Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Greg the dogsitter

Date: February 20, 2007 08:56PM

Her: "Sure. May I ask, though - why aren't you interested right now?"

Me: "Uh...because we're not interested right now."

What would've been a funnier answer?

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: lafinfil

Date: February 20, 2007 09:02PM

a dial tone : - )

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Markintosh

Date: February 20, 2007 09:03PM

I usually pass them off to the Corgi as soon as I hear "the silence."

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: what4

Date: February 20, 2007 09:06PM

Her: "Sure. May I ask, though - why aren't you interested right now?"

You: "You may not. I am not interested in discussing this any further with you. Can you assure me that I have been removed from your list? What is your call-back number to verify that?"

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: billb

Date: February 20, 2007 09:11PM

I think it's funnier to just hang up.
Saying nothing.

*unless it's someone from the Yellow Book (who always claim they aren't going to sell you anything and then of course try to sell you something).
I like to tell the fine young gentleman with the hardly understandable accent to take the yellow book and shove it up his @$$.
Jaws drop in the office, bit I don't care.
They're scum.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: lafinfil

Date: February 20, 2007 09:13PM

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: incognegro

Date: February 20, 2007 09:51PM

Her: "Sure. May I ask, though - why aren't you interested right now?"

Me: "Because I'm in the middle of making love to my wife."

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Harbourmaster

Date: February 20, 2007 09:56PM

Because I wasn't interested to begin with!

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Paul F.

Date: February 20, 2007 10:02PM

" Because the Voices are telling me that YOU CAN'T BE TRUSTED! I always do what the Voices say..."

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Racer X

Date: February 20, 2007 10:25PM

"Now is not a good time" (pause) "Do you know how to wash blood out of...." (pause) "Never mind" then hang up.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: btfc

Date: February 20, 2007 10:56PM

From Seinfeld: “I'm sorry, I'm a little tied up now. Give me your home number and I’ll call you back later.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: ztirffritz

Date: February 20, 2007 11:33PM

There was a story about a hotel employee that had some fun with a Telemarketers conference. He set their wake-up to call them at weird hours during their conference. He ended up getting fired as I recall. Would have been worth it though.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: mikebw

Date: February 20, 2007 11:41PM

I guess the best response would depend on what they are selling, like if it's a landscape company tell them you don't have a yard, or a chimney sweep just say you don't have a chimney. And if it's the phone company looking to change your plan just tell them you don't have a phone.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: ScottG

Date: February 21, 2007 12:26AM

One evening we were having dinner and someone called to try and sell me some TV service- cable or satellite, I forget which. I told them that we didn't watch TV. They asked why, and I replied that it was because TV was "THE WORK OF THE DEVIL". Unbelievably, they kept on trying to sell me their service- extolling the virtues of their programming for children, and inquiring whether I thought that that was also the work of the devil. The charade was continued until I had to apologize and hang up because I thought my head was going to explode.

cheers

scott

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: jeffNOTjon

Date: February 21, 2007 06:46AM

Move the phone away from your mouth and shout "Put the porcupine down!" pause a moment, then in a higher voice yell "I SAID, PUT THE PORCUPINE DOWN, NOW !!". Move the phone back to normal position and in a soft voice say "I have to go." and hang up.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Jem

Date: February 21, 2007 08:23AM

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jeffNOTjon
Move the phone away from your mouth and shout "Put the porcupine down!" pause a moment, then in a higher voice yell "I SAID, PUT THE PORCUPINE DOWN, NOW !!". Move the phone back to normal position and in a soft voice say "I have to go." and hang up.

I love it.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Fritz

Date: February 21, 2007 09:11AM

I keep the sound efx of bullets for just such an occasion.

!#$@@$#!

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Baby Tats

Date: February 21, 2007 09:40AM

When they launch into the spiel, I usually just set the phone down and walk away.

BT

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: threeprong

Date: February 21, 2007 09:46AM

Let them do their whole spiel and when they ask for a response.. make a fumbly noises and say "Okay I'm back now. Who were you wanting to speak to?" Repeat .

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: bruceko

Date: February 21, 2007 10:08AM

I got a call last week and the Caller id said "publishers clearing house"
I answered the phone "did I win?"
He responded " What?"
Then he said " we are happy to offer you a reduced price subscription to the New York times."
I responded "I am blind."
Response "excuse me?"
I then said "do you offer a braille version?"
His final comment "Oh. I'm sorry."
End of call.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Will Collier

Date: February 21, 2007 11:18AM

I go out of my way to be rude to telemarketers. When they ask if they can speak to Mr/Mrs Mispronounced, I reply with a brusque-as-I-can-manage, "What do you want?" That stops the drone on the other end for a second, then they usually try again, with the same response. When they get to the spiel, I cut them off with "Is this a marketing call?", followed by a notice that we don't take any phone solicitations and a demand to remove my number and never call it again.

If they keep at it after that, then I get really nasty. I've got no sympathy at all for the bastids. Telemarketers are the lowest form of life.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Greg the dogsitter

Date: February 21, 2007 11:22AM

You know, if she had said, "I'm sorry for disturbing you; it won't happen again," I might perceive them, at least in some way, of giving a damn about their potential customers.

As it is, I have no reason to think they care at all, and I would feel comfortable saying as much about the company.

Whose name is Rainsoft.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: cbelt3

Date: February 21, 2007 11:39AM

In college I worked as a telemarketer. For my college alumni associated fundraiser (NOT a threatening sales pitch by any stretch of the imagination).

Even for pizza and beer money, I could NOT handle the rejection and nastiness from these highly educated people. I walked away from the job and donated them my last paycheck.

I'm generally polite to telemarketers if they are not rude or obnoxious - they're working too and they are people too. If I'm pressed for time, they'll get an "i am sorry not interested thank you" and then I hang up. If I'm not, I'll occasionally chat with them so they get a break and talk to a nice human too.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: volcs0

Date: February 21, 2007 12:24PM

It seems to me that these people probably hate their jobs as much as I hate receiving the calls. I do not answer any call from a phone number or name I do not recognize, but on the occasion that I do end up talking to a telemarketer, I simply say, "I do not conduct any business over the phone." And that's it.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: $tevie

Date: February 21, 2007 01:41PM

I'm with cbelt3 and volcs0. These folks are just trying to make a living. I rush them off the phone asap but I am polite about it. "Not interested, thank you, have a nice day" click.

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Posted by: PeterB

Date: February 21, 2007 03:06PM

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Greg the dogsitter
Her: "Sure. May I ask, though - why aren't you interested right now?"

Me: "Uh...because we're not interested right now."

What would've been a funnier answer?

Her: "Sure. May I ask, though - why aren't you interested right now?"

You: "Because, the mood hasn't hit me. Hold on a sec. Honey, will you come over here? [MacGurl enters.] Hey honey, that spot right there... yeah. That'll do it. Riiiight there, yeah, you got it! Harder! Harder! (Various moaning and the sounds of household items breaking heard in the background) [To telemarketer] Hey, you want to join in? I believe the word for it is... 'ménage à trois'?"

Her: Click.

Hopefully MacGurl will go in for this.

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Re: Me, to phone solicitor: "I'm sorry, but we're not interested right now. Could you please put us on your do-not-call list?"

Posted by: Jack D.

Date: February 21, 2007 04:46PM

We are bombarded with ads EVERYWHERE. Unless you know me don't call my home and try to sell me something I don't want or need. Yes, these people are only trying to do their jobs blah, blah, blah.... If you swim with the sharks there is always the potential to be bitten. Don't call if you can't stand the rejection and my rude response. I'll call you when I need whatever you are selling.

- Jack D.

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