Do you answer the phone when you get sales calls?

I don't answer sales calls, I tried the answering the phone and telling them I wasn't interested and all that would happen is they would launch in to their sales pitch anyway and not hear a word I said and then I would end up hanging up on them only for them to call back the next day. So now I don't answer the call. Now if a company calls my house and leaves a message and it is very someone who does not live at the house. I will call the company back and let them know they have the wrong number. But you have to be careful with this too. I called one company which was a collection agency and they accused me of lying saying I knew who the person was and I was lying for them. Now when I see their number or if they leave a message I just ignore them.

I told them I do not need any of their products and happy with what I have. Also I told them that one of their colleagues have called me earlier regarding the promotion. The rule is not to spend too much time talking to them.

I don't get these type of calls at all. So when my phone rings, I know that it will be from someone that we really know. I guess the weirdest phone call I received was from someone who asked me what TV channel I was viewing and what shows I watched during the week. But no sales calls, or indecent calls in the night.

I will ignore the call if I don't know the phone number of the person calling. Of course, if I find it is a sales calls, I tend to refuse to answer the phone without any hesitation. You see, in my country, there are many annoying sales calls that are full of our daily life. If I choose to answer this kind of phone, then it means that I may meet some unexpected troubles because most sales calls are boring indeed. For me, to ignore these calls is a wiser way if I don't want to get annoyed.

Let the machine go on as it is.I know it is not polite.but I am not the first,they call me again and again,I don't know what can I do.it's mean calling other again and again for those things they have no interesting.

i answer the phone when i get sales calls because sales is only a job,i shouldn't break their work.I will answer them politly then tell them that i don't need the production.if it is the wrong number,i will tell him or her the truth that is calling the wrong number and then hang up.

Basically, if I know it is a sales call, or the number is blocked, I will not answer the phone. I don't want to hear their pitch, and it is best that way, so I don't get mad at them.

Well I normally answer all calls even for numbers I odnt know because I believe that it could be a very important call ,its just that the perosn may not have my number .And sometimes I get sales calls ,I will normally listen for a while but I always find a polite way to end the call and tell the person that I dont really have any money now.The thing is that I only have a cell phone and I dont really have an answering machine hence I have to asnwer all call myself

I will ignore the call if I think its a sales call. I dont want to waste my time or anyone elses time.

I love teh invention of caller ID. If i don't know the number, I don't even bothering answering it. I know that telemarketers are just doing their jobs by calling but I honestly don't wanna hear their spue about what I can win, buy or what I've been entered in. I've have the same number for the last 10 years and still get people calling here for someone else that I've got no clue who they are after. I just let my machine get a work out day in and day out, at least I don't have to deal with it. Ha.

I typically don't answer phone calls when I don't know the phone number of the person calling. If it's a sales call - I typically would avoid it like the plague. In the few cases that answer or pick up the phone - I let them know that I'm not interested in the product that they should remove me from their list. I let them know that I don't wanna waste my time and that they shouldn't waste mine too.

In the past I always let it keep ringing, because I could see on my caller ID that it was another Sales Call. I usually don't recognize the number, or it's an 800 number. However I did put my name on the "Do not Call List", therefore it has stopped many of these calls coming to my home, and the ones that do are usually people I should know. A couple of the calls that I have picked up recently, I found out that it was for someone that had my number before I did.

If I can't caller ID it, I won't answer it. Telling some of these places you aren't interested is a waste of time, and energy, they don't care, I think it's like a sport to them, they think if they just keep calling it will wear us down. 40 % of the places that call here are calling knowing I'm on the do not call list, I don't owe them the courtesy of a response in my opinion.

I usually let the answering machine pick up, and even if I pick it up, they still call my house. So, I think no matter what you do, those people will continue to call despite knowing you're not interested. And what's frustrating is when you tell them you're not interested but they keep talking. At least when the machine picks up, I know I don't have to keep telling them I'm not interested numerous times only to feel bad about trying to get them off the line with me. So, I just let the answering machine pick up; it's the most convenient way for me.

if i know that it is a sales call then i dont answer it but if i dont know the number i pick up the phone and tell them to buzz off but in a polite way

The only time that I will answer the calls is if I did not look at the Caller ID. Once I recognize the number, I will not answer the phone. If a company calls my home and they have the wrong number, I will tell them that they have the wrong number. But, if they keep calling after this, knowing that I told them, I will not answer my phone.. I will just let it ring or I will let the voice mail pick up. If I see a number that is familiar and a company is bugging me I will not answer my phone.