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Norrrm

(1,279 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:30 PM Jan 30

Telemarketers become less interested in selling to me when...

Telemarketers become less interested in selling to me when...

Home improvement folks seem reluctant when I ask if they can build a torture dungeon for me...

Medicare advantage pests generally lose interest when I say I'm 95.

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Telemarketers become less interested in selling to me when... (Original Post) Norrrm Jan 30 OP
You answer the phone? MiniMe Jan 30 #1
When expecting calls from new contacts dickthegrouch Jan 30 #2
Sometimes.... for entertainment purposes only. Norrrm Jan 30 #3
I ask to talk to their supervisors and they hang up on me LetMyPeopleVote Jan 30 #4

MiniMe

(21,848 posts)
1. You answer the phone?
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:57 PM
Jan 30

I don't pick up the phone unless I know who is calling. If they need me, they can leave a message

dickthegrouch

(3,986 posts)
2. When expecting calls from new contacts
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 03:26 PM
Jan 30

I sometimes answer.
The ones I hate most are the ones that record my voice without permission or announcement.
They get a very different accent from my normal voice that their IVR cannot understand.

Norrrm

(1,279 posts)
3. Sometimes.... for entertainment purposes only.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:22 PM
Jan 30

Any true psychic already knows they're not gonna get any bucks from me.

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