miriam

I got some junk mail one day and I let my grand kids draw pictures and mail them back.... They wrote on the pictures. Please don't send my Grandma any junk mail.

nativetexan

I got one today from Utah (supposedly). my step dtr is in Utah so out of curiosity I answered it. Some sort of debt collector I think, they wanted to know if I knew my neighbor down the street. Nope, I don't. perhaps they will stop calling now!

Sew Freak

I too used to get them. One was for windows. The guy wanted to talk to the lady of the house... I said "Speaking!" He started his speel on windows....I told him I had windows....he said with a huff, "I know" and went on again on his sales pitch....I told him again I have windows....and then he had to nerve to hang up on me! That was one good laugh!

raspberryparade09

We have a home phone, and I just usually let the fax machine answer it. It is especially handy during an election year when we start to receive all those calls to vote for_____. If they get the fax machine enough times, they will usually stop calling.

Teddybear Lady

You all have made my day. We get some of these same calls. We go for weeks without a call, then they start up again. I had a guy with a foreign accent call a couple of weeks ago and tell me I needed something fixed on my computer. I said..."do you really think I'm that stupid"!!!. He stammered and stuttered and then asked..."do you have a computer in your home"? I said..."well, you tell me, you're the one who called"! He hung up on me! haha

leatheflea

When you don't recognize the number don't answer, its that simple. By answering you are saying "Yes, I like being annoyed by you". After awhile they take you off the call list because it's a lost it's waste of time and time is money. If you answer they think there's always that chance that you might say yes to whatever they are selling. So basically your making your own issues. You've no one to blame but yourself. Self control, patience and not answering will solve your problem. I had the same number call me for 6 months, once in the morning and once in the evening, they never left a message, I never answered. Finally they quit calling. It's like the guy that knocks on your door with a clipboard, you know he going to try to sell you something . I peek out the window, see the strange man with a clipboard and no vehicle in my drive, I'm not opening that door. He goes away! Magic! Now if he were holding balloon and a large check that would be different. Telemarketing companies have the research to prove that people do still fall for the old tricks. If people quit answering the phone they would eventually go out of business.

Mary O

Why not just hang up people?

ptquilts

When you get repeated wrong numbers for a female name, just tell them "she is upstairs with a customer, can she call you back?"

roguequilter

yaaay for you! it gives such a warm and fuzzy felling to turn the tables on them! my son used to love to answer the phone...i always knew from his side of the conversation that another "poor" telemarketer was getting just deserts. excuse me!! i'm in the middle of a bloody house invasion here & you are disturbing me! where did you say you're from?" he used other lines too, but i won't repeat them here ... this is a family site right?

roguequilter

my husband works in construction industry for major multinational. frequently he calls and the CID says "unknown name, unknown number" ..i do a mental coin toss --is it him? is it the comapany & he's hurt? ..or is it another £#^{'¥>**# !!! telemarketer ... so ..i answer the phone. he doesn't know why the thing happens. he doesn't have anyone at this DOE jobsite to ask whyfor's of. we just deal w it. and the telemarketers get an ear full