I hate the telemarketers

[mgint]

just hang up if they call

[cateyes1]

I get so many every day that I just screen my calls now grrrrrrrrrrr

[mrsmere]

I screen calls and if I don't recognize it I don't answer and let it go to voice mail, most times they don't leave a message.  The politicians left messages.

[sfreeman8]

Yes, they are terrible and it does not matter that you register your number on the National Do Not Call List, they; telemarketers have obviously found their way around that!! so the only thing we do is do not answer calls from unknown callers or numbers we do not recognize, but it is annyoing  !!!

What you do with the Do Not Call list is keep putting those callers on that list. I was getting hammered by one company over and over again, sometimes 3 times a day. I put them on the list at least 5 times. Evidently, they got the message.

Most telemarketers are honest.  IF I answer the phone, I tell them I'm on the Do Not Call state AND federal lists and they never bother me again.  If I don't answer the phone, my message let's them know I'm on the list and I'm broke and can't afford to buy the product they're selling anyway so don't waste your time. That worked, too. 

[heypeg]

I don't answer the phone if I don't recognize the number

[patapon555]

Telemarketers are the worst thing ever. I especially hated getting calls during the election season.

[mrisha]

I thought by adding my phone numbers to the Do Not Call registry would actually help, but it seems that can't stop telemarketers. 

[natashaspy]

I'm on the no call list but still get calls on my house AND cell numbers.  I hate that!

[swell455]

New phone so hooray small problems.

[mgint]

to many calls everday

[dancer139]

I don't answer anymore.  if I don't know the phone number they can leave a message and i will call them back

[kathleenkleinhans]

I purchased a marine/sport horn and keep it by the phone.  When it's a live telemarketer I just push the button and the waling horn goes off right in their ears.  Has deferred a few!

[gaylasue]

We get telemarketing calls at work all of the time.  I'm sure I get them at home since the phone rings off the hook but I don't answer it.  I got the phone as part of a bundle with my cable and have never given the number out to anyone but it sure rings all day long, every day!  The cable company must have sold the number.

[bremer51]

Lately my calls have been recordings so I can even tell them to back off.

[Alissa567]

They don't even listen anyway. It would be a kind of miserable job...unless you're super good at it. Then it's okay.