We don't pick up the phone for numbers we don't recognize. Sorry, if its important you'll mail me a letter or leave a message.
We had a voicemail a couple weeks ago. "Hello, this is Joanne with HSBC Financial, could William please give me a call at 1-866-555-5555? Thank you." I had had similar call the month before but that was because a payment on a credit card was a day late. I had paid off the card in the meantime so I ignored it.
A couple weeks later, the same message occured. I ignored again. Then, this week I get the message for a third time. In frustration, I copy down the phone number and call her up.
"Hello, Joanne speaking."
"Hi, this is William Dullemond. You've been calling me and leaving messages?"
"Oh yes. Did you receive a letter from us a while ago explaining how we offer lines of credit?"
"Ummm, I don't need one thanks."
"Are you sure? We have good rates and ..."
"No thank you, we're fine. Goodbye."
If anyone from HSBC Financial reads this, know that your company is officially on my Shit List. I despise telemarketing.
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My strategy:
1. Answer the phone
2. Tell them to hold for a second
3. Put down the phone
4. Continue whatever I was doing before they called
They get the hint quick enough.
Sometimes I like to pick up the phone and hang up on them without giving them a chance to talk...or a couple times in my frustration, they get in a couple words only to have me tell them to "screw off". Those telemarketers really piss me off too!!!
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