All I have to say is wow - crazy telemarketing customer [Archive]

Tria

07-16-2006, 09:07 PM

OH MY GOD:eek: :eek: :eek:. What the hell is wrong with that lady. She needs to be locked up. I'm pretty sure that people die because of telemarketers :rolleyes: not like you can't hangup on them. I also doubt that they are terrorists.

She also compared him to a rapist.... And that's annoying.... Didn't someone also have someone compare an invoice or some slip of paper to rape "because it just keeps happening and I don't want it"?

And as someone who worked in telemarketing, I was told we could call from 8 AM to 9 PM.... So yeah....

AmericanZero8503

07-16-2006, 09:08 PM

...after you've watched the first site, see the follow-up

telemarketer lady talks to Bill Cosby :devil:

http://cvtl.ytmnd.com/

Broomjockey

07-16-2006, 09:09 PM

I couldn't listen to it past the point where she said she was an EMT and people died because her answering machine was full.
My brain nearly exploded at that point, both due to MY use of logic, and the anger at her for being a dumbass. Logic: EMT would have a pager, calls wouldn't go to an answering machine. If calls did go to an answering machine, person would probably be dead by the time the EMT got home and checked messages.

There was more, but those brain cells committed suicide shortly thereafter to help me try and forget the whole thing.

Juwl

07-16-2006, 09:13 PM

What the Hell?
...
No, that's not strong enough...
...
What the F$ck?

Where was this call recorded? What was the whole background to the tirade she went on? A rapist? Over the phone line? Was she just screaming the whole time?

Plaidman

07-16-2006, 09:33 PM

man, I give the dude kudos for taking that. However, I must ask, wouldn't any telecommunator would have hung up within a minute, or stick around to have fun like he was having.

Speaking of which, I must admit I've done something simaliure. After having the same place call us seven or eight times a day, even after asking for us off the list, getting their number blocked, I played along with them. They were asking about my kids, where I went on a weep story about accidently drowning my child while cleaning him. They never called again.

Tria

07-16-2006, 09:38 PM

man, I give the dude kudos for taking that. However, I must ask, wouldn't any telecommunator would have hung up within a minute, or stick around to have fun like he was having.

I was weak during my time as a telemarketer. I'd've been bawling my eyes out.

ESS

07-16-2006, 10:02 PM

Holy junk that lady is a psycho!!!!!!

Cyanocobalamin

07-16-2006, 10:16 PM

That link isn't working! Agg! nothing happens when I click the link. The web page comes up but no sound.....

FeazTheMovieJedi

07-16-2006, 11:16 PM

She went overboard but...

Telemarketers are pond scum. ESPECIALLY ones that don't abide by the DNCL.

Seanette

07-16-2006, 11:27 PM

She went overboard but...

Telemarketers are pond scum. ESPECIALLY ones that don't abide by the DNCL.
Total agreement here. I LOATHE being telemarketed. If you WANT my business, do NOT use the telephone *I* am paying for to interrupt my *chosen* activities (which may well include sleeping. Twice, I've had jobs that involved graveyard shift) to try to scam me. If by some freak of chance I *want* your product, trust me, I'm intelligent enough to be able to find it for myself. I don't scream at telemarketers (well, except for the ding-dong who called back after being told to put my number on their DNC list), but do hang up on them with no qualms whatsoever (after the sentence "put this number on your do-not-call list", of course). All three phones in our household (one landline, his&hers cell phones) are registered on the DNC, but this doesn't stop a lot of them (at least twice, I've gotten calls that violated applicable Federal law two or three ways. In one call). Telemarketing is IMO unethical.

I get hostile about junk e-mail, too, since I'm paying the freight for someone to advertise a scam to me, but postal junk mail doesn't bother me. The seller is paying their own advertising costs rather than leeching my resources and mail can be set aside to deal with at my convenience. A ringing phone that has just awakened me, interrupted an affectionate moment with my husband, etc., cannot be ignored or deferred so easily.

Then there's those auto-dialers that generate "ghost calls" (calls where you answer and no one's there). I've known people, such as domestic violence survivors, who find this outright terrifying.

Dark Psion

07-17-2006, 12:04 AM

I know people who get upset by Telemarketing calls, but I tell them, Just Hang Up the Phone!

My mother could not hang up an anyone, she would stand there and wait for them to finish and hang up. A couple times my dad had to take the phone from her and hang it up for her.

wordboy

07-17-2006, 12:50 AM

...oh...my...God...

:wtf: :eek:

I think that guy should be in line for sainthood after having to put up with that.

Tria

07-17-2006, 12:56 AM

Telemarketers are pond scum. ESPECIALLY ones that don't abide by the DNCL.

Yes, I was pond scum....

One-Fang

07-17-2006, 01:02 AM

Perhaps some people might want to consider restating their beliefs as that companies choosing to use telemarketing as a technique are scummy? Rather than the actual people just trying to put food on their table by taking the job?

RecoveringKinkoid

07-17-2006, 01:10 AM

Okay, I loathe telemarketers. Let me say that right up front. I have been a sucky customer...or in my case, a sucky NON customer to them, and I see no reason to be polite or even civil to an intrusive stranger misusing my personal telephone number.

Having said that, that woman needs to go seek professional help. She's going to pop a gasket. The word "shithouse rat" comes to mind.

I can't believe that dude put up with it for as long as he did.

Probably the "murder" thing she is citing is the incident that triggered the outlawing of pre-recorded messages that capture your phone line and don't let go of it until it is done playing it's pitch. You could hang up, and then pick up your headset, and there would still be the pitch playing. You were effectively without a phone until the telemarketers were done using it. A woman was unable to dial 911 for her child because of this, so they were outlawed.

Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the guy was indeed obligated to divulge his full name and the phone number from which he was calling, although I can't say I blame him refusing in that particular instance. But many (most, actually) telemarketers are breaking several laws when they call. Most don't even know about the TCPA, leaving them open to lawsuits and fines, which "telemarketing haters" such as myself take advantage of.

I have successfully sued telemarketers before. It's tricky, but it can be done, if you are willing to be persistant and make paper trails. I doubt I'll ever set the world on fire with my winnings, but it's not about the money. It's about the principle.:soapbox:

Ree

07-17-2006, 01:13 AM

I would just like to point out that some of our members work in this area, and I would ask people to tone it down a notch with their rage.

They have to put food on the table, too.

I recall in another thread, a lot of hostility directed towards people on assistance, well, these people are just trying to pay the bills. would you rather they join the ranks of the unemployed on assistance?

This is a topic that has appeared on CS before, and it always ends badly, usually with the thread closed.

Nobody really likes telemarketers, but try and reign it in a bit out of :respect: for those who are only doing their job.

chantal

07-17-2006, 01:31 AM

I have absolutely no problem with telemarketers. I'm not one (and never have been) but seriously, it's a living. I'm not going to begrudge someone their job because it's a little bit annoying. I just say I'm not interested and hang up the phone. The pre-recorded ones are the ones I get mad at, because they keep calling back until it's all done. So yes, let's hear some :respect: for those who work in telemarketing.

On topic, that lady was absolutely insane. Certifiably loony. I totally would have hung up on her. Or called the cops myself.

Tria

07-17-2006, 01:32 AM

I'm glad I got out.... I was about to lose what little sanity I had.

RecoveringKinkoid

07-17-2006, 01:43 AM

Well, the pre recorded ones are illegal. Or, at least they were. Not sure exactly if the law has changed when the National Do Not Call Registry was started.

If you tell them once to stop calling, they MUST stop calling, add you to their do not call list, and then honor that for 10 years. They are also obligated to send you copies of their DNC list and their policy, under penalty of federal law.

Telling them "not interested" translates to "not interested right now, call later." And they will. Legally, they can call you several times a night, if all you say is "not interested." Say "do not call me again. Put me on your do not call list." and that's another story.

JustaCashier

07-17-2006, 01:43 AM

Apparently she thinks Alex is an S.O.B.

I do have to give him credit for remaining calm, and even laughing occasionally during her tirade.

I also wonder who the others that she referred to were, as she kept saying "we".

Misanthropical

07-17-2006, 02:07 AM

I'm wondering if Alex is a telemarketer or a bill collector, since it sounds like he is trying to verify her information by asking what state she is in.

And, her friend was not gang raped or raped in any way, if her friend can say telemarketers are worse.

JuniorMintz

07-17-2006, 02:23 AM

Seanette

07-17-2006, 02:29 AM

Wait, did she really claim at one point that telemarketing calls are *worse* than gang rape?

I swear I think I heard her say her friend had been gang raped and that friend said that she felt *more* violated by telemarketing calls?!? :confused:
Sheesh, as much as I utterly despise being telemarketed and as intrusive as I consider having my phone ringing when I'm trying to sleep or expecting a different call (such as about prospective employment of my own), I would never try to claim that it's equivalent to sexual assault (my father was a pedophile, so I've experienced that), and I think anyone who does badly needs either a perspective check or to install brain before engaging mouth.

Sunsetsky

07-17-2006, 03:42 AM

Whoa. That's pretty bad. That woman needs some help. She sounds like a psycho. While telemarketing is annoying it's not going to murder you. I give the poor guy kudos for tolerating that psychopath. I would've snapped and probably made some threats that would've have me thrown into jail.

Barefootgirl

07-17-2006, 02:57 PM

I give the poor guy kudos for tolerating that psychopath. I would've snapped and probably made some threats that would've have me thrown into jail.

I think its a LOT easier to tolerate mad abusive people if you know there's a camera on you, and you know that a) if you lose it, lots of people will see you losing it and b) you can play the tape for your buddies later on, so that everyone can see the true depths of nutterdom.

I firmly believe this is what all those policemen keep in mind when they have cameras in their cars, and record outrageously rude abusive people swearing and screaming at them.

Tito

07-17-2006, 11:25 PM

Is that for real???? If it is, than that lady has some SERIOUS issues! :eek:

Kiwi

07-18-2006, 12:04 AM

haha shes a total nut job, I have a sneaking feeling hes laughing his ass off

how dare he call her number!!

Pagan

07-18-2006, 03:27 AM

I also wonder who the others that she referred to were, as she kept saying "we".

It's the other people that live in her head, silly! :p Reminds me of the shirt that I should've gotten. It said, "I hear voices....and they don't like you."

Sounds like a head count needs to be done at the asylum, because one has definitely flown over the cuckoo's nest! :roll: The guy handled it perfectly, kept agreeing with and just taking the wind out of her sails. Of course, sometimes that just seemed to make her angrier!

Here's how I deal with telemarketers, and I don't have anything personal against anyone who is, it's a job. I don't have caller ID, so I turn off the ringer and turn down the volume on the answering machine. If somebody I know calls, they know to start leaving a message and if I'm there, I'll pick-up.

Just before our primaries here, there was a message on my machine from our former governor for his nephew that was running for state treasurer (I think). I was at work when it came in and the time-date stamp was 10:55 pm! :wtf: :headscratch: Way to get votes Bruce and Gary!

South Texan

07-18-2006, 03:36 PM

lordlundar

07-19-2006, 03:43 PM

If you tell them once to stop calling, they MUST stop calling, add you to their do not call list, and then honor that for 10 years. They are also obligated to send you copies of their DNC list and their policy, under penalty of federal law.

Yup yup! also make a note of the company they are phoning for and the company they work at, along with the date and time. If they phone back, politely remind them of federal law, then submit a complaint.

RecoveringKinkoid

07-20-2006, 12:02 PM

Oh he enjoyed that WAY too much. I could almost see him grinning the whole time this crazy one screamed. The calm in his voice did a lot to make her all the more hysterical. Can't say I haven't done the same thing when an insane type has called me.

And by the way, I have a very good friend who was raped several years ago. To this day she becomes furious at anyone who equates their petty nuisances (like someone calling on the phone) with what she went through.

As well she should. I found that this woman could even compare with that to be beyond offensive. Much less the fact she said that her being called was worse.

My best friend was assaulted about 20 years ago. She has to look at scars on her face every time she looks in the mirror. Not bad ones, but they are reminders. Her hands are scarred as well...defense wounds. Those are worse. The piece of shit who did that to her did his level best to kill her. I'd say she's bounced back pretty well, but to an extent, it affects her to this day. The only thing that keeps my temper in check listening to this crazy bat make her naive comparisons is the fact that she's clearly quite insane and probably not all that responsible for what comes out of her mouth. She needs to get on her knees and pray to God that she never finds out how clueless and offensive comparing telemarketing to rape is.:soapbox:

kibbles

07-23-2006, 03:39 AM

Banrion

07-31-2006, 11:10 PM

I only wish she had actually named "her organization" in her insane rantings. Then we might at least be able to find a webpage, and find out how many of those insanos are out there.

And I hope the police really were listening, as she drove that to the point that she was harassing him, and he could possibly press charges.

Reyneth

08-01-2006, 02:27 AM

OMG I love how she is threatening all of this crap on his family (love his response that he was happy the police was recording to all of her diatribe) and he's all ok with it because he knows how nutso she is and she freaks out that he's not terrified of her and bowing down to her.

I love how he is so nonchalant about not needing to answer the phone every time it rings.

And WTF is her house being broken into have to do with any of this? Also so nice to know that not having reproduced means I don't have a family. Her gang-raped friend *moved* to get away from the phone calls - how exactly does that accomplish anything? This is unreal.