[Fury]

I just love picking up the phone and finding out it's a telemarketing call. I put the phone down on the table and continue on with whatever I was doing. After 1 minute or so, I put the phone back on the hook.

[killjoy]

I just love picking up the phone and finding out it's a telemarketing call. I put the phone down on the table and continue on with whatever I was doing. After 1 minute or so, I put the phone back on the hook.

YES! This is exactly the right approach! If everyone did this, it would put an end to telemarketing overnight. When people just hang up the phone, it takes up 5 seconds of the telemarketers time. When you just put the phone down, or keep them on the line, it takes up much more. This is time that they are not calling someone else. If everyone did this, so much of their time would be consumed, without making sales, that it would put them out of business!