Best Response To Annoying Phone Calls

[TravisE]

its saddening but its a fact

 

[conny63malies]

Ha! I am going to remember the slaughter house one!! I myself am a Christian... Doesn't it make you sad how quickly they turn away from that?

in germany we used to do the " Catholic water treatment facility" or " City Morgue Nuermberg" scares the heck out of them.

 

[1muttsfan]

Since registering on the Do Not Call list I no longer get those calls, but love some of the suggestions

 

[Hollow Point]

When i had a house phone and they would call asking for me i would tell them it was me and to hold on a second while i took something off the stove. I would place the phone on the table then go sit down and watch tv until they hung up. Never registered for the do not call, i think they outlawed my number cause they finally quit.

 

[oldrooster]

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I told a telemarketer that my father had just died ( after he asked for my dad by name it was the truth he died like 3 weeks before) and he apologized and he called back a half hour later with his pitch again without asking for anyone by name.... I signed up for our state do not call list afterwards, and will not sign up for the federal one because our state one is stricter....

 

[Kaitie09]

We're on the Do Not Call list, but it does not prevent local charities from calling to ask for money. My go-to response when they call is just to say we have just filed for bankruptcy and cannot afford to give to anyone right now. I always get, "Oh I'm so sorry" first, and then normally something along the lines of "we'll try again next year". It has worked so far, and most never call back the next year.

 

[Beaker Duck]

We tried telling people we were no longer living, or that we had no money whatsoever. Didn't work. The newspaper people that called every day, we finally said "I would LOVE to subscribe to the newspaper. This is AWESOME. When did you start printing in Braille?" They never called again.
The most fun is just babbling. Like " I like red pants. Do you have red pants? My dog just threw up. Eww, there's an eyeball in there. "

Or, those ones that claim to be non-profit (and exempt from the do-not-call laws. Ask them how much they get paid. And how much of my donation would actually go to the cause. And ask for a financial statement from the company. They tend to stop calling after that too.

 

[herfrds]

Had tons of calls for my FIL after he passed away. I got a couple of them really good! Must say I enjoyed it.
Caller: Is Mr K there?
Me: No he is not.
Caller: When will he be in? It is very important we talk to him.
Me: I am not sure he is away from the farm right now.
Caller: Is there a way I can contact him?
OPENING!
Me; Yes come to our town, drive up to the airport, follow the road around and go to the only pine tree in the area. That is where he is.
Caller: What is up there?
Me: His grave! Now don't call us again!

My favorite one!
Caller: Is Mr K there?
Me; Which one?
Caller: Mr K.
Me: Which one?
Caller How many Mr K's are there?
Me: 3. Sr. Jr and A.
Caller: Can I speak to Sr.
Me: Nope He died in 1975.
Caller: Can I speak to Jr?
Me: Nope He died 3 months ago.
Caller: Can I speak to A?
Me: Nope. He is my 8 yo son so you can not lawfully speak to him without my permission. Stop calling us!

 

[Scottyhorse]

This is what my brother always does: (and you gotta read it in an old Japanese accent)

"You, are the CHOsen wan!" my Grandpa just lists of random veggies until they hang up!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

My dad used to answer the phone "Pops crematorium, you kill 'em, we grill 'em!".

Around Christmas I started getting telemarketing calls on my cell phone. It was the same company everytime, I'd kindly asked them to stop calling. So, about the 5th time they called I gave the phone to my daughter (6) and told her it was Santa and he wanted to know what she wanted for Christmas. They haven't called back since
Nikki