How do you handle stupid sales calls

[_Snake_]

Not having a land line is the best and only real way of eliminating the sales/marketing calls. Use your cell phone for all calls. Being nasty to a sales rep won't discourage future calls. They'll just keep coming. Placing telemarketing calls to wireless phones is - and always has been - illegal in most cases, as stated by the FCC.

We used to get about a dozen calls after getting home from work. Many more during the day while we were at work. The do-not-call list is a freaking joke and there was no easy way to block the calls. So I terminated the land line and 99.5% of the calls are GONE. Legally telemarketers can't call cell phones. And if I get an occasional call (maybe one a month), I simply block the number on my iPhone. So simple! Evenings are no SO much more relaxing because the land line never rings. We love it!

This. I haven't had a land line in 10 years. If a telemarketer somehow manages to call me on my mobile phone, I'll wait to talk to a rep and the first thing I say is that they're calling me on my cell.

Remember that recorded line? Now it's evidence in my favor if they continue to call and I file a lawsuit.

 

[ImThatGuy]

I used to answer with the county/parish name District Attorney Consumer Fraud how may I direct your call? It was fun for a while now I have 2 call blocking apps one directly through ATT and Mr. Number that either automatically block them or give you the heads up its a trash call.

 

[Laffs]

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