Quote Originally Posted by liza View Post

I got off the phone quickly but realized afterwards that I should have given her a little lecture about that first.
She might very well be a student, too. My roommates in college were all telemarketers, a 'good' job for a student.
I agree, there is so much wrong with the concept, but the actual person making the call is either foreign or a student (or an inmate, apparently). So, I would forgo the lecture, but hang up sooner than you did. I try not too be rude, I know many hang up right away. I just say I'm not interested, goodbye, and the conversation is over. If I get called more than once, I say "I'm not interested and TAKE ME OFF your list, goodbye". They are supposed to, by law, take you off the list when you request it and can keep calling until you do.