OT - phone marketers

Monday 10:48 AM "May I speak to the owner, this is an investigation about some past due accounts." "No, he's out of town for a couple weeks, won't be in until just before Christmas."

Couldn't wait even an hour...had to answer your own post! WTF, read a book or get a job with HFH, or something!

own post! WTF, read a book or get a job with HFH, or something!

Sorry, I'm not at my desk right now. Would you like to leave a message?

Just got (yet another) call from a guy who wants to provide me credit card processing. I've heard the Youtube one about Mr. Mabe, the the murder scene. I'm wondering what is some way of dealing with these drones. Time wasters, for sure. I've got some time on my hands, and might be interested in a comical way of dealing with them. Maybe I should play along, and see how much of their time I can waste?

warranty on my car. I now tell them I no longer have a car and they say OK will remove you from theses calls. It is several different company's so I will keep this up until calls cease. WW

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I hope they do stop, but I doubt they will.

I've not gotten the car warranty for years. Last time, I strung the guy out. I told him I had a '91 Buick Regal and it has 192,000 miles. Yep, that warranty sounds real good since I paid $3500 for the car just a couple of weeks ago.

I could hear the guy choking back a laugh, but he pressed forward, so I did too. He gave me a price and I agreed. Then he had to figure out how to get paid. Nope, I don't have a credit card, it is maxed out and late. Nope, no checking account. Can you stop by on pay day and I'll give you cash, half now, half next week?

This is my response.

Sweet jumping Jesus on a pogo stick. . .

Son - these are criminals you're dealing with. As in, they are knowingly and willfully breaking the law. At the very least, they're violating the DNC list right and left. Plus, most of these telemarketers are not legitimate businesses. selling legitimate products or services. They are scammers out to make a quick buck.

I repeat. These are *criminals*.

So why, why, WHY do you think they'll quit breaking the law if you just ask them nicely?

Breaking the law is what they do. They're not going to change because you asked them to please stop doing that.

Don't waste your breath on them. Just hang up.

That's good!

There is great wisdom in what you write. I'd desire, as a service to others, to keep them occupied as long as I can. I figure they will harass 4,900 people today instead of 5,000, thus sparing 100 people the grief.

I should ask him to describe the three wires coming into my power box. Tell me about phase, and such.

Kept this list going for weeks.

Mine:

One of my pet peeves.

Our government is recording all calls phone numbers looking for terrorists but does not stop these thieves. I never expect to encounter a terrorist but have to put up with one or more of these crooks every day.

My best response was one to the guy who had a Nigerian type accent and wanted to know what time I would be home so they could deliver the $3 million from Publishers Central bureau. I told him I was having a very difficult time understanding him and wondered if there was someone there I might understand. He fumbled around and I asked if I could speak to a white person. All of a sudden this friendly guy turned and I could almost feel the wires burning as I hung up.

I was going to try it again yesterday to the woman that called from Microsoft about my computer virus but she hung up before I got to the punch line.

Just say you will bebackina minute.

And then have someone say "Got the trace!" and then you say "Thanks for staying on the line, sucker!"

Wonder if she wants to visit me for a couple days? That would be nice, to put the card processing people in their place.