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Originally Posted by Rapewta

Everything is about money. things like "door to door"
sales are all about how to get money with the least amout of overhead.

Absolutely! It is criminal that someone wants to work for a living and sell you something. They should be taken out back and shot! In fact that damn Dr Porsche only built cars to try to weasel my money away from me. The bastage!

Originally Posted by MRM

Why do people get pleasure from abusing anyone else, even a telemarketer? They are poor (as in they have no money, that's why they take such a thankless job) and are just trying to make a living, just like the rest of us...A polite but firm "We're not interested" is all it takes.

+1000
I don't understand how people can be so high and mighty as to look down their noses at the common working man. We who have been blessed have a social responsibility to help the less educated, less talented... How about raising the class average. Instead of abusing the telemarketer, offer him a suggestion on how he/she can find a better job. Keep abusing him and he'll say 'screw it' and become a drain on society with welfare or crime. If a company continues to call after they've been told 'no', that's a different story but where the H3ll do we get off being offended just because they tried to sell us something? Really?

p.s. Although most telemarketers are borderline min wage, I know people are professional telephone sale execs who make 6 figures in totally legitimate businesses. They may be pitying you and your goofy games.