Having sabotaged the telemarketing company that called me during work hours the other day – I lied through my teeth to mess them up real good – I have stumbled upon more such strategies to screw the in-coming telemarketers.

1. When they call at home or at work say this: ‘Hold On, Please…’

Put the phone down and walk away, leaving the telemarketer waiting. If everyone did this, it would make each call so much more time-consuming and expensive that sales would grind to a halt.

2. When the phone rings and no one is on the other end?

When this happens, start hitting the # button 6 or 7 times. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system.

3. Junk Mail Help:

a) When you get ‘ads’ enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these ‘ads’ with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.

b) When you get those ‘pre-approved’ letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the postage-paid return envelope. In fact, you can send anything back, even if it’s empty.

Thanks to Dick for sending these

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