My Mom always stressed the importance of good telephone etiquette.
1) If they are not on the caller id, don't answer it.
2) Tell them (the tele-marketer) "no" nicely in English. If they still don't get it, tell them "no" not so nicely in French.(When did Mom go to France?).
3) If the phone is ringing off the hook...sometimes it is best to leave it off the hook.
A couple of years ago my Mom had a serious dislike for the telephone, she refused to own one. Of course this caused me a little annoyance, but it gave me time for pen and paper use. It really didn't effect me until I went to visit her one year after a particularly difficult period. I love going home to Florida, especially the sugar white beaches(until now...thanks BP!), and sea air. I decided to extend my stay for a while longer. One day I see a sheriff approaching my car as I am about to go in Mom's house. I am going through things in my mind(like did he catch me jaywalking, or did they see me remove a tag from a mattress..). He asks me if I was so and so. I told him my Mom has the same name(I know what you are thinking lol...how could you sell your Mom out lol.) Well he asked me my birth date, so he had the right person. I had been called up
by the Army Reserves for active duty! Mom keeps a cellphone close by her now lol!
Mrs. O
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Yeah, I hate automated telemarketing or any calls where when you answer the phone and all you hear is silence for what seems like forever. I don't care who is calling when this happens I just hang up. When I pick up the phone and say, "hello?" someone better darn well be there to respond! ;)
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