Things to Say to Cold Calling Brokers

[DisturbedPervert]

If I pick up an unknown number and its a marketer I hang up immediately without saying anything.

[Zanza]

I think they outlawed that kind of calling here. I never had that at least. Sometimes the bank where I have an account calls and asks whether I want to have a talk with them but I always just postpone that for another year.

[saskganesh]

@ Neil. sure I get real people. usually some nice man or woman from Bengal or New Brunswick.

[alfred russel]

WHat I hate are the cold calls from companies you have a pre-existing dealing with.  My bank is particularily bad for this.  I generally like dealing with them, but they insist on calling every few weeks...

I got a call from an SBC/AT&T guy, which made me listen for a second to make sure they weren't disconnecting my phone or something. He got his pitch in and it sounded like a killer deal on internet. I hesitated, and he made it even better. I thought, "here is a major company, I should be able to trust the guy" and switched my ISP.

Total mistake--the guy lied about a bunch of key terms. Three months later I cancelled the new internet and went back to my old provider. The SBC/AT&T people didn't argue or put up a fight at all after I told my story--I'm guessing I wasn't unique. The first and last time I've bought from a telemarketer.

[viper37]

You guys actually get cold calls from real people?  The few I've gotten are always a machine asking me to hit 1 to lower my interest rates or something.

We are important to them.  They tell us while we wait 30 minutes on the phone.

[Jos Theelen]

"I never buy something by the phone. Point me to some website with the relevant information."

[Barrister]

"I never buy something by the phone. Point me to some website with the relevant information."

This is a good one and I have used it on occasion.

[Valdemar]

Here it is mostly insurance or papers, most others are illegal.

With insurance I merely point out what my current company is and they excuse the trouble and hang up

Thank Hod for organised labour and their insurance companies.. the money making kinds can't compete and they know it

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[Jaron]

FUCK, I *HATE* these calls.

Indian woman: "Sir, we're calling in regards to an overdue balance on your credit.."

Me: "NOT INTERESTED. TAKE ME OFF YOUR LIST."

Sure enough though, they call me again and again and again. I have no clue where those...toweleheads got my number from.

[Eddie Teach]

FUCK, I *HATE* these calls.

Indian woman: "Sir, we're calling in regards to an overdue balance on your credit.."

Me: "NOT INTERESTED. TAKE ME OFF YOUR LIST."

Sure enough though, they call me again and again and again. I have no clue where those...toweleheads got my number from.

Vintage.

[Razgovory]

I'm not allowed to answer the phone anymore.   If female, I would tell the operator she has a sexy voice and ask if she'd like to hook up sometime.  If male, I'd ask questions like "Is this Greg?"  "Where's Greg?"  "How did you get this number" "put Greg on the phone".  In essence I'd ramble on as long as possible before they would hang up.

[Caliga]

"I already have an investment account and am happy with it."

The neat thing about this statement is that it's actually true. 

Of course, it never gets the guy to actually hang up, so I usually hang up before he finishes the next sales hook.

[Jaron]

"I already have an investment account and am happy with it."

The neat thing about this statement is that it's actually true. 

Of course, it never gets the guy to actually hang up, so I usually hang up before he finishes the next sales hook.

That is quite delicious indeed.

[Caliga]

Also, for AmeriKKKans only:

http://www.donotcall.gov

[Iormlund]

I don't have that kind of problem. The only phone line with my name on the contract doesn't have a actual phone at its end. It's for DSL only.