How do you handle telemarketers?

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1	I just hang up on them.	26% 17
2	I try to be polite mostly, but it's hard sometimes. And harassing us isn't exactly polite, is it?	18% 12
3	I ask them to hang on for a second, then go and do something else - that wastes their time.	10% 7
4	I got a silent number to avoid them.	9% 6
5	I have no problem verbally abusing them. It's hard not to.	9% 6
6	I have no problem buying from them, and have no problem with what they do.	7% 5
7	They're a nuisance, but I'm always polite. I never buy from them though.	7% 5
8	They can be a bit of a nuisance, but it's just a job. I occasionally buy from them.	6% 4
9	Other, eg using a counter-script, screening your calls with an answering machine etc.	3% 2
10	I blow a whistle or a loud siren down the phone at them.	1% 1

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