Getting Rid Of Telemarketers..... Permanently!

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I can imagine that I am not the only person, who has been plagued by pushy telemarketers. It must have happened to others here too.

Now when they call, I tell them that I am unemployed, and, ask if they are hiring. Without letting the person speak, I list all of the things that I can do.

That ends the calls... for good.

Has anyone else tried this? Has anyone else used a different approach with the same success?
 

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I had a cold caller trying to sell me health insurance. I replied her enthusiastically, asking her to check with her superior if I qualify, naming some (made up) pre-existing condition I have.

She actually checked with her boss, and told me I don't qualify, then hanged up. I never heard from her again.

Sometimes I answer in another language, hoping the caller is not proficient in that tongue. This trick had worked quite well.