couchtripper

Here's something you can try the next time you need a way to end a phone coversation

Click here.

I like to pretend I'm deaf - that always gets things complicated!

CAN YOU SPEAK UP A BIT?

just make a crackle noise and then shout loud i cant here you always works

Whenever some telemarketer calls with survey questions, I insist on knowing who is funding the survey before answering any questions. That usually ends the call pretty quickly, as they'll never tell you.

I've got it pretty good over here - After they've gone through the shpeil for about a minute, all I say is "can you say that in English please" - click.

I simply say "Now I need to do something, I will speak to you soon". People take it very easily. If it's someone annoying then i start playing with words, using very long sentence, etc. - thus making them very uncomfortable. Try it- it really works

Once Burton's called me, requesting to take up one of their their insurance policies (for clothes). I gave the guy a good lesson on moral hazard and how I can play around with their system!

I usually screen my calls (gotta love caller id!) but if I do make the mistake and pick up then I just tell them I am the babysitter and can't speak for the household.

I just hang up. Hasn't anyone else thought of that yet? LOL!

Have you all gotten those calls where there doesn't seem to be anyone on the other end.... it's usually an automatic dialer machine and they call people's homes to see when they're most frequently there and know the best time of day to do surveys.... if that happens, immediately start hitting the # key several times and this should kick your number out of their system.

But I try to screen with caller i.d. as much as possible (I'm with you on that one Marcella... ya gotta love it!).