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[Quick]

I usually either ignore the phone if the number isn't anything I recognize or doesn't give a name on my home phone's caller ID. But today, I was expecting a call and I answered it in a rush without looking and, sure enough, it was a telemarketer. I thought I'd quickly tell this person I'm not interested and hang up, but this was not what happened just half an hour ago.

The funny thing about the telemarketers that keep calling my house is they keep asking for all these different people who don't live here, and we'd just tell them they have the wrong number and hang up.

This was the same, except this telemarketer was adamant that I was lying and would not give up on asking for whoever she was asking for. She asked for this person (I forgot the name), I told her she had the wrong number, then she told me the number she dialed, and I promptly told her that was not my number.

Her: "I don't believe you. This is the number I dialed: ***-***-****. I'm looking for Mr. [insert name]?"
Me: "I already told you that that person doesn't live here and you've got the wrong number."
Her: "I don't believe you because I dialed this number and you picked up. Where is Mr. [insert name]?

I told her that she can believe what she wants, but that wasn't our number and that person doesn't live here. Before hanging up on her, I heard her continue saying, "OK sir, I still don't believe you..."

I probably should've just hung up. Stupid me.

 

[JaseC]

You should have told her to ring the number again if she was so certain.

Edit:

then who was phone?!

This should have been the first reply.

 

[ronito]

then who was phone?!

 

[Venfayth]

That was boring. How is that different than any other telemarketer?

 

[MThanded]

That was an F tier troll attempt.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I don't think you know what trolling means...

 

[weekend_warrior]

that was quite the elaborate troll.

 

[(._.)]

wait, what?

 

[h0pper]

That was boring. How is that different than any other telemarketer?

haha yeah, my reaction as well.

 

[Clydefrog]

So where does the trolling part happen?

 

[Momo]

Should have told her Mr [.......] moved and his new number is [insert curry delivery number here]

 

[Trick_GSF]

I remember once when I was about 12 I got a call from a telemarketer. I said "no thank you" immediately and he called me a pussyhole.

True story.

 

[renitou]

That's not trolling.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

One time a telemarketer called me.

 

[outunderthestars]

that's what you get for still having a landline.

 

[Borgnine]

We just got trolled.

 

[MThanded]

We just got trolled.

Deep trolled

 

[Doctor West]

I feel like I just got trolled by reading this thread.

 

[krae_man]

I love when people think I'm a telemarketer and hang up on me. If you just would have let me finish, I would have told you some tickets came available for that sold out concert you put you name on the waiting list for.

I just move on to the next person and make their day instead since they were nice enough to let me tell them why I'm calling.

 

[ipukespiders]

I think the OP is trolling us.

 

[Shepard]

Can't wait for the rest of the story, it's getting good!

 

[CrankyJay]

That sounds more like a debt collector than a telemarketer.

 

[Hari Seldon]

If I hear any wait at all when I pick up the phone then I immediately hang up. Using this strategy I rarely get telemarketer calls. However I did make the mistake of donating once to a cancer place in someone's name as a memorial thing, and those bastards call me all the time and don't use a robot. Never again. I'd rather give my money to the bum on the street to buy crack with because at least that mother fucker won't call me.

 

[Quick]

that's what you get for still having a landline.

Rotary phone is best phone.

And sorry if I got my definitions mixed up for this. Regardless, I was peeved about it enough to post here. She was also really irritating me with her extremely happy sing-song voice.

 

[FairyD]

I loved it when I worked as a telemarketer.

98% of the time people would hang up, but every once in a while you would get one guy who would get so pissed off that he wanted to speak to my manager. They would always bring out the whole act of wanting to know who they're talking to, where we are located, my id numbers, all that shit.

In the end we would simply hang up on them and put them back into the system to be called the next day.

 

[MThanded]

I agree with the other poster this sounds more like a debt collector than a telemarketer.

 

[CrankyJay]

I just don't answer calls I don't recognize the number of. If the call is important whoever is calling will leave a message.

 

[MarkMclovin]

waiting for the trolling...

 

[Borgnine]

Regardless, I was peeved about it enough to post here. She was also really irritating me with her extremely happy sing-song voice.

Why not just start masturbating?

 

[Red]

That sounds more like a debt collector than a telemarketer.

Quick has been putting off his debt by hanging up on collectors for years. Now it's their turn to hang him up.

 

[EliCash]

Jerry Seinfeld showing you what you should have done

 

[Hot Coldman]

Just say you're earning $20 a week and see what they say.

 

[polyh3dron]

 

[AndyD]

That was boring. How is that different than any other telemarketer?

Yep. I thought you were going to say the hold music was the rickroll.

 

[Momo]

Why not just start masturbating?

Why not just rub your crotch on people in the morning tube?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Nothing out of the normal occurred.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

then who was phone?!

What I was gonna say

 

[Apath]

I would have just said, "Okay then. Best of luck with the autism" and then hang up.

 

[davepoobond]

it was probably some collection agency. they are usually the ones that will say that you are lying.

 

[Axion22]

I'm not even gonna call this story cool, bro.

 

[Quick]

Why not just start masturbating?

Why not just rub your crotch on people in the morning tube?

I didn't have anyone to rub my crotch on.

 

[Otrebor Nightmarecoat]

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

 

[Dark Octave]

Years ago at my mom's house who had a ton of loud ass birds at the time.

*Ring*

Me: Hello?

Tel: Hi this is Kelly for blah blah dating service.

M: Uh...I didn't sign up for any dating serv-

T: We would like to set you up with a date through our service, blah blah.

M: Well, I'm actually in a relationship.

T: Right. You have all those birds and you're in a realtionship... *click*

 

[polyh3dron]

I'm not even gonna call this story cool, bro.

STOP BEING RACIST

 

[Kinyou]

This is what you should have done

 

[Zoe]

That sounds more like a debt collector than a telemarketer.

Yeah, they're the ones who will start throwing accusations and insults like that. Telemarketers will move onto their next sale as soon as possible.

 

[Seraphinianus]

*yawn* i'm bored. You're boring, zoidberg. I'm gonna go watch TV.

 

[Lo_Fi]

Yeah, that's totally a troll. Not just some persistent telemarketer.

People really need to stop using 'troll' incorrectly.

 

[G-Fex]

That's all?

Gosh, I wish a telemarketer would call me I got a voice impersonation of a old man down and i've been dying to try it on a phone.

That or Soundboards.