Re: Taking care of telemarketer.

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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

That's the most efficient method. After you answer, there is a noticeable
pause with a lot of them while the system hunts for the next free operator.
If you can hang up before the Op is reached, you're number is dropped from
the system. I noticed quite the reduction in calls doing this. I can't bring
myself to hang up the business line though.

>
> Doug L
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> "Matt Ion" <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > 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
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> >>
> >>>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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