Jan 2014 #224

K&R! TeamPooka Jan 2014 #228

I prefer Caller ID GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #231

There you go that's the ticket ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #245

Yeah screw 'em Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #236

as soon as I figure out they're selling something, I say I'm not interested and hang up yurbud Jan 2014 #242

Yes the best thing to is say thanks not interested ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #248

If it's a human call, my husband always speaks to them. raven mad Jan 2014 #243

Someone needs to write the troll app for phones. Generic comments everytime the caller stops talking Taitertots Jan 2014 #252

To the people who say MurrayDelph Jan 2014 #253

The du political correctness police will go out B Calm Jan 2014 #260

what a perfectly shitty thing to do to someone. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #254

YES. Ignoring the DNC list, spoofing caller ID, and lying to try to get credit card numbers Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #269

That is their problem. Your actions are your issue. Don't lay your shit on me, dude. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #270

Google is your friend TlalocW Jan 2014 #255

I think the next time one of these guys from "Microsoft" calls MurrayDelph Jan 2014 #257

I had a friend do something like that TlalocW Jan 2014 #271

Simply put this song on as a loop and leave the room. Kablooie Jan 2014 #256

Why torment someone just doing their job? Puglover Jan 2014 #264

Doing their job by ignoring DNC list and scamming you, you're B Calm Jan 2014 #265

No it's not my job to "torment" anyone or anthing. Puglover Jan 2014 #268

The only ones doing the tormenting are the assholes doing the calling! B Calm Jan 2014 #273

Yes because turning my head Puglover Jan 2014 #281

Look at post 19 B Calm Jan 2014 #283

Yeah so? Puglover Jan 2014 #284

Before you get them really angry, consider that many are state prison inmates JPZenger Jan 2014 #267

Oh my, the check kiter might get angry at me! Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #312

Telemarketing is a rude and unwarranted invasion of privacy for profit, and should be illegal. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #277

What the "Rachel from Card Services" type scammers do *is* illegal. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #278

Yeah, right. I'm sure that your harrassment of minimum wage workers was what did the trick. El_Johns Jan 2014 #306

Get caller ID Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #279

If you don't recognize the number, don't pick up curlyred Jan 2014 #304

Why should I have to do that in the first place? NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #310

I make them wait... crash101 Jan 2014 #307

I have ways to annoy nuisance callers, thanks to Callercenter! crash101 Jan 2014 #308

I just tell them I don't buy anything over the phone treestar Jan 2014 #318

There should be no reason to torment them. LWolf Jan 2014 #325

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #328

Wow that's a sexist thing to say! B Calm Jan 2014 #329

What I find interesting is.... chknltl Jan 2014 #330

Wow. What a suck-ass way to live. flvegan Jan 2014 #333

When my kids were younger I'd hand them the phone. ileus Jan 2014 #335

Going to resurrect pipi_k Feb 2014 #336