I really despise telemarketing calls. I’m usually a pretty nice girl, but when a soliciter calls me, my blood starts to boil, and I lose all sense of politeness. I usually just hang up the phone as soon as they start talking. There’s no sense in wasting my time or theirs. And if you say you’re not interested, they only try that much harder to convince you that you really are.
I’ve been getting calls every day from Chase Manhattan Bank. I have a credit card with them, and they also have my home mortgage. Now they are trying to convince me that I need some sort of Credit Protector Plan that will allow me to defer my payments for up to two years in the event that I lose my job or become disabled. The first time they called, I interrupted the girl and told her that I was not interested, and when she tried to convince me again, I hung up on her. I have ended ever subsequent call as soon as I realized it was Chase.
Today I saw that same telephone number pop up on my caller ID, and I instantly became angered. I picked up the phone, and as soon as the girl mentioned she was with Chase, I let her have it. “Listen, I am really tired of getting all these calls from you guys. I get two or three calls a day, and if it doesn’t stop right now, I’m reporting you for harrassment!” That didn’t stop her. She said, “But I just want to let you know that you are eligible to defer your payments for two years!” Then it was my time again. “Click.” I felt like saying a few other choice words, but it wasn’t worth my time.
Isn’t it enough that these guys own me for the next 23 years? Believe me, I don’t want to defer any payments for two years! 23 more years of mortgage payments is more than sufficient for me! Now they’re trying to squeeze the last few pennies out of my pocket - for some stupid Credit Protector Plan that probably isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on! Chase Manhattan, you can kiss my half-nekkid ass!
August 27th, 2005 at 7:04 pm
you know the average american gets between 2 to 12 calls a day, and theres only room for 6 bullets in a gun, lol.
I hate these people, the jerry sienfeld line of ” do i call to your home and sell you shit over the phone” is a fav amoung all my friends, it always works.
later classy
August 27th, 2005 at 7:25 pm
We’d like to see that half-nekkid ass!
(sorry, it just had to be said….)
August 27th, 2005 at 10:04 pm
Sienfield option A: say, “yes, but I’m busy right now… what is your home number so i can call you later? What, you don’t like random people calling you at home?”
Second option, my choice, “Yes, please tell me more” then walk away, leaving the phone off the hook… more fun than a click (these people are watched by how much time they spend per customer)… if you are really evil, keep them one the phone with “tell me more about how that works” as long as you can and then say “thanks, but no”
August 27th, 2005 at 11:32 pm
Just ask to be taken off the mailing list… and then hang up on the pricks. I had 2 calls from AAA / MBNA within 24 hours these last 2 days and that’s what I did. I get a fair bit from Chase as well, and when I ask for lowered rates, they say they can’t do it, then I hang up. Maybe the key is to get an unpublished number. That’s worked fairly well for awhile now… though it’s not perfect.
August 28th, 2005 at 12:36 am
Osbasso beat me to my thought.