[Colin Day]

I've just had the "Computer" bloke ring me...

"Hello, is that Mrs Day, I'm ringing about your broken computer"

Me in the gruffest voice I can do "Yeah, this is Mrs Day, I've been waiting for you!"

"Good,madam, could you please switch your computer on?

"Yep, give me a minute Duck!"

Meanwhile I've got my high pitched dog whistle and blew it down the phone then hung up...

A minute later he rings back...

"Mrs Day, what happened there?"

"Well, I switched the 'puter on and it keeps making a high pitched whistling noise... (then I blew it again down the phone) see, it's done it again, can you fix it?"

"Yes madam I can...." (I interrupted with a really prolonged  whistle blow) Phone line goes dead

[Paul Simpson]

 

I'm finding I'm thinking more and more about ways to annoy these people back. Get several per day, if they are selling they won't take no for an answer or sometimes you can barely understand them (usually Asian) not to mentioned how much time is wasted on them, but I'm wasting more time in trying to think of ideas to annoy them. 

[Colin Day]

A dog whistle's pretty cheap and gives me endless hours of fun..

[Adam P]

my favourite is "hi this is your phone network calling, i just wanted to know if we've sent you a phone recently?" given they are my network providers you'd think they'd know of all people

[Steve Gunn]

Seo companies are the worst had 3 today " your on page 10 of google we can get you on page 1"

I'm on page 1 carpet cleaning newcastle"

No your not

Actually you'll find I have 2 sites on page 1

No you haven't

I just hang up

[clinton]

Like the whistle colin.

Seems to be they are all google experts when the phone telling you they can get you on page one now

Think its a script they are working from now too.

[M.Acorn]

Had one also from an seo company,woman who called me had the most annoying squeaky mouse voice,I had to try hard not to laugh.
Just tell them I don't need to advertise any more,soon get's rid

[cannon]

Ive just had another one the only word i could make out was "survey".

I already hung up on him once today, only an hour before this call.

[colin thomas]

i always politely say that i am with a customer at the moment and they always hang up, i think getting in a strop with them just stresses you out,

colin

[Adam P]

and then they ring back an hour later when the "customer" has gone home imo best option is to simply level with them. time is money for them and they are wasting theirs and their company with me. take me off their list is the best option for both of us. if you just hang up they haven't confirmed if they need to ring you a million times or not so will call again later in the hope you'll get tricked by another method.

[Colin Day]

i always politely say that i am with a customer at the moment and they always hang up, i think getting in a strop with them just stresses you out,

colin

It never stresses me out, I could give that "Fone Jacker" a run for his money

[tomsy]

"Excuse me sir...blah, blah....can you spare a few moments to answer a few questions?"
"No." (don't hang up yet)
"Oh, I see. You mean you, er.. don't have the time?"
"No." (don't hang up)
"Errrrr, well can I call back later?"
"No." (don't hang up)
Silence (This bit is not on his script)
..'Click'..

Shuts 'em up for a couple of weeks.

[Daren Morrish]

My method:
Receive phone call, express much intrest, but need to consult the boss,

Place phone hand peice next to computer speaker, and get some soothing music on the go from you tube etc.

Every few minutes tell them how important there business is etc etc. Its great fun, somtimes they stay there for ages!!!!!!!1

[Colin Day]

My method:
Receive phone call, express much intrest, but need to consult the boss,

Place phone hand peice next to computer speaker, and get some soothing music on the go from you tube etc.

Every few minutes tell them how important there business is etc etc. Its great fun, somtimes they stay there for ages!!!!!!!1