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[Eldorado]

"Pestered Tim Price was pretty peeved by cold calling telephone salesmen taking the P – so he’s added an extra nine Ps to his name in a desperate bid to make them stop, writes Lee Marlow.

Tim, 49, has changed his name by deed poll to Tim Pppppppppprice.

“It’s pronounced Tim Per-per-per-per-per-per-per-per-per-per-rice,” he said.

“I like it. I did it to put them off, all these people who keep calling me trying to sell me things I don’t want.""

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Go Tim!  

[Order66]

Or he could look at the caller ID and not p-p-p-pick up.

[ImaLoner]

I detest those calls.  However, when the numbers ring up as private, I sometimes end up answering.  I have fun with them when I answer.  Sometimes, I tell them I'm interested and ask them to please hold on for just a moment.  I then set the phone down and walk away and check back with them in 30 minutes or so.  Or, I offer to sell THEM something.  Or, I tell them about Jesus or the Anti-Christ (depending on my mood).  Or, I change the subject and talk about the weather, health problems, the economy, politics, etc.

[Order66]

ImaLoner, on 04 June 2012 - 04:09 PM, said:

I detest those calls.  However, when the numbers ring up as private, I sometimes end up answering.  I have fun with them when I answer.  Sometimes, I tell them I'm interested and ask them to please hold on for just a moment.  I then set the phone down and walk away and check back with them in 30 minutes or so.  Or, I offer to sell THEM something.  Or, I tell them about Jesus or the Anti-Christ (depending on my mood).  Or, I change the subject and talk about the weather, health problems, the economy, politics, etc.

To put such undue effort suggests you don't really detest them as much as you claim. Perhaps you like telling people later what you did that detestable telemarketer ...

[ImaLoner]

Vein Capital, on 04 June 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

To put such undue effort suggests you don't really detest them as much as you claim. Perhaps you like telling people later what you did that detestable telemarketer ...

lol  you caught me.. yea, verily.  It amuses me, but I do hate getting them frequently, which is why I said I detest them.  I don't recount the stories (save for telling my mum occasionally if the outcome was funny).. but, oh yes, there are some good ones.

[MissMelsWell]

I have a girlfriend that LOVES to toy with these callers, she'll pick up every time.

She likes to come up with the one most embarassing and traumatic reason why she can't buy their product.

For example, someone called her on her cell phone one evening and tried to sell her alluminium siding for her house. She let them give their spiel, then burst into "tears" and told them this long sob story about all she had left in life was her cell phone, because 2 weeks before she'd lost her house in foreclosure then she started fawning over the person about how nice they were and how much she really wanted to buy their siding but couldn't because she was living in a 1972 Winnebago now.

Another favorite of hers are the magazine sellers. She listens to their spiel then bursts out "do you have a braille version!?" of course they don't! LOL

She's really come up with some doozies. I honestly think it's her favorite evening game and she can't wait until the telemarketers call her.

[Eldorado]

I like to say, "It's none of your concern."  To every question they ask.

[Kaikou]

Eldorado, on 06 June 2012 - 03:37 AM, said:

I like to say, "It's none of your concern."  To every question they ask.

Lol, you should try what this guy did:

[pallidin]

That was friggin hilarious!

[clfr21]

That video was so funny!! Unfortunately I then had to watch some more that came up at the end.........killed half an hour lol

[Eldorado]

Thank you, Dark Entity... made my afternoon.  

[Kaikou]

Eldorado, on 06 June 2012 - 01:14 PM, said:

Thank you, Dark Entity... made my afternoon.  

Lol, no problem mate, glad I could help.

[Beckys_Mom]

Dark entity, on 06 June 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:

Lol, you should try what this guy did:

Now that was something else.. I would love to be able to do that, but I know I would burst out laughing...

[little_dreamer]

My latest way of getting back at these people is to answer the phone but say nothing at all.   They just hear the slight sound of me breathing, that's all.  Usually they just hang up without saying anything either.

[coldethyl]

If I answer at all I just say "I'm not interested and I'm on the do not call list" and hang up.