Phone sellers (known here as "Telemarketers") suck. I'm so glad I registered my home number on that "Do Not Call" list (US only), but I really need to do the same for my work number. Is the Do Not Call list still in effect, does anyone know? Drives me insane the ringing all day at work, and it's not a client, some seller, usually some phone company too. I'm the only secretary now at my work running the whole show, I just don't need those interruptions. I usually just tell them "nobody's here and I'm just a receptionist with no power" thing LOL "can I take a message?" they always say NO, so that usually works. But now and then I am just pissed and I say "No thanks, sheesh get a real job that doesn't irritate the F*&^ out of people!". Sometimes when I do that (which hasn't been often btw) I get hang-up calls a lot afterwards, telemarketer revenge I guess, so it's best to not piss em off sometimes cause they will make it worse, sigh. I'm thinking of a new technique now. When I answer the phone at work, and it is one of "them", I'll just say "hold please" and then use a fake accent, like I can't understand them and talk gibberish to them in some made up language all of my own. Maybe it will make them give up, and hang up. If not, at least it will be entertaining for me LOL.
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[ 10-05-2004, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: ladyzekke ]