How to put a Telemarketer off his game.

Tanada wrote:

Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.

Pam S. am I good or what?

I had a woman with child in tow try to panhandle money from me once
several years ago as I was going into the grocery store. Her story was
that she came to Atlanta to be with this guy and he dumped her and her
child and she had called her dad but needed money to get a hotel until
he got there. I honestly did not have any cash on hand. I was using a
credit card to buy my groceries so I bought a quart of milk, a loaf of
bread, a jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly. I gave it to the
woman as I was leaving and told her to please make sure her child had
food while she waited for her father. I'm sure it was not what she
wanted but hopefully she did feed the child.

Julie
who recently fell for a panhandling tom cat too

Tanada wrote:

Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.

Pam S. am I good or what?

I had a woman with child in tow try to panhandle money from me once
several years ago as I was going into the grocery store. Her story was
that she came to Atlanta to be with this guy and he dumped her and her
child and she had called her dad but needed money to get a hotel until
he got there. I honestly did not have any cash on hand. I was using a
credit card to buy my groceries so I bought a quart of milk, a loaf of
bread, a jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly. I gave it to the
woman as I was leaving and told her to please make sure her child had
food while she waited for her father. I'm sure it was not what she
wanted but hopefully she did feed the child.

Julie
who recently fell for a panhandling tom cat too

Tanada wrote:

Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.

Pam S. am I good or what?

I had a woman with child in tow try to panhandle money from me once
several years ago as I was going into the grocery store. Her story was
that she came to Atlanta to be with this guy and he dumped her and her
child and she had called her dad but needed money to get a hotel until
he got there. I honestly did not have any cash on hand. I was using a
credit card to buy my groceries so I bought a quart of milk, a loaf of
bread, a jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly. I gave it to the
woman as I was leaving and told her to please make sure her child had
food while she waited for her father. I'm sure it was not what she
wanted but hopefully she did feed the child.

Julie
who recently fell for a panhandling tom cat too

"Tanada" wrote in message
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Bill Stock wrote:

I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I
was on
the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang.
So I
stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID
first. Damn
cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely
high cable
bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along
following the
CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the
phone, so I
let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM
never did
let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a
little off
his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the
customers were
today.



Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I
was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for
Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went
into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and
were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for
my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to
buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he
and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he
was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.
Pam S. am I good or what?

You're great! I had a somewhat similar experience. I had a panhandler
slide up to me and ask arrogantly for money. I replied. Hey, I've a
ton of bills to pay, my house needs rewiring, and you're asking ME for
money?? I should be asking YOU!" At this he apologized and said quite
sincerely, "Geez, I wish I had something I could give you!"
On the other hand there's Paul, an old guy really down on his luck who
minds his business, sits quietly on the sidewalk outside Union Station
with his baseball cap in front of him for change, bothers no one and
thanks people politely if they help him. I always give him something,
and once wrote him up for the Toronto Star and afterwards split my fee
with him. He told me later the article made him a celebrity in the pub
he frequents after "working" hours!

"Tanada" wrote in message
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Bill Stock wrote:

I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I
was on
the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang.
So I
stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID
first. Damn
cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely
high cable
bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along
following the
CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the
phone, so I
let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM
never did
let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a
little off
his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the
customers were
today.



Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I
was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for
Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went
into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and
were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for
my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to
buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he
and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he
was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.
Pam S. am I good or what?

You're great! I had a somewhat similar experience. I had a panhandler
slide up to me and ask arrogantly for money. I replied. Hey, I've a
ton of bills to pay, my house needs rewiring, and you're asking ME for
money?? I should be asking YOU!" At this he apologized and said quite
sincerely, "Geez, I wish I had something I could give you!"
On the other hand there's Paul, an old guy really down on his luck who
minds his business, sits quietly on the sidewalk outside Union Station
with his baseball cap in front of him for change, bothers no one and
thanks people politely if they help him. I always give him something,
and once wrote him up for the Toronto Star and afterwards split my fee
with him. He told me later the article made him a celebrity in the pub
he frequents after "working" hours!

"Tanada" wrote in message
ink.net...
Bill Stock wrote:

I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I
was on
the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang.
So I
stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID
first. Damn
cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely
high cable
bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along
following the
CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the
phone, so I
let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM
never did
let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a
little off
his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the
customers were
today.



Not a telemarketer, but I got rid of a pan handler the other day. I
was
sitting in the van, reading, listening to the radio, and waiting for
Jim
to get off of work; when a pan handler came up to the van and went
into
his spiel. He (and his mother) were up here for the hospital and
were
trying to get back to South Carolina, but they didn't have the gas
money, and could I help? He was really good, I almost reached for
my
purse. Then I thought, wait a minute, I don't have enough money to
buy
the stuff we need, so what am I doing here?

So I apologized to him and told him our sob story. He said that he
and
his mom would pray for us to have an easier time of it and that he
was
sorry to have bothered me. He then walked over to the next occupied
vehicle and hit them up for money.
Pam S. am I good or what?

You're great! I had a somewhat similar experience. I had a panhandler
slide up to me and ask arrogantly for money. I replied. Hey, I've a
ton of bills to pay, my house needs rewiring, and you're asking ME for
money?? I should be asking YOU!" At this he apologized and said quite
sincerely, "Geez, I wish I had something I could give you!"
On the other hand there's Paul, an old guy really down on his luck who
minds his business, sits quietly on the sidewalk outside Union Station
with his baseball cap in front of him for change, bothers no one and
thanks people politely if they help him. I always give him something,
and once wrote him up for the Toronto Star and afterwards split my fee
with him. He told me later the article made him a celebrity in the pub
he frequents after "working" hours!

I also had a major bad experience with Verizon cell phones. I changed to
Cingular, but I'm back wtih Verizon. Cingular didn't have the coverage, and
the calls didn't go through.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Bob M" wrote in message
...
---MIKE--- wrote:

I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified
callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon
trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush
people (but these get through because they are identified). These are
usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up.

---MIKE---

Verizon is the worst!!!! I have DSL service through Verizon and I've
had it for almost 5 years. I still get calls about 4 times per week from
them wanting me to get DSL. I have told them over and over very nicely
and now VERY rudely that I already have their DSL. I have talked to
supervisors and the idiots still call me. Well 2 weeks ago I did get a
few more calling features on my line. One of them is a phone number
blocking service. Well guess who made it to be #1 on my list? Yup, you
win, Verizon. I haven't had a call from the idiots in 2 weeks. Thanks
for letting me vent. I get so bent out of shape anytime I have to deal
with the idiots at Verizon. And now I have to call them to correct my
phone bill. I have had their 5 cent long distance plan for months. But
this month they charged me 25 cents a minute for long distance calls.
This company is really amazing at how they find new ways to screw up.

Bob

I also had a major bad experience with Verizon cell phones. I changed to
Cingular, but I'm back wtih Verizon. Cingular didn't have the coverage, and
the calls didn't go through.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Bob M" wrote in message
...
---MIKE--- wrote:

I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified
callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon
trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush
people (but these get through because they are identified). These are
usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up.

---MIKE---

Verizon is the worst!!!! I have DSL service through Verizon and I've
had it for almost 5 years. I still get calls about 4 times per week from
them wanting me to get DSL. I have told them over and over very nicely
and now VERY rudely that I already have their DSL. I have talked to
supervisors and the idiots still call me. Well 2 weeks ago I did get a
few more calling features on my line. One of them is a phone number
blocking service. Well guess who made it to be #1 on my list? Yup, you
win, Verizon. I haven't had a call from the idiots in 2 weeks. Thanks
for letting me vent. I get so bent out of shape anytime I have to deal
with the idiots at Verizon. And now I have to call them to correct my
phone bill. I have had their 5 cent long distance plan for months. But
this month they charged me 25 cents a minute for long distance calls.
This company is really amazing at how they find new ways to screw up.

Bob

I also had a major bad experience with Verizon cell phones. I changed to
Cingular, but I'm back wtih Verizon. Cingular didn't have the coverage, and
the calls didn't go through.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Bob M" wrote in message
...
---MIKE--- wrote:

I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified
callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon
trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush
people (but these get through because they are identified). These are
usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up.

---MIKE---

Verizon is the worst!!!! I have DSL service through Verizon and I've
had it for almost 5 years. I still get calls about 4 times per week from
them wanting me to get DSL. I have told them over and over very nicely
and now VERY rudely that I already have their DSL. I have talked to
supervisors and the idiots still call me. Well 2 weeks ago I did get a
few more calling features on my line. One of them is a phone number
blocking service. Well guess who made it to be #1 on my list? Yup, you
win, Verizon. I haven't had a call from the idiots in 2 weeks. Thanks
for letting me vent. I get so bent out of shape anytime I have to deal
with the idiots at Verizon. And now I have to call them to correct my
phone bill. I have had their 5 cent long distance plan for months. But
this month they charged me 25 cents a minute for long distance calls.
This company is really amazing at how they find new ways to screw up.

Bob

I've heard that handing the telephone to a three year old works well.
Especially one who's totally proud of her potty training and has to tell
everyone about it.

I usually just set the phone gently down, and don't hang it up till it's
making that raucus noise.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Sherry " wrote in message
...
If a telemarketer opens with that annoying and insincere introductory
question, "How are you today?" I immediately go into a long list of my
ailments, real and imagined. If I do this rapidly enough, he or she
can't interrupt. At the end I conclude with, "And, how are YOU today?"
They usually say "Fine" and quickly launch into their offer, which I
then politely refuse. I guess if this accomplishes anything, it's
perhaps to make them think twice about using that hackneyed phrase
again!

The political telemarketers annoy me worse than the ones selling something.
Yesterday, one called and wanted to give me a website. I said Just a minute,
let me get a pencil. I admit I dawdled a bit, but when I got back, she said,
"What did you have to do, go find a crayon?"
Sheesh.
Sherry