Telemarketers have a job to do. They are also not easy people to get off the phone when you really want to be, say, doing anything else than hearing about insulation.
Whether they’re asking about your current phone plan, or gauging your interest in getting life insurance, these phonecalls can be challenging. The worst part? The best telemarketers are like Energiser bunnies that never say die.
They’re persistent. And for the most part, they can be somewhat annoying.
As soon as you think to yourself, “Oh, how very lovely! My life has been blissfully uninterrupted by questions about my water and gas bills!” – BAM – a telemarketer calls and keeps you on the line until your afternoon and entire week is ruined. I swear, telemarketers are psychic. They are secret psychics.
You only need to watch this clip from The Simpsons to feel the emotional trauma of having a telemarketer call (post continues after video).
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Never mind all this nonsense. By now you probably have phone service with the Simultaneous Ring feature. Call your phone company and find out. If you do have it, then subscribe to one of these two services: Nomorobo, which is free, or Jolly Roger Telephone Service which is $6 per year. Google them. You won't need to be using those 11 words any more, because you won't be taking telemarketing calls--those services will be taking them.
The charity callers get a polite no (we have our charities we already subscribe to). The scammers get a sports whistle blown very loudly down the line and into their ears. It's amazing how they don't call back again!