Do you hate Telemarketers??

I realize that telemarketers are just doing their jobs when they call, and I am polite to them unless they are not polite to me. Generally, I try to tell them right away that I cannot be made to be interested in what they are selling, nor do I have the money to be interested or make donations. The problem is getting a word in edgewise. As I said, I want to tell them that I won't be a customer and I know that every minute they spend talking to me is a minute they might spend talking to someone who would make them a sale, and therefore, a commission. I think it's the smooth talking and rapid-fire delivery of telemarketers that make most people wary. The ones who won't take "no" for an answer are the ones we hate.

It depends on where they are from. If it is from a survey company then I do not like it. I remember getting calls from the same company day after day and and they kept calling me at dinner time. The last time it happened I said why don't you give me your name and phone number and I will be sure to call you back while you are eating dinner. I do not mind the non-profit calls because I try to give money when I can. I always donate to the Salvation Army and the Toys for Tots drive.

Only those who keep persisting even after I have told them "I'm not interested" for a second or third time. Do they really think someone with respond to there pitch after they have made them really mad?

I handle telemarketers like I do anyone else in life. If they are polite and have a good attitude I have no problem listening to them and then deciding what I want to do. But there are some...just as there are in every walk of life that are flat out smart elics! Those make me mad! LOL Otherwise I don't have a problem with them. Nothing wrong wih working as a telemarketer. I did it a few years ago for a while. I made decent money doing it. It's not as easy as people think it is though...that I do know! Good Luck with your job and be nice whn you call me! LOL

Well, Telemarketers are not my favorite people. I always feel bad when they call and I am not interested. I sometimes listen for a while and then say "I'm sorry, I'm not interested" and hang up, but if I can't get a word in, I just hang up. I know they are just doing their job, but if I say I am not interested, and they keep talking, I don't know what else to do. Sometimes if they call me late at night, I do let them know what time it is and then hang up. I know there are different time zones, but I think they should know where they are calling. Anything after 8:00 p.m. is rude in my book.