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Wednesday, October 16, 2002
 
Fun with Telemarketers

Since I have a lot of time on my hands, I generally prefer to annoy telemarketers by letting them go through their entire script. When they ask to confirm my age or birthdate or marital status or whatever it is they need to get to the next step in their script, I tell them, "I'm not comfortable disclosing that." Often, I can tell they are not used to getting so far because they start to struggle by the second or third sentence of their script. When I give them this answer, it often confuses the hell out of them. Some hang up; some treat it as a "No"; some stutter; some remain persistent. Now, however, there is a far better way to toy with the telemarketers. Take a few minutes and become comfortable with this script. When you set the table for dinner, have a copy of the script handy. It is sure to be loads of laughs when the calls start coming.