Posted on 02/06/2018 1:18:28 PM PST by huckfillary
Let's face it, nobody but my mother-in-law likes phone solicitors. She'll talk to them for hours and the Jehovah's Witnesses that knock on her door every Saturday morning. She once hung up on my wife because the Jehovah's witnesses were knocking on the door.
But this is mostly about handling phone solicitors. The phone rings. You know immediately it's a solicitor.
Homeowner: This is Chief Inspector Flanagan from Homicide. You've called in the middle of a crime scene investigation. The homeowner was found dead a short while ago. But while you're on the phone, let me ask you some questions about your relationship with the deceased.
In no time at all, the solicitor will have hung up.
>>Really, this is an example of why the FR set can get a reputation of being assholes. I think it better to be frank and say that I’m not in a position to accept phone sales calls but that I hope the next person they call is, and have a great day, goodbye.
You are the self-righteous one.
>>I’m not in a position to accept phone sales calls but that I hope the next person they call is
I didn’t distort THAT the slightest bit.
Try again after reading your own drivel.
Sadly, 9/11 truthers and Corsi/Infowars types are running around making things unpleasant as well.
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You can wildcard “?” to block whole bunches of numbers and AI report bad boys for a rogues list that gets blackballed.
It’s simple,don’t answer.
.
Answer the phone, get them hooked then...”someone’s at the door”, put the phone down and leave the room.
Correct.
Very few calls are made by old fashion telephone solicitors anymore.
It’s all robocalls. Their latest gimmick is displaying false telephone prefixes to get you to think your getting a local call from your own neighborhood or prefix.
Example - if your telephone number is 555 723-8871 - then you will get 3-4 calls per week from 555 723-XXXX numbers.
All robocalls.
You can scream, curse, blow whistles, ask they put you on a do not call list - whatever. The bot does not care.
Once I realize it’s a solicitor, I just hang up. I don’t even say goodbye.
don’t answer. If a caller doesn’t leave a message we never respond. If they do that on my cell phone I block them
Are tactical nuclear weapons off the table?
In my opinion....no.
I love the guys who set up virtual machines and gave the “Microsoft Tech Support” access to it. They installed all their stuff, announced the machine was owned and demanded hundreds of dollars.
The victim then stated “It’s a VM” and listened to the disappointment on the other end as he crashed the VM.
Have you ever had one call you back just to cuss you out for wasting their time?
It was glorious...
“Really, this is an example of why the FR set can get a reputation of being assholes.”
A salesman jumps through your window, starts his sales pitch - and it is rude to throw him out?
Me? My answering machine says, “We never answer our phone. If we know you, leave a message. If we don’t know you, don’t bother. We’ll delete whatever message you leave.”
Very few strangers leave messages.
Hah!
I used to say can you hang on a minute? Then lay the phone down and walk off. :-)
JS: “Oh, gee, I can’t talk right now. Why don’t you give me your home number and I’ll call you later.”
Caller: “Uh, sorry, we’re not allowed to do that.”
JS: “Oh, I guess you don’t want people calling you at home.”
Caller: “No.”
JS: “Well, now you know how I feel.”
I’ve been hunting and hunting for a job, handicapped by a spotty resume. I I’ve been approached via email by more than one mainline insurance firm to be a salesman. I’ve turned it down as such pitches aren’t my forte. In fact a few pointed questions on my part have gotten them to quit soliciting ME. Things like where is your office and who is your boss. In perfect earnest frankness. My frankness turns off those who are not also prepared to be frank.
If it’s unethical then maybe a kind nudge could still say more than self righteous raillery.
>>Have you ever had one call you back just to cuss you out for wasting their time?
>>It was glorious...
Yeah! That’s a great day!
That seems like a good solution to me.
Hang.
Up.
No polite “not interested”, no waiting for an opportune moment, no being nice or nasty about it.
Just.
Hang.
Up.
If it’s a person, it’s their job and they’re used to whatever you choose to do to them.
If it’s a machine, it doesn’t care.
Complete failure to engage seems the only way to persuade them to not bother again.
Hang.
Up.
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