Telemarketers

[jedusor]

Still in Mendocino. We were discussing telemarketers and the best ways to repel them, and this is what we came up with:

1. Flirt with them. This works best if you are both male.
2. Repeat everything they say in a bad imitation of their voice
3. Pretend you work for their company and you can't order from it.
4. Sell them something. Megan has a friend who has actually sold a telemarketer magic moss that changed colors.
5. Tell them you're in the middle of something and ask to call them back. Use this information for evil.
6. Sound interested, and press random buttons while you're talking.
7. If you know two languages, casually switch back and forth between them. When they ask what you said, repeat the same sentence, only reverse it, so that what was previously English is now the other language and vice versa. Act confused when they ask for clarification.
8. (The time-worn classic, but still a favorite.) Say, "Oh, that sounds great- let me get my credit card!" Then put down the phone and leave it there.

Comments

here's another

[the-mechanic.livejournal.com]

If you know its a telemarketer before you pick it up for some reason, like you asked them to call back or you've got caller id or soemthing. As soon as you pick up the phone, don't say hello or anything just say "ok I've got the money now where's my daughter?" Just improvise after that.

moss

[cfb4629.livejournal.com]

moss, not moths

i love the language one