Since this thread has resurrected itself, I thought I would share the funniest telemarketing call I ever witnessed. My first husband and were entertaining his assistanet from work and his wife. We were just getting ready to sit down when the phone rang. DH (and in this case it DOES NOT stand for "dear husband"!) answered the phone and listened for a moment, and than said, "No thank you. I'm not intersted." "NO, no thank you, I really am not interested." Listened for a moment and responded, "Well, I was, but she died." And then, "She died in child brith and the baby was still born." "Not any more, I accidently ran over them backing the car out to get to the hospital." Finally he hung up the phone to three very puzzled faces.

He explained that the call was from a national photo studio who wanted him to schedule a sitting and purchase a package of photographs. So what was that all about, we asked. "I told her I was not interested, and she said my wife and I should have pictures taken to give as Christmas gifts. I said you were dead, so then she suggerted I bring in my children, and then she said I could bring in my pets."

Not only did this woman not want to take no for an answer, but she did not show once ounce of "sympathy" for DH, and did not miss a beat at finding an opportunity to meet her quota!

Last week I had a solicitor HANG UP ON ME!! It was a call from a credit card organization that wanted to lower my payments. I let her talk for awhile and she asked me how many cards I have. I told her it was none of her business. Then she asked how much in debit I was and again I told her it was none of her business. Then very upset she asked if my husband would get on the phone and I told her he'd tell her the same thing and then I heard the phone SLAM in my ear

Before we found out about the do not call list, we got those pesky calls and ended up having some good fun with it.

My husband's response to all female telemarketers was to ask them the color of their underwear, lol!

My dad liked to ask for their phone number and the time they would be eating dinner so that he could call them back and interrupt them.

My brother has given me strict instructions to tell any telemarketer that calls the store asking for him that he died in a tragic tractor accident.

Well all i do is tell the tellmarkerter if they could hang on for a second and just lay the phone down on the counter and just go on what i was doing till i hear the phone beeping... they cant use the line till i hang up the phone.... and guess what they never call back...
It kinda mean but it works..
Julia