I may be in the minority, but I still have a home telephone.
I hardly ever use it to call people.
I hardly ever get called on that phone.
Yet I still pay for it.
90% of my home phone calls are telemarketers. It’s bad. It’s gotten to the point where Heather and I do not want to answer the phone. Last night a telemarketer called at 9pm. 9pm on a Sunday night! Have any of you experienced this?
My friends, telemarketers have officially crossed the line. We must fight back and defend our home phones before they become a thing of the past.
My sweet wife does not handle telemarketers well. She is too nice. She feels guilty if she cuts a telemarketer off or if she hangs up on one. Heather will never be conned into buying something, but she patiently listens to their pitches way too much.
How do you handle telemarketers? What’s the best, most effective technique?
Is it the HANG UP TECHNIQUE where you hang up the phone without saying a word as soon as you know it is a telemarketer?
Is it the YOU’VE GOT THE WRONG NUMBER TECHNIQUE where you tell the telemarketer that they have the wrong number, wait for them to call back, and simply not answer?
Is it the HE/SHE IS NOT HOME RIGHT NOW TECHNIQUE where you tell the telemarketer that the person they are trying to reach is not home (even if that is you)?
Is it the WAIT PATIENTLY TO SAY NO THANK YOU TECHNIQUE where you wait patiently while the telemarketer goes through their pitch only to politely say “no thank you”?
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!
How do you handle telemarketers? What’s the best, most effective technique?
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I personally like this technique…
