Wasting cold-callers time

DebtHater

The 'Godsquad' are the best ones to have on the door. We have long chats about the meaning of life, blah blah blah. Then I start hitting them with facts like the Big Bang, and other scientific theories that prove that religion isnt all what its made out to be.

I dont think they like it.

Gas salesmen can be quite interesting too. I usually say to them I dont need gas/electric, because I am stealing it from next door. Always a corker, that one

Haha, even the window cleaner man that comes round knocking for business. I deny that I have windows, I just say that they are holes in the wall with no glass. He thought I was being a smart-!!!, he even went to have a look!

jamespir

i dont think there's any need to be rude they are just trying to earn a living at least there not sitting at home on their backsides

jimbms

Sales: Is Mr x there
Me: Thats me, whats your name
Sales: Hi I'm mike
Me: Ohooh mike will you be my special friend I havnt had one since the last one wnet away and the doctor says I should be careful with them after what I did with the last one.............................................

The phone always goes dead before I get past that part

oldagetraveller

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Ha ha! Has anyone got any good tips for dealing with face to face (door knockers)?

Yes, foxtrot oscar works every time.
Remember to say please though, we mustn't forget our manners.

durham_girl

jamespir wrote: »

i dont think there's any need to be rude they are just trying to earn a living at least there not sitting at home on their backsides

I used to work in a call centre offering people 'free' holidays. I actually LIKED getting people that were a bit quirky. It was something different that broke up the evening. People that were overly rude, we passed their number round the whole office and we all rang them

jamespir

durham_girl wrote: »

I used to work in a call centre offering people 'free' holidays. I actually LIKED getting people that were a bit quirky. It was something different that broke up the evening. People that were overly rude, we passed their number round the whole office and we all rang them

we did the same and we always had the im from the water board option

Stephb1986_2

If it's someone at the front door I say my mummy and daddy are out and left me in on my own lmao (I'm 23!!)

If it's someone on the phone being self employed from home all day I get alot of cold called, Depending on which mood I'm in I will ask them what is their favourite sexual position the other one I use sometimes is (once they have given you all the spiel and say do you think thats a good deal?) I reply hold on I'll ask god

When I used that one last the guy sat there for ten minutes while I carried on working but I could hear him talking to his workmate saying "she's talking to god" and laughing! and I'll say shhhh I'm listening!

hahah

I'm open to more ideas to test out though.

Steph xx

sarahg1969

With door knockers, I tell them I've just got to turn off a pan, and need to close the door, so the baby doesn't escape, and I'll be back in a second.

Obviously, I don't go back.

Cold callers on the phone, I ask them for the secret password before I can continue with the call, or try to sell them something, but more often than not, I just put the phone down in another room and go back to it later.

Pound

Well done OP, you've wasted the time and verbally abused some poor guy who is just trying to earn a living and has probably resorted to working in a cold calling job as a last resort to pay the bills.

R.SOLE_3

Pound wrote: »

Well done OP, you've wasted the time and verbally abused some poor guy who is just trying to earn a living and has probably resorted to working in a cold calling job as a last resort to pay the bills.

But these people are wasting MY time by phoning me up, whilst I may be working from home,trying to earn money to pay MY bills.