We got our cell for when we were on the road, so if we were home it was turned off. We had a lady that kept calling and leaving messages for her x. Like the check was late or he didn't get the kids home when he was supposed to and why didn't he answer her. I final put the message on... "This is Glenda and Ray's phone. If you do not have a message for Glenda or Ray, please hang up. She never called back. The guy she was yelling at might or might not have done what she was pi---ed about, but I didn't see the poor guy getting into more trouble because she didn't have the right number. The same message is still on our cell, just in case she forgets.(Been about 5 years now,) LOL

That's why DH and I got "Caller ID" If we don't recognize the phone number, we don't pick up. If it's important then they will leave a message on my machine

My husband and I have been doing the envelope stuffing thing for 25 years. Sure has cut down the junk mail. Sometimes we sent back 5 letters in one day. When people were really persistent, I wrote in there that I would send them a box of rocks if they continued sending their stuff. That worked! One person actually sent a box of rocks to an address in Alaska. The addressee had to pay for it because it had the postage paid return envelope taped to the box.
About 10 years ago, this idea was on the Andy Rooney show. It had already been working for us for many years. The hardest ones to get rid of were the book clubs.

I do not have caller ID on the phone next to my chair where I watch TV, so I don't know who is calling. But when it is apparent to be one of those calls, I just hang up. Sometimes they get their foot in the door, so to speak, and hard to get rid of. So I told one guy "l pay my phone bill for MY convenience, NOT YOURS!" And hung up.

I went to the sporting goods section at Wal-Mart and bought a coach's whistle. Now when a telemarketer calls, I give them a good long blast from it! They evidently spread the word because it'll be MONTHS before any other telemarketers will call! LOL!

Donna

ROTFLMBO Way too funny.

I say to them, "Did I call you??" This upsets their line of trash they were about to say, I then say "Well don't call me."
Then hang up...

What a good laugh for the day. Seems we are all troubled by this same thing. My sister will answer the phone Nancy ****** may I help you. Blows there minds. Don't call back as they think it is a business. Have heard the Tom Mabe call many times, always funny. Wish we had like on our posts like on facebook so I could check you gals. All your pots are funny.

Too funny!

As executor for my FIL, we had his mail forwarded to us. Many years after he died we were still getting requests for charitable and political contributions. As long as there was a postage paid envelope, I sent back a similar reply. It still took several years for them to catch on.