delboy Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 doesnt it just piss you off? i got one today claiming i'd won seven grand but i have to send them a cheque for 10 quid to cover 'processing' chargesso i've sent it back with a wee note saying 'well if i've won seven grand, you can take your fucking tenner out of my winnings....' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 cold calling is worse.me: "hello?"monkey: "oh, hello sir, I am calling from OneTel to speak with whoever is in charge of the phone bill."me: "I'm sorry, we don't have a telephone in this house."pausemonkey: "forgive me for asking, but what are we speaking on at the moment?"me: "oh my god!!!" hang up.well, it helped relieve a bit of the boredom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 and whilst i'm in ranting mood - dont you just hate those wankers who come up to you in the street when your trying to go about your daily business (no i dont want to give to charity or buy fucking sky)outside HMV/ottakers in aberdeen is worse, hordes of charity workers trying to make you feel guilty for spending a tenner on a book - it was always head down - ignore!!!! they'll regret it if they do stop me because i'll start ranting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 cold calling is worse.me: "hello?"monkey: "oh' date=' hello sir, I am calling from OneTel to speak with whoever is in charge of the phone bill."me: "I'm sorry, we don't have a telephone in this house."pausemonkey: "forgive me for asking, but what are we speaking on at the moment?"me: "oh my god!!!" hang up.well, it helped relieve a bit of the boredom...[/quote']Worth a scene point, but you've got 30 already and I'm jealous. I don't give them the time to say hello usually, but occasionally I let them say hello, and wait in silence to see how long they cotton on to the fact Im not actually there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 thankfully most of them now have a silent pause before they connect to you.That gives me ample time to slam the phone down and get back to cooking me dinner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarkJDelaney Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 cold calling is worse.me: "hello?"monkey: "oh' date=' hello sir, I am calling from OneTel to speak with whoever is in charge of the phone bill."me: "I'm sorry, we don't have a telephone in this house."pausemonkey: "forgive me for asking, but what are we speaking on at the moment?"me: "oh my god!!!" hang up.well, it helped relieve a bit of the boredom...[/quote'] Good one! I'm usually just an arrogant bastard to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Best bet to stop cold calling is to register here - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/This'll stop the phone calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Register with the mailing preference service and with royal mail and most junk mail stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 or go ex directory - since i've had me new phone put in, not one tosser phoning up asking if i want to buy double glazing - it used to crack me up though when i lived in aberdeen cos they used to start the sell with'hello mr franklin, how are you today? how would you like a free conservatory if you buy double glazing with us?'to which i'd reply'exactly how are you planning to fit a conservatory in a 13th floor flat?????'that'd shut the fuckers up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 cold calling is worse.me: "hello?"monkey: "oh' date=' hello sir, I am calling from OneTel to speak with whoever is in charge of the phone bill."me: "I'm sorry, we don't have a telephone in this house."pausemonkey: "forgive me for asking, but what are we speaking on at the moment?"me: "oh my god!!!" hang up.well, it helped relieve a bit of the boredom...[/quote']THe best thing about a cordless phone is you can leave it anywhere when they call, like besides the tv for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 i loved that tea bags ad where the wifey puts the cold caller on hold. sadly there is little call for nambarrie tea bags here in ireland.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scorge Spike Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Best bet to stop cold calling is to register here - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/This'll stop the phone calls.Wrong, it's an ineffective piece of junk.The companies actually have to pay money to see the list of people they're not supposed to call, so therefore that takes some of them out of the equation, and most of the rest of them just employ people to scour through the phonebook with no regard for the list.Better still, international telediallers from lands afar do not count under the scheme.So, wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 These nuisance calls are gonna be made illegal very soon (I think)Operator- Mr Hog, are you the owner of this house? Me-Yes, but why are you phoning me? do you want to get laid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scorge Spike Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 These nuisance calls are gonna be made illegal very soon (I think)Operator- Mr Hog' date=' are you the owner of this house? Me-Yes, but why are you phoning me? do you want to get laid?[/quote']I thought it was fucking hilarious last year when the DTI granted a 12 month extension to TPS, and yet at the same time funded an extra 5million into the UK call centre industry.Hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarkJDelaney Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 We phoned BT to sort out our number being on everyones junk call lists. It worked for a while, but we're getting them again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Best bet to stop cold calling is to register here - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/This'll stop the phone calls.not from space kitchens suckfucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I don't like those bloody people who stop you in the street doing research or other pish... They usually ask me if I'm over 18 and I say no... Since i look about 12, it always works.A flatmate of mine used to have to work at an insurance place cold calling people, he worked on commision as well... Most people were not that rude to him, he usually got about 1 or 2 "fuck offs" a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I registered on the TPS thing and it seems to have worked... I still get phone calls for the woman who lived here before me and moved out *two years* ago though, aaand calls for her with her maiden name. :grr: I also enjoy telling them that I'm on the second floor, so no, I wouldn't like a conservatory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindeh Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 there was an evening express guy parked outside the asda at the bridge of don today- kinda annoying since you can't really say 'sorry i'm in a hurry'... to buy food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydoll Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 It's worse when it's those pre-recorded ones somehow as you can't abuse/wind them up. I got one about ten minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Most people were not that rude to him' date=' he usually got about 1 or 2 "fuck offs" a day.[/quote']i sell marketing and print for a livingi get that all the timeyou learn ways around it.and the commission rolls in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I registered on the TPS thing and it seems to have worked... I still get phone calls for the woman who lived here before me and moved out *two years* ago though' date=' aaand calls for her with her maiden name. :grr: I also enjoy telling them that I'm on the second floor, so no, I wouldn't like a conservatory...[/quote']tps doesnt take you off the list. however it gives you the right to get them in deep shit 1500 finea part of my job is to sell this kind of data to companies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessHolly Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 My sister and I moved into a new flat in December and got a brand new phone number (allegedly) and ever since we get two or three calls a week for "Miss Hoe". Which I thought was someone playing a joke on me at first so I laughed and told them to fuck off. Turns out it's not a joke, we got someone's old number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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