Results: Telephone manners
Published on 12/04/2013
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Do you find any of the following irritating? People who ask
14%
313 votes
Sales calls
66%
1436 votes
Sales calls when the caller will not take
32%
700 votes
People who dial the wrong number and keep calling you back
41%
891 votes
N/A
16%
344 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.08% | 3 | |
| all of the above | 0.05% | 2 |
| surveys where i don't understand what's being asked ... sorry :( | 0.03% | 1 |
| use complete sentences! i don't know what some of these options mean! | 0.03% | 1 |
| typos on surveys | 0.03% | 1 |
| strangers who aggrivate you and when you want to be left alone | 0.03% | 1 |
| wrong numbers who "who is this" | 0.03% | 1 |
| any ad-calls @ suppertime | 0.03% | 1 |
| was that even english? | 0.03% | 1 |
| people who ask????? | 0.03% | 1 |
| automated voice sales pitch | 0.03% | 1 |
| people who don't read survey questions before they submit them. | 0.03% | 1 |
| private callers | 0.03% | 1 |
| bill collectors | 0.03% | 1 |
| aall | 0.03% | 1 |
| incomplete questions | 0.03% | 1 |
| none, life is to short to allow small things to irritate you, | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
| when i occasionally dial the wrong #, hang up when i realize my mistake, and get a call back "um, yeah, you called my phone?" i would have left a message, so get over it! | 0.03% | 1 |
| telemarketers | 0.03% | 1 |
| presumptuousness | 0.03% | 1 |
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How do you handle sales calls? I ask to speak to the supervisor and ask to be placed on their
11%
228 votes
I just hang up
48%
1032 votes
I don't answer the phone if I don't know who is on the other end
43%
923 votes
N/A
14%
313 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
63 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.08% | 2 | |
| politely decline | 0.04% | 1 |
| am usually very rude to them | 0.04% | 1 |
| i say i'm not interested. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i keep them on the phone as long as i can and then never buy | 0.04% | 1 |
| say,"no thank you but thanks for calling," & hang up. | 0.04% | 1 |
| listen and reply | 0.04% | 1 |
| ask to be put on the do not call list and then if it continue i speak to their boss | 0.04% | 1 |
| i put on my phone dont answer so wen they call i dont answeer | 0.04% | 1 |
| let my youngest kid talk their ear off on the phone | 0.04% | 1 |
| i play games with all telemarketers. if i want something i go get it. i do not need someone pushing a product at me. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i asked to be removed from their calling list. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i just tell them i'm not interested. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i politely say i'm not interested and hang before they can get a word in | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them i am busy | 0.04% | 1 |
| depends | 0.04% | 1 |
| i just set the phone down and see how long it takes them to realize no one is listening. | 0.04% | 1 |
| just say my parents aren't home | 0.04% | 1 |
| listen for the end of the recording to "be deleted from our calling list". | 0.04% | 1 |
| politely say no, i'm broke | 0.04% | 1 |
| i politely tell them no thank you | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them i appreciate their offer, but i am just not interested. if needed i repeat this ad nauseum | 0.04% | 1 |
| i ask for their personal phone number so i can call them back and harass them. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'm rude | 0.04% | 1 |
| i tell them i'm not interested but "thank you for calling" then hang up | 0.04% | 1 |
| i say "not interested" | 0.04% | 1 |
| i let the answering machine handle it, and if no one leaves a message i don't care about the call. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i say creepy things until they hang up | 0.04% | 1 |
| thank them politely for asking and then quickly say not interested and hang up. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i say i am not interested | 0.04% | 1 |
| say not interested, thank you and hang up | 0.04% | 1 |
| please do not call again... | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'm polite | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them i am not interested | 0.04% | 1 |
| get rude!!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| i politely tell them i am not interested and hang up if they continue to pester me. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i let my answering machine screen my calls. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i tell them i'm not interested. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i get sarcastic | 0.04% | 1 |
| flip | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them to put me on their do not call list and mention that i am on the national do not call registry (and i'm not old. just have worked on the phones and know what to say) | 0.04% | 1 |
| i pretend to get disconnected mid-sentence | 0.04% | 1 |
| ask for their number | 0.04% | 1 |
| i ask them nicely to stop calling | 0.04% | 1 |
| i just tellthem i am not interested | 0.04% | 1 |
| i stay come and say no thank's | 0.04% | 1 |
| sometimes , i feel sorry, because it is their job,but att the end ofthe i will be the one who has to pay the bill.i would listen very often do not buy. | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them not to call again | 0.04% | 1 |
| i politely tell them i'm not interested and wish to be put on the "do not call" list. | 0.04% | 1 |
| block the number | 0.04% | 1 |
| give the phone to my 2 year old | 0.04% | 1 |
| i hear what they have to say | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them they have the wrong number and hang up | 0.04% | 1 |
| tell them not interested | 0.04% | 1 |
| no thank you, have a nice day | 0.04% | 1 |
| i answer the phone and tell them i don't have the time to speak. if they ask when i will be avaliable, i let them know i'm not interested. | 0.04% | 1 |
| this survey is broken | 0.04% | 1 |
| i ask to be placed on their do not call list | 0.04% | 1 |
| just say no ty and take me off your list | 0.04% | 1 |
| i tell them i'm not interested and ask them to take me off the calling list | 0.04% | 1 |
| i simply state that i am not interested, or that i don't have anything for them at this time if it is a charity call, and hang up. | 0.04% | 1 |
| this number is on the "no call list". not interested, thank you! | 0.04% | 1 |
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Have you found a way to avoid telephone solicitation calls? Yes
34%
727 votes
No
47%
1024 votes
Undecided
7%
158 votes
Not Applicable
12%
258 votes
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