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Here’s the best method for handling a telemarketer
wordpress.com ^ | August 4, 2012 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 08/04/2012 1:49:34 PM PDT by grundle

Lots of YouTube videos claim to be the “best” way to handle a telemarketer – but this one really does deserve that label. This is, by far, the best one that I have ever seen:

Here’s the best method for handling a telemarketer

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blog; blogpimp; telemarketers
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1 posted on 08/04/2012 1:49:36 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle
If it's a roofer....My hubby has been a roofer for 30 years.

If it's window sales....My hubby has been in windows for 30 years.

Etc, etc, etc..........

2 posted on 08/04/2012 1:52:46 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: grundle

I have always suspected that most telemarketers were people trying to make a living. I tend to avoid the phone if I don’t recognize the phone number.


3 posted on 08/04/2012 1:52:58 PM PDT by stevem
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I have always suspected that most telemarketers were people trying to make a living.

Wow, who knew? On second thought, that's what burglars do as well!

4 posted on 08/04/2012 1:55:34 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: grundle

Hilarious.


5 posted on 08/04/2012 1:56:18 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (EAT MOR CHIKIN)
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To: grundle

How is it that you claim to be the author of other folk’s videos?

Isn’t that something a stinking blogpimp would do?

Hell, even the links you so thoughtfully provided access the videos
through your blog, getting you a hit every time someone clicks it.

What exactly is your game, mister?


6 posted on 08/04/2012 1:57:37 PM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo, being wily, pities the fool.)
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To: stevem
"I have always suspected that most telemarketers were people trying to make a living."

And since they haven't been successful enough for us to want to call them they are calling us. How special! ;-)

7 posted on 08/04/2012 1:58:40 PM PDT by Average Al (Forbidden fruit leads to many nasty jams.)
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To: grundle

Here’s another way.

From the movie, “Boiler Room”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64cj7Q9c_YA


8 posted on 08/04/2012 2:00:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: grundle

I no longer have a problem with them since getting rid of my land line but a few years ago I did.
As soon as they called I’d tell them I wasn’t interested, if they persisted I’d keep them on the line as long as possible. For a telemarketer time is money.


9 posted on 08/04/2012 2:00:53 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: grundle

What? No Seinfeld?


10 posted on 08/04/2012 2:03:52 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: grundle

That’s even better than my sister-in-law’s approached. When they’d ask, “How are you today?” she’d tell them she had just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. End of call.


11 posted on 08/04/2012 2:07:12 PM PDT by pops88 (Standing with Breitbart for truth.)
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To: grundle

Here is the best way:

You: “I’m sorry, my husband (wife) makes these decisions. Hang on and I’ll get him (her).

TM: Okay

You: [Screaming] OSCAR ! OSCAR ! TELEPHONE!

You: Set the recever on the table and walk away, go about your business.


12 posted on 08/04/2012 2:08:14 PM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: humblegunner; grundle
BUMP!


Imagine what the forum would look like if every FReeper that has a blog posted it here.

13 posted on 08/04/2012 2:11:02 PM PDT by upchuck ("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
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Funny (not), this was posted in another thread yesterday (thread starter ‘fabian’) and here it is recycled! How about that!


14 posted on 08/04/2012 2:11:13 PM PDT by Moltke ("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
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To: grundle

My way works better. I have Caller ID, and I don’t answer the phone unless it’s someone I want to speak to. I also block calls from nuisance callers.


15 posted on 08/04/2012 2:14:00 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Seinfeld... that was a great scene. But so was my answer to one of these guys who wanted to spend ten minutes of my time in the middle of dinner to take a “survey” about the products my family uses. “Oh I’m sorry. We don’t use any products”. Click.


16 posted on 08/04/2012 2:18:48 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: grundle

“Are you the man of the house”

“yes”

(hang up)


17 posted on 08/04/2012 2:23:13 PM PDT by RetSignman
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To: grundle

isn’t falsely representing yourself as a law enforcement officer a crime? (maybe felony?)


18 posted on 08/04/2012 2:29:57 PM PDT by class8601_nuke (don't just be critical, be prompt critical.)
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To: grundle

Laugh-out-loud funny!


19 posted on 08/04/2012 2:50:53 PM PDT by DefeatCorruption
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To: grundle

I always keep the salesdroid on the phone, asking questions and exploring options. . . and after 15-20 minutes of their time has been utterly wasted, I tell them that I just want to ask one more question to make sure their particular plastic fantastic meets all my needs.

Then I ask them. . .does it come with pickles ?? And they always come back with something along the line of “Sir, pickles have nothing to do with (insert product here). There are no pickles. . . “

To which I reply: “Well, if there are no pickles, I’m not interested. . . “. . . and hang up. . .


20 posted on 08/04/2012 3:01:26 PM PDT by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
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