28 Comments » Telemarketer: Hello, I’m calling from XYZ photo studio.
The Goonfather: Yes?
Telemarketer: I’m very happy to announce that you’ve been specially selected to come for a photoshoot. We will give you two photos, valued at $480, to take home.
The Goonfather: Are you paying me?
Telemarketer: No, sir, we’re giving you the photos free. You don’t have to pay for them.
The Goonfather: I know, but are you paying me?
Telemarketer: Sir, the company will be paying.
The Goonfather: The company is paying me?
Telemarketer: Yes, the company is paying $480.
The Goonfather: So, the company is paying me $480 for the photoshoot?
Telemarketer: No, the company is paying for the photos and the makeover, valued at $480.
The Goonfather: Then how much is the company paying me?
Telemarketer: No, the company won’t be paying you.
The Goonfather: But I’m a celebrity. I get paid for photoshoots.
Telemarketer: But we only pay for models.
The Goonfather: Yah, I’m a model.
Telemarketer: But we will not be using your photos. We’ll be giving you the photos.
The Goonfather: Oh, I see. But people usually pay me to take my photo. So how much are you paying me?
Telemarketer: Oh, sorry we’re not interested. Thank you.
*click*
Usually I would just hang up the phone.
Maybe I should try this the next time they called.
WAHAHA so cool!
but reminds me of ms swan. lol.
Smart.
Nice work if you can get it. Maybe I should ask the property agents to sell me their houses or ask the banks to sign up for my credit cards…
Hahaha. this is hilarious!!!
nice replies, tactful yet with a pinch of naughtiness.
Haha! Next time I shall try that too, if it happens to me!
Good one Goonfather! I might use that next time.
wow, you’re so cool Goonfather….
-.-”
wah lao.. sibei lihai.. must learn.. haha
Okay, I’m not replying individual comments for this one because everyone’s saying basically the same thing. Nevertheless, thanks for the comments! Every comment (even similar ones) is equally heartwarming. :)
To add to the story, I was beside the Goonfather when he was having this phone call. I wasn’t really listening to his conversation because I was busy working.
But once in a while, I caught snatches of his words. Like, when he said things like, “Yah, I’m a model” and “I get paid for photoshoots”, I was like thinking WTF since when are you a model?
Furthermore, he was talking in a very friendly, jovial, sincere, earnest tone. I kid you not!!!
Stupid idiot… turned out it was a joke. I was lmao when he repeated the conversation to me.
hahahaha .. .. so funny!
muahahahaha… smooth! kudos to goonfather! i shld try that on people i do not wish to talk to (ie; financial planners who pass my number around within the company for all to share)
i must really thank you for sharing your Goonfather’s technique. I had been receiving such nuisance calls also, maybe i can try next time. ;)
But on the other hand, i think next time u can save your time / call cost by just replying, ‘helo???? hello… low batt… ‘ *click* I tried once, the fellow never call again >_<
wow! the goonfather is really damn cool! haha. i got a friend also got a call, went down and wasted his time. lol!
i’m so gonna learn this trick : )
Nice touch even though it is not my style to be spending so much time on these jokers.
The Goonfather rules!
Haha, you go Goonfather!
thats the way to go! dont kena conned by such scams – some of them use the photo in their outlets and other promo materials. unpro!
woah..I am so gonna try this one out man..wahah..I get calls from them on a weekly basis..hehe…
er…those Telemarketers are pain in the ass…
recently got this tour agency telemarketer called my standby phone and wanted to conduct a 1 min survey, since it was only 1 min, so i agreed.
but it was a wrong decision !! coz the following week they called so many times !!
lesson learnt :
whether it was a 1 min or 10 seconds survey, dont entertain them ! just hang up…
I almost spit water on my monitor.
Goonfather = The bane of telemarketers.
QY, maybe you should do a compilation of the things he say to telemarketers.
He drives them nuts!
I dunno why….. Think the telemarketers have better luck calling me than my friends. 90% of the time, my friends calls me when I am busy. Too busy to answer their calls, or too busy to answer “his”(you know who you are!) stupid questions. But when telemarketers call me, I am usually free and will happily talk to them. =D
The Goonfather is my hero!!
Was this The Goonfather?????
http://www.jibjab.com/view/151021
He almost sounds like a crazy lady!!
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