Tag: telemarketers

How to get rid of telemarketers

Sick of your dinner being interrupted by telemarketers? Too stupid to put yourself on the “do not call register“?

Follow this scientifically tested script.

Or you could try my trick – engage them in conversation, pretend you’re interested, and then just stop talking. Works every time.

Via CafeDave.

Reverse charged prank calls

I have a friend who keeps giving telemarketers my number. His name is Joe. He thinks it’s funny when they call me, expecting an easy sale, and I run my standard anti-telemarketer ritual of talking for a minute and then just staying silent.

I decided it was about time I got him back.

My problem with prank calls is that I always laugh in the middle of them. I needed someone else to do my dirty work. So, like every other Australian male who needs a little bit of spring in his step, I turned to the Australian Medical Institute. And they called him for me. You can click the image for a larger version.

I highly recommend this course of action, partly because I’m sick of being inundated with AMI ads, and because it’s free.