Are you rude to Sales calls?

I always ask if they have a moment… then hold an airhorn to the phone, they never phone again:diablo::diablo::diablo:

Don’t have an airhorn. I can shout louder LoL.

Had one tonight actually, it was a sales call but the 6 day old baby was in my arms. I just whispered, in a gentle tone “Please ****** off”.

Well, that’s not exactly the kind of call I was meaning. Cold calling on the phone is the real problem.

I see your point, but any attempt to discuss/offer goods services is unwanted by me. Have a sticker up by the front door from local trading standards saying we don’t buy goods or services at the door which so far works, we used to get one a week. Cleaners, meat, windows, doors, roofing, car valeting….G-BIKI has the right idea !!

Are you rude to Sales calls?

I always ask if they have a moment… then hold an airhorn to the phone, they never phone again:diablo::diablo::diablo:

“as a courtesy” from my energy supplier, I was very polite, told her I was registered with the TP service, she was polite and apologised, I just mailed them AGAIN asking for a letter stating that they won’t call what with this being the second or third time…..

Well, that’s not exactly the kind of call I was meaning. I get the usual “Check up on existing customers to try and sell them more” calls. But, I have already chosen them as my supplier, so they are not Spam.
Cold calling on the phone is the real problem.

Just took a call now

“as a courtesy” from my energy supplier, I was very polite, told her I was registered with the TP service, she was polite and apologised, I just mailed them AGAIN asking for a letter stating that they won’t call what with this being the second or third time…..

If our economy gets much worse you’ll soon be being pestered by UK call centres instead as it will be cheaper to outsource to them 😉

Moggy

I get calls from call centers few kilometers from my place asking me if i would like to think of visiting India for my next vacation.

😎

I use them as a source of amusement .. same as the people on the street that stop you. Depending on the mood I adopt one of the personas I invented just for the situation, like Igor the slow Bulgarian with very very poor English, or Klaus the horny German that hits on them if its a lady… Klaus has a gay brother Gunter who hits on the guys.

However this guys takes the cake.. pure gold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5z4Vs26-TI

I’m registered with TPS but obviously still get the overseas US callers. Reaction depends upon whether I’m busy. A hairdryer if I am.
If I’m not I’ll deliberately try and string out the call as long as possible and ask as many questions as I can think of. Best result is 20 minutes to date by which time the guy was desperate to get away!!! Taught him personally a lesson if he wants to do that type of work and cost someone a few quid for the call.
Sometimes there is justice in the world :diablo:

A few months ago, a ‘marketing survey’ caught me at a most inconvenient time.

His sales pitch opened with the very personal question ”Are you a Homo, Nuh? ”

Things went downhill very fast, and no double glazing changed hands. It took a while before I realised that he was trying to speak to the ‘home-owner’!

Thanks for the laugh!!!

UPDATE:

I had a call today from some **** (judging by his accent, from an Indian call centre) trying to sell me something, and, following a friend’s suggestion, the conversation went something like this:

CALLER: Hello, is that Mr Burns?
ME: Try again. Close, but no biscuit.
CALLER: Pardon sir?
ME: My name isn’t Mr Burns. You will find him on The Simpsons. Now, look at my surname and try again.
CALLER: Mr… Bryans?
ME: Hooray! Full marks! Now, what are you trying to sell me?
CALLER: (Launches into his sales pitch which goes on for a good 5 minutes or so, punctuated by “Uh-huh”s and “Mmmm”s from me).
ME: Who did you say you represent?
CALLER: (Gives the company details).
ME: Yes! I’m very interested. Just a moment, I’ll get a pen & paper.

Following my friend’s suggestion, I then leave him hanging on, periodically checking to see if he’s still there. After 35 minutes, I took pity on him, and hung up.

I have registered with TPS today, so this little pleasure will be somewhat short lived…

Don

i work for a big aussie Telco

what people don’t know is when you register for the do not call register in Australia, you are automatically put on all the charity lists for calling, you info is shared with them straight away

I love sales calls as i try to catch them out breaking the law, i try to sell them something instead which really pisses them off, or if im bored, i lead them on, make them think im interested, get them to the point of sale then shatter them

“Good morning Sir, I am calling from internet service providings. Would you be interested in switching your internet service providings to a provider who provides a better service of internet service providing than your current providings?”

A few months ago, a ‘marketing survey’ caught me at a most inconvenient time.

His sales pitch opened with the very personal question ”Are you a Homo, Nuh? ”

Things went downhill very fast, and no double glazing changed hands. It took a while before I realised that he was trying to speak to the ‘home-owner’!

Why is it policy for many Indian call centres operatives to pretend to have British names?,!

I’ve had Rachel Green from BT (their call centre/help desk is shocking) I asked her where Ross and Chandler were and she asked if I wanted to speak to her colleague! –

Why is it policy for many Indian call centres operatives to pretend to have British names?, or be in Britain. A Bank called for my son and first of all asked me about the weather in London, I dont live in london, but near enough I suppose when you are calling from Mumbai or wherever!

This is the gist of a recent call.

Heavily Indian accented man, ‘Hello, I am calling from **** Bank, My name is Derek’.
Me: ‘Bet it isnt’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘I can assure you it is’.
Me: ‘whatever, what do you want……Derek’?
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘Are you Mr S****?’
Me: ‘Yes’.
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘Mr Alec S****?’
Me: ‘No’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘Is Mr alec S**** in?’
Me: ‘No’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘When will he be in?
Me: He wont, he moved out two years ago’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘please tell him to phone this Number..0870..’
Me: Sorry to interupt, but that is a premium rate number, give me a proper number’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘That is the only number we have’
Me: ‘What town are you in?’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘Err I am in…err Manchester’
Me: ‘Bet you aint’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘Yes Manchester’
Me: ‘Well give me a Manchester number to pass on to my son’
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘You must tell him to ring 0870…
Me: ‘I have no pen, hold on’
Me: a as I walk away from the phone somewhat miffed, I said to no one in particular ‘bloody Indian call centres’ I get a pen and picked up the phone, ‘Right, give me that stupid number..
Heavily Indian accented man: ‘What did you call me?
Me: ‘what’?
Heavily Indian accented man: You called me a name, I wont tolerate racism, this is being recorded, now what did you call me???
Me: ‘Foxtrot Alpha’, and I then put the phone down.

Not had any more so far…Well not from that one at least!

All you need is a three year old who can tell a tail or two, caller display and a bit of priming of the child, like “this is really Santa on the phone but he doesnt want you to know that”
it works a treat.

Pesky callers

Hi folks; over here we just got a no call regisetry so
only polictical parties,charities,and acouple more are
only allowed,but guess what the goverment dept
in charge is selling the list to ad men for $50.00!
And worse is v.o.i.p calls i/e 000-0000 or123-4567
on the call display and callers selling from other countries!:mad:

If they phone me out of the blue trying to sell me stuff i dont want or need, they get as far as ” your postcode has been selected” or “good evening Mr …… i would like to talk to you about blah,blah,blah then they get one sentance NO THANK YOU NOW F*@*> O*@ and put the phone down.
Makes me smile
It may not be big or clever …but they started it!:D

Exactly. As I said, they got the (Mine anyway) number by clandestine means so I have a right to vent a little.

If they phone me out of the blue trying to sell me stuff i dont want or need, they get as far as ” your postcode has been selected” or “good evening Mr …… i would like to talk to you about blah,blah,blah then they get one sentance NO THANK YOU NOW F*@*> O*@ and put the phone down.
Makes me smile
It may not be big or clever …but they started it!:D