Reading over some of your “responses to telemarketers”, I’d like to share a few of my favorites … (My response to a telemarketer/door-to-door salesperson) “Yes? Do you have an appointment (to speak with me)? No? Well, I charge $50 (to $100) an hour for you to speak to me, do you have your check book ready? No? Well, I guess we can’t talk then until you make an appt. See, you’re interrupting my day and I only work by appt. Bye!” Or my favorite when the newspaper calls with their specials, “Oh, I’d love to get your paper, but ‘I can’t read!’” Or, “Really, only $.30 a week? That’s what it costs me to walk it to the trash-can. Besides, I get it free on the Internet, why are you still wasting trees?” Oh, one more, for the door-to-door solicitor; “Really and how much is that? $14.95? Really, because that’s how much I charge PER MINUTE for you to be able to talk to me. Do you have your check book ready?” (They run!) ;-) Well, hope these little tips help …