Post Your Telephone Sales Wind Ups Here!

climbgirl

JCD_Capulet wrote: »

As funny as the phone call may be to us, lets remember that we treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves and that nobody deserves to be either physically or verbally abused in their workplace.

Nobody deserves to have their time wasted by people who are usually selling a cr*p product for a rip-off price either. If we're treating others as we would like to be treated ourselves, perhaps the cold callers should remember this little maxim when they're making their calls in the first place. What these companies do can be classed as harassment, they get no sympathy from this quarter.

I heard my housemate on the phone to a cold caller the other day, she put it on speaker for our entertainment.

Cold Caller: Is Miss So and So there?
Housemate: Oh sorry, I'm not home right now. Can I take a message?
CC: But I'm talking to you
HM: Sorry, I'm really not home right now. But if you want to leave a message I'll pass it on to myself when I get home.
CC: Ummm but I'm talking to you, can I just tell you about...
HM: Look, I'm really not here, I'm happy to pass on a message if you like.

It went on in this vein for about a minute. So funny.

JCD_Capulet

climbgirl wrote: »

Nobody deserves to have their time wasted by people who are usually selling a cr*p product for a rip-off price either. If we're treating others as we would like to be treated ourselves, perhaps the cold callers should remember this little maxim when they're making their calls in the first place. What these companies do can be classed as harassment, they get no sympathy from this quarter.

I heard my housemate on the phone to a cold caller the other day, she put it on speaker for our entertainment.

Cold Caller: Is Miss So and So there?
Housemate: Oh sorry, I'm not home right now. Can I take a message?
CC: But I'm talking to you
HM: Sorry, I'm really not home right now. But if you want to leave a message I'll pass it on to myself when I get home.
CC: Ummm but I'm talking to you, can I just tell you about...
HM: Look, I'm really not here, I'm happy to pass on a message if you like.

It went on in this vein for about a minute. So funny.

The gripe is with the companies, not the employees. Everyone has to earn a living and unfortunatly we cannot all pick and choose who we work for. Personal circumstances or yes, even own free will, will have folk working outbound callcentre jobs. I suffered abuse in an old job and from first hand experience there is nothing worse than having to stick with a job where you're treated like !!!!!! because you have bills to pay.

Its not always as black and white as we'd like.

climbgirl

JCD_Capulet wrote: »

The gripe is with the companies, not the employees. Everyone has to earn a living and unfortunatly we cannot all pick and choose who we work for. Personal circumstances or yes, even own free will, will have folk working outbound callcentre jobs. I suffered abuse in an old job and from first hand experience there is nothing worse than having to stick with a job where you're treated like !!!!!! because you have bills to pay.

Its not always as black and white as we'd like.

I understand that they're just doing a job but that doesn't change anything in my books. I worked in a call centre as well when I was a desperate student and as far as I could see, we deserved everything we got for making those calls and trying to con people into signing up for cr*ppy deals. I stuck at it until I could find another job because I needed the cash. But at the end of the day I was still harassing people with shady deals. And I don't blame them one bit for abusing us.

save-alot

I am now considering opting out of TPS just for the fun of it.

Wyndham

Just found this thread and have giggled through my lunch.

So... BUMP

Any more out there?

GreyPilgrim

There's a great recording of someone taking a telesales call and pretending to be a sheriff at a murder scene...it's done flawlessly and takes complete control of the call. In the end he's implicating the telesales caller in the murder, getting his address, and telling him that local law enforcement are on their way to interview him. Guy is just jibbering, trying to get off the phone

I'll try and dig it out. Apologies if this has been posted already.

GP

basketcase

Quote:
Originally Posted by JCD_Capulet
The gripe is with the companies, not the employees. Everyone has to earn a living and unfortunatly we cannot all pick and choose who we work for. Personal circumstances or yes, even own free will, will have folk working outbound callcentre jobs. I suffered abuse in an old job and from first hand experience there is nothing worse than having to stick with a job where you're treated like !!!! because you have bills to pay.

Its not always as black and white as we'd like.

Whilst I do agree with this, I've found that sometimes when I (very politely) tell tehm that I'm with reigstered with TPS I get abuse. If I tell them that they can be fined, I've even been told that they don't give a stuff about the law and will do what they like.:mad:

I sympathise with people who have to work there, but there's still no excuse for some of the calls I've had. As you say, it's not always as black and white as we'd like.

LJD1_2

Hiya
My mum uses an old one but it makes me laugh everytime.

Call centre: Hello (name) i'm calling from (company)
Mum: Oh hiya, is that John Wall
CC: No, i'm (name) calling from (company)
Mum: Oh, sorry is it Colin, Colin Wall, how are you
CC: No I'm calling from (company)
Mum: Oh, What you're not a wall, aren't there any walls there?
CC: No, i'm calling about (rather irrate now)
Mum (you've guessed it) If there are no walls there how come the ceiling doesn't fall down.

Bless her!

Everytime we get a call I just say that the person they're asking for isn't in but if they'd like to call back on Sunday between 6 O'clock and half past i'm sure they'd love to have a chat. They never do phone back xx

basketcase

When I had a spate of pervy calls I usually responded with "Ooh goody! I've never had one of these. All my friends have and I was feeling really left out. Go on..."

Once got one at work let him go on for a bit before saying (in sultry tones) "But I do hope you're... energetic"
"Why"
"Because there are 12 of us in this office"

One rather sad case I actually said "Look, is this all you can talk about to girls? Have you ever had a real conversation with a real girl?"
"Well no. I never know what to say."
"Well not this rubbish for a start! How about 'seen any good films lately?' You do go to the cinema?"
"Yes, I like films..."
We had a really good natter for about 20 minutes then I said "I've got to pick up my son from school now. Join a film club and stop with the stupid calls!"
"Thanks. It's been really good talking. I will!"

skintmostofthetime

Whilst I must start this by insisting I am NOT racist - this was sooo funny I thought I'd add it here.

I answered the `fone and was told in an extremley `indian' style voice that he wanted me to listen to what he had to offer. (!!!!! ) So I gallantly agreed to do so. He then ( still in the same heavy accent ) announced that his name was Eric Morecombe. !! I just could not take him seriously after that and eventually passed the `fone to Husb who asked the chap to repeat what he had told me only to burst into streams of laughter because he was a HUGE fan of said comic.

We never actually found out just what he was offering !!

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