Cold Callers

[cyfa2809]

ive only ever done one (we get barely any calls let alone telesales)
i was at my aunties - they ring nromally round the same time

not sure what he was trying to sell - phone contract i think

'is the owner around'
no
'where is she'
on holiday
'where to?'
in spain - (doesnt everyone holiday in spain?)
'when will she be back'
a few years
'ok thank you'

 

[jonnyboy666]

my line tends to be "hold on a second you need to speak to Tone" then i put the phone down.


although i must admit i like these little nuggets of info from Wu, it's like a tiny insight into his strange little world, aftenoon nutella moment, his friday lunchtime with the boys from Crackney FM, his obsessive sock changing etc


what goes on in his mind and how are these things linked together? i don't know . . . :?

 

[cyfa2809]

some tediou slink i expect

 

[Tad]

I love wasting their time.

My favourite is when they ask to speak with the home owner, to get all angry and accuse them of being homeownerphobic, 'tis very funny.

 

[Carge]

I have to admit to keeping a recent "microsoft virus" scammer on the phone for 30 minutes - played gullible for about 10 mins then started asking him technical questions and eventually asked how he slept at night given what he did for a living etc......

 

[big.eck]

i just got tid of the house phone , was getting sick of these idiots phoning all the time :evil:


one to try is........ let them say a couple of words then but in and ask "does this have anything to do with sex ?" the answers are priceless

 

[marin man]

^^^^^

will remeber that one

 

[jamabikes]

if they phone asking to speak to my other half, i put on my manliest voice and pretend to be her

or start speaking a made up foreign language

 

[highlandsflyer]

I went through all the verbal and told them I wanted a conservatory, got the call back from the next hot lead team then the sales/closure team.

They wanted a returnable deposit before visiting to sign it all up and spec it, so at that point I had to ask them if there would be a problem putting a conservatory on a fifteenth floor flat.

I used to work with people with learning disabilities, we used to crack up after they insisted on talking to the householder and we passed them on to our service users.

I have told a caller to take me off their list before and got a call back from one of their colleagues five minutes later, giggling.

It really gave the game away that they were on the wind up.

Luckily I knew their manager.

On the other side of the coin I got a call from a girl from the Philippines about telephony products and she called me back a few times and we have been best mates ever since!

Not all bad then.

 

[MikeD]

I just hang up. Boring yes, but life's too short