Dealing with Annoying telesales calls

Chaufeurse1956

I received a link from a friend yesterday with one of the funniest telesales phone calls I have ever heard - there is also text because the radio crew who played this are laughing so much that you can miss the odd word. Highly recommended for a great laugh

http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/

Enjoy,

Chris

ZTD

Best one I heard was:

"I'll just put you through to Tone."
"Brr...." as you hang up.

Kantankrus_Mare

I had one of the callers from India trying to give me some mobile deal. I was very polite with him and explained that as I only use about £5 credit on my PAYG phone I wouldnt be interested but still he carried on with his speel. I tried another tactic and explained that in the UK we have a brill site on the internet called MoneySavingExpert and that if I want any money advise on anything under the sun....thats where I go. In the end he said I was "very intelligent lady and what exactly is the full web address for moneysavingexpert as he might give it a go hisself!!:rotfl:

Newgirl_2

john_kent wrote:

Also got so fed up with a stairlift company , I arranegd to meet them, they were a little bemused whne they turned up at our bungalow. He still went through the sales pitch and we agreed terms pending a site survye.

They even sent some poor sod to survey the stairs we didnt have.

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Oh dear, you are not good for my health! I'm off work with a chest infection and you nearly just finished me off! Haven't laughed so much in ages. Priceless!

I work in sales myself (inbound or by enquiry, not unsolicted) and while I appreciate that people have to earn a living, if they wish to start a career which involves calling people in their homes during their free time, they should at least have the decency to open the call with 'is it convenient to speak to you'.

I would never be rude to someone who approached the call the right way but, having had one company call me about 5 times after telling them I am not interested at the moment, I did tell them in the end I wouldn't deal with them on principle when i am interested.

I have heard lots of tips over the years, either to have fun with the caller or to put them off calling again but here are just a few...

... the caller asks for Mr Bloggs... you say 'Oh you mean my Dad/Mum etc, I'll just go and get them'... put the handset down, go off and make a cup of tea, have a bath whatever. Doesn't take too long before they hang up.

...various answers along the line of the bungalow/stairs one - if it's windows, you live in a caravan. If it's a kitchen, you live on a canal boat. If it's a free holiday, start asking them questions about somewhere you want to go. eg which hotel will I be staying in, can I bring my dog, is it full board/all inclusive etc. really throws the caller.

...my personal favourite is when a bank calls you and asks to verify your details, if you give wrong details or refuse to verify, they can't continue the call. If they are calling me, they should know who I am. Small victory I know but fun.

Newgirl

Fishcake_Random

I like answering the phone and asking if they have been saved. have you let the glory of our lord into your life? ect ect and maybe a few bible passages as well.

Zziggi

Fishcake_Random wrote:

I like answering the phone and asking if they have been saved. have you let the glory of our lord into your life? ect ect and maybe a few bible passages as well.

LOL LOL:rotfl: Funnily enough my Jehovah's Witness relative genuinely tries this approach with cold callers. He says getting a phone slammed down on him beats getting a door slammed on his foot (not that JWs actually put their foot in the door....)

beca

kez1 wrote:

however i do marketing calls for a big comapny and its really awful to have abusive launguge and aggressive behaviour thrown at you.

remember that they are human on the other end of the phone and are just doing a job so they too can pay their bills etc too!

Could not give a stuff!! If they persist in invading my privacy in my own home when I am eating a meal or spending precious time with my family, when I have specifically registered to say I am not interested in these calls, then I will respond however I like.

James&Shell

We had a fone call from india asking to speak to a mrs Stamp i said iam afraid she isnt hear and they asked where she was and i tol the that i posted her on mr envelope in mr letterbox.

They havent rang back yet

bagathacat

My favourite thing to say when we get cold calls at home is ..."I'm so sorry, I'm having sex right now, but if you'd like to call back in half....hello? hello?" That usually does the trick!
I had a cold call at work recently - someone trying to sell us ad space on the local radio - we didn't take the ad space but I ended up making an appointment for our sales rep to go out and see him with a view to fitting him a new gas fire!

iceicebaby

Hiya

I know these calls are annoying, I get lots but I dont see the need to be rude to the caller. Register for TPs, and for any that do get through Just a polite but firm I am not instetested thanks and quietly hang up.

Its not the person on the end of the lines fault, they are just making a living so no need to be rude to them really