Customer Reviews

Terrorizing Telemarketers

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I first heard the CD on the Howard Stern Show and I had to have it. Jim Florentine is the greatest. It would be a dream come true if he would make a prank phone call to me. Get this CD for hours of fun!

What a great idea! For those of us, which probably means all of us, that have been bugged to [the max] by people who seemed to be qualified for nothing more than trying to sell you something you don't need, this recording was a blessing. It shows a great selection of ideas to turn the tables on these folks by keeping them on the phone as long as possible with no intention of every purchasing their product.

You see, telemarketers really don't mind (well, at least after the first 500 times) being hung up on right away. This is the way to weed out the definite "NOs" and get to another [victim] that much quicker. The key is to keep them on the phone as long as possible, which prevents them from generating sales. That's what gives a feeling of a job well done.

True, some of these situations are like shooting fish in a barrel, as [they tend to be] saddled by a strict script [by] the subjects. And true, you can tell by many of the calls that they seem to be from an initial inquiry done by Florentine, so these people are returning calls more than initiating them. And true, the callers biologically are people and this is their bread and butter.

But hey! Too bad! I, and I'm sure a lot of you, have had bad experiences with these people. Either by people who won't take "NO" for an answer, or call back when you tell them not to, or hide behind a charity (when they're really professional fund raisers) to those who once in awhile have gotten through to you at a weak point and actually sold you something you didn't need. To all those "people", this [ones] for you!

This CD is out of control. I never laughed so hard in my life. I never thought jokes about someone having cancer would be funny. Jim just tortures these telemarketers, and for good reason. No matter what affliction he tells them he has [Whether it be cancer, he's retarded, he can't stop burping or taking a dump] These telemarketers still stay on the line. You really realize what ruthless scum these people are. It is truly one of the funniest CD's I've heard in a long time. I guarentee you you will not regret buying it.

It's a sad commentary on modern American values--that it's more important to make a sale than to connect with a real human being at the other end of the line. As JF whimpers in simulated misery because his dog died, the telemarketer nonchalantly plows through his scripted speech. It seems that the more outrageous the situation, the more the telemarketers seem to just stick to their script.

I would nitpick just a little bit. Clearly in some cases the telemarketers realized Jim was yanking their chain, and some of the calls were obviously services he signed up for, not cold calls, perhaps in order to increase the overall volume of calls he gets. Nonetheless, JF demonstrates a clever wit and quick tongue that make him more than a match for the meanest telemarketer.

I have had this CD in my car for 3 straight weeks.I can't stop listening and laughing to it.I change my mind almost everyday as to which track is the funniest.This is Classic Stuff!I can't wait to try out some of his material when someone calls to sell me something.I hope he is working on a second CD.

This CD is one of the funniest CDs I have ever heard. Its just like the "Jerky Boys" with a new, more modern, twist and spice! I love listening to this CD over and over, its great to have friends listen in and watch the expressions on their faces! :)

When I first listened to this CD I thought it will be all nasty language but I really liked it I had my entire family hear it. I also played it at work my two nephews love you Jim we fell to the ground from laughter. I strongly recommend this CD to any one. My favorite one with the half a cent/engagement ring I was driving on the highway and I almost lost control. There is nothing funny like this CD that I ever heard.

I actually had to stop playing this CD because my friends and I were laughing so much, and I was driving. If you want to laugh until it hurts, then buy this CD, you won't be disappointed. I can't wait for Terrorizing Telemarketers 2.

This CD wasn't nearly as entertaining an I thought it would be. It was good for one listen, and then I'm bored with it. The different segments all sounded the same. It had 2 or 3 really good 'belly laughs'.
Good idea, poor execution.
The only thing this CD does is prove how far telemarketers will go to sell a product.

When I first listened to this CD I thought it will be all nasty language but I really liked it I had my entire family hear it. I also played it at work my two nephews love you Jim we fell to the ground from laughter. I strongly recommend this CD to any one. My favorite one with the half a cent/engagement ring I was driving on the highway and I almost lost control. There is nothing funny like this CD that I ever heard.