amo_mea_filiis. Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Is it rude to tell a caller (like a telemarketer) that you can't understand them? It's because of accent, but there's this one guy that keeps calling about the electric choice "thing" around here. I wanted to nicely tell him "I do not understand a word you're saying, nor the purpose of the call" but that seemed rude. Then again, he called 5 times, literally, in the span of 2 hours, so I guess I should not have cared if I came across as rude. I truly do not understand this man well enough to have any type of conversation with him. So what do you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I would say "I'm sorry I don't understand the reason for your call please take my number off your call list" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I told one telemarketer that she would do a lot better if she would learn to enunciate. Of course, my good advice was sort of wasted because she then had to ask me what "enunciate" meant. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I guess if someone were to call me 5 times in 2 hours, I'd have a bigger complaint than his accent! I'd just ask him to please not call again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA6336 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I say that often when receiving calls from telemarketers that I truly cannot understand. Some times they try to speak more clearly, some times they just hang up. If I can't understand what they're saying and my attempts to communicate go unheeded, I hang up. 5 times in 2 hours? Sounds like he didn't understand YOU either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I would say "I'm sorry I don't understand the reason for your call please take my number off your call list" :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Not rude at all. He was though. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 What you want to say is, "I'm not interested." And then you hang up. That you cannot understand him enough to have a conversation with him is irrelevant; you are not interested in the product he is selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I would say "I'm sorry I don't understand the reason for your call please take my number off your call list" :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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