I knew I shouldn't pick up my house phone. Everyone in my household has their own cell phones so if the house phone rings, there's a very high chance it's either some telemarketers or some long lost family member asking for money .
So for some odd reason, I picked it up today... thought they would tell me I won the lottery (not that I gamble). But here's how the conversation usually goes...
Me: "Hello" Chinese Telemarketer (CT): "Hi, I am calling from blahblah company and I would like to do a survey" (in Chinese) Me: "Sorry, I'm not interested" CT: "Oh, you speak no Chinese? Do you have adults in the house? Is your mommy or daddy home?" (Broken English) Me: "No, you can talk to me and can you please speak English?" CT: "I'm sorry, we really need to talk to an older person who's 18 and over. Maybe we'll call again ok little girl?"
So, I got insulted and insisted that I am an adult who can speak Chinese but then I got suckered into doing the survey which they promised would take 5 minutes which turned out to be 45 min long. Dang it, what a waste of my time. Those telemarketers sure know how to do business.
So my solution next time? 1. Don't pick up the phone or 2. Pretend to be a little girl and mess with their minds! HA!
I'm telling you, it's the Asian genes. I get treated like a little girl a lot (either when I'm working or traveling) and I attempt to talk with a very low and deep voice. Doesn't work.
I would've pretended to be a little girl and said my parents were working.. then say sorry and hang up. ^_^
how about...JUST HANG UP? lol
@Vitamin_D - haha, yeah, i"ll try that next time. Or tell them to take me off their list... WHICH never happens!
@radjbo - Oh man, i've tried that and they have the guts to call back.
OR you can just hang up after 5 minutes.
I've got suckered in a few times for a very long survey, and throughout the conversation..I expressed that I was annoyed at how long it was taking. But anyways, usually if they ask if I'm 18+, I just say "sorry! I'm not" and proceed to say that other people are not around. Hehe. And perhaps you might want to invest in caller ID as well. Works wonders!!
@sayJames - I guess it won't be rude since they are wasting my PRECIOUS time.
@kerche - Yeah, I hate how they have to read the script throughout the phone call. And yah, I do have caller ID and fax machine but it doesn't help when it says the call is unknown.
Just GO with the I'm not 18 yet... ahah I still use it HAAHAHA
Mess with their minds!!! DO IT! hahaha
Hi! long time no xanga for me :(
@recondite_puzzle - What? U want me to lie? oh wait.. u mean.. I exercise my acting skills right? LOL!
@jimee02 - hey hey!!! yes, long time no xanga for me as well. As you can see, my blogs were stagnant for 7 months!!!! thats' the longest I've ever been on hiatus!
@Fufuberi - Yep! I just lost all motivation to take the time to record my thoughts lately. I'd start, then lose interest and move on.. I haven't had to wrestle with any thoughts lately, just been enjoy life. How have you been?
yeah i'd just pretend to be a little girl...gahhh i'd hang up on them if i was mean enough, but i'm not! there was one time, this telemarketer got mad AT ME for not wanting to hear what she had to say - i was like...HUH!?
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I would've pretended to be a little girl and said my parents were working.. then say sorry and hang up.
^_^
how about...JUST HANG UP? lol
@Vitamin_D - haha, yeah, i"ll try that next time.
Or tell them to take me off their list... WHICH never happens!
@radjbo - Oh man, i've tried that and they have the guts to call back.
OR you can just hang up after 5 minutes.
I've got suckered in a few times for a very long survey, and throughout the conversation..I expressed that I was annoyed at how long it was taking. But anyways, usually if they ask if I'm 18+, I just say "sorry! I'm not" and proceed to say that other people are not around. Hehe. And perhaps you might want to invest in caller ID as well. Works wonders!!
@sayJames - I guess it won't be rude since they are wasting my PRECIOUS time.
@kerche - Yeah, I hate how they have to read the script throughout the phone call. And yah, I do have caller ID and fax machine but it doesn't help when it says the call is unknown.
Just GO with the I'm not 18 yet... ahah I still use it HAAHAHA
Mess with their minds!!! DO IT! hahaha
Hi! long time no xanga for me :(
@recondite_puzzle - What? U want me to lie? oh wait.. u mean.. I exercise my acting skills right? LOL!
@jimee02 - hey hey!!! yes, long time no xanga for me as well. As you can see, my blogs were stagnant for 7 months!!!! thats' the longest I've ever been on hiatus!
@Fufuberi - Yep! I just lost all motivation to take the time to record my thoughts lately. I'd start, then lose interest and move on.. I haven't had to wrestle with any thoughts lately, just been enjoy life. How have you been?
yeah i'd just pretend to be a little girl...gahhh i'd hang up on them if i was mean enough, but i'm not! there was one time, this telemarketer got mad AT ME for not wanting to hear what she had to say - i was like...HUH!?