Re: Taking care of telemarketer.

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just tell them our purchasing agent's name is Barney and he's not here
right now. Then when they call back and ask for Barney (oh yes, I spoke to
Barney last week about buying widgets from us) we know it's a salesperson we
dont want to talk to....and Barney is always at some tradeshow...he's never
around.


"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:lT7yf.9916$eR.8147@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Tell them you are glad they called because you can save them money on
their
| alarm services, ask the caller if they have an alarm system, if they don't
| ask if they want one, if they have one ask if they would like to save
money
| on the monitoring, prepare a script and read it back to them without
letting
| them get a word in edgeways, answer any question from them with a question
| of your own about an alarm system. If they ask you if you would like to
save
| money on whatever it is they are selling, ask them if they would like to
| save money on their alarm service.
|
| Me, I don't say a word I just hang up
|
| Doug L
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| "Matt Ion" <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:NB0yf.334245$ki.166075@xxxxxxxxxxx
| > Those are both classics!
| >
| > I've heard some great ones... one I remember reading about was a
| > telemarketer who was offering some whiz-bang investment opportunity.
After
| > the TM went on enthusiastically at some length about the quality of the
| > investment and anticipated wonderful returns, the person he called asked
| > if he'd be willing to stake his life on his claims.  The caller was
unsure
| > of what this meant.  The mark explained it to him: "Are you sure of this
| > that you will kill yourself if it doesn't pan out? I want it in writing
| > that you'll kill yourself if it's no good."
| >
| > That ended that call pretty quick...
| >
| > Allan Waghalter wrote:
| >> That was great!
| >>
| >> My favorite is let the telemarketer talk for about a minute.  Then I
take
| >> a long breath, sigh into the phone and say in a low voice, "What are
you
| >> wearing?"  They usually hang up immediately.
| >>
| >> Once I had received a call from a telemarketer from California selling
| >> office supplies.  I kept him on the phone about 15 minutes with BS then
| >> asked him why he had called.  He had almost forgotten.  He said he was
| >> selling ball point pens.  I said, "Super, I think I need to reorder
some
| >> pens.  About 5 years ago, I ordered a whole case and I only have 2 or 3
| >> left"
| >> He excitedly asked if it had been a case of 144 boxes.  I paused and
| >> explained no, the box had 12 pens in it.  We did a good job of keeping
up
| >> with them.  He hung up too.
| >>
| >> When I have time, I always mess around with them.  Makes my day.
| >> Allan
| >>
| >>
| >> "A.J." <aj@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| >> news:38_xf.108273$tl.11136@xxxxxxxxxxx
| >>
| >>>The phone rang as I was setting down to my anticipated evening meal,
and
| >>>as
| >>>I answered it I was greeted with " is this William Wagenhoss" not
| >>>sounding
| >>>anything like my name, so I said who is calling?
| >>>
| >>>The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber band Powered Freezer
company
| >>>or something like that and then  I asked him if he knew William
| >>>personally
| >>>and why was he calling this number.   I then said off to the side,
"get
| >>>really good pictures of the body and all the blood" then turned back to
| >>>the
| >>>phone and advised the  caller that he had entered a murder scene and
must
| >>>stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would
be
| >>>receiving a summons to appear in the local courthouse to testify in
this
| >>>murder case.
| >>>
| >>>I then 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
| >>>shakey voice. I then told him we had located his position at his work
| >>>place
| >>>and the police were entering the building to take him into custody.  At
| >>>that
| >>>point I heard the phone fall and the scurrying of his running away.
| >>>
| >>>My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears streaming
| >>>down
| >>>my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>My meal was cold, but after what I had pulled, very enjoyable.
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >>
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