I just let a telemarketer have it!! (Venting post)

wvumountiefan · ‎09-12-2013

I'm cooking dinner and the phone rings, and I answer it and this guy says, "hello, may I speak to Evonne?" I said "excuse me." He said, "this is so and so with some campaign and I was wanting to talk to Evonne _____." I said You know, she is my M-I-L and she is in a nursing home with advanced Alzheimer's. You people are relentless and have no sense!"

I said a few choice words also as you can imagine. These calls are driving me crazy!! I am on the DNC list but they continue. This is not a political thread, but about telemarketers in general. Maybe I shouldn't have been so nasty, but it hit me the wrong way. I'm just venting.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I just hang up on the....lol It's easier on my blood pressure.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I've been getting them too!! Those dang campaigning calls every single day!! Stop it already.

MickD · ‎03-10-2010

Caller ID is a wonderful thing....

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.... ~ S & G

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Ugh, the bane of my existence is telemarketers and door solicitors.

Good for you, for giving them 'what-for'. I'm sure they could not care less, but it's nice to get it out sometimes.

I just will not answer anything if I don't know who it is. I don't have the patience for this stuff. I'll be so glad when it's over but, meanwhile, I just block the numbers.

There is one called TPC Research that calls all the time. For a long time I had them blocked and then they started doing it with a different number. Insidious!

game-on · ‎03-22-2010

You know..... I am with you..... somebody thinks we have a time

share and we have gotten about 7 phone calls in the last couple of weeks.... never owned a time share in our lives.... since it is a robo-call i dont think we can do anything about this.... and if i reject the call they leave a voice mail.... i feel frustrated!!

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I don't have cid. Costs me more money on my ooma.

wvumountiefan · ‎09-12-2013

@MickD wrote:
Caller ID is a wonderful thing....

I have caller id, but it was a cell phone and it had the name of a small town about 50 miles from me. I have family in this town, so I answered. 😕

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

I have caller ID on my phone and the info also appears on my tv. If I don't know the name of the person calling or the number, I just let it ring. I never answer unless I know the caller.

I have no desire to talk to a stranger.

mamaslittlepotatoe · ‎04-24-2016

Vent away!!! I agree with you, they are relentless and don't stop! When I'm in the mood to play with them, I act like I'm nuts and freaking out until they hang up on me instead 😄......But next time, after you tell them off, tell them to take your number off their calling list. I heard they have to then if you say to but who knows.....