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Originally Posted by Advogado
It is much more satisfying to press 1, shovel b.s., and see how long you can tie up one of their paid employees on line. At the end of the conversation, you can try to demoralize the jerk and cause him to quit his job by telling him what you think of him and his company.
I had previously tried all kinds of other ways to stop the calls. It proved to be impossible. But if everybody adopted the above approach, Cardholder Services would be out of business in a week.
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I have, in the past, started listening to the spiel by a telemarketer and after they get going, just lay the phone down and don't bother to pick it up for several minutes. I have never had them to be still on the other end when I do pick it back up.