I often wind them up. One of my latest is after they say calls are recorded for "quality and training" purposes I warn them I tend to swear a lot. then as they go through thier patter I keep saying "f**k **f" , "c**t" , "b*ll*cks" etc until they hang up.
Another good one, if it's a woman calling, is to try and get her off script and chat her up.
A couple of years ago mrs H said I had gone over the top after I told a local double glazing firm that if their bloke knocked my door I would kill him and eat him.
We've been on the telephone preference service for a few years, but still get at least 5 marketing calls per week, they swiftly apologise and hang up when you tell them you're on it.
This one guy from a 'Windows' calls us every few days (I swear it's the same guy, but I'm not too adept at telling Indian accents apart) trying to tell us that our computer has a virus, it throws them if you just ask lots of questions, like "Which computer? We have 6." or reminding him that Windows isn't actually a company, Microsoft is.
How can marketing texts stop? I seem to get 2-3 a day with PPI refunds etc. texting back stop doesnt stop them.
We've been on the telephone preference service for a few years, but still get at least 5 marketing calls per week, they swiftly apologise and hang up when you tell them you're on it.
This one guy from a 'Windows' calls us every few days (I swear it's the same guy, but I'm not too adept at telling Indian accents apart) trying to tell us that our computer has a virus, it throws them if you just ask lots of questions, like "Which computer? We have 6." or reminding him that Windows isn't actually a company, Microsoft is.