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she_who_can_not_cook
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I know I know and do not normally let them get to me BUT they have today ...
Phone call one english name strong accent could not even spell my name .... anyway i said ONE min no don't own my home no i don't have a washing machine ect ect well he cut me off (or his supervisor did.)
Phone call two same again do you have a min ...No the last guy cut me off so sorry no .. put the phone down
Phone call three AM i specking to the gent/or lady of the house...It depends who is it.. consumer surveys... well no this is the third time you have called me take me off your list....well madam i am calling because... you have not listened to a word i have said and put the phone down
Phone call one english name strong accent could not even spell my name .... anyway i said ONE min no don't own my home no i don't have a washing machine ect ect well he cut me off (or his supervisor did.)
Phone call two same again do you have a min ...No the last guy cut me off so sorry no .. put the phone down
Phone call three AM i specking to the gent/or lady of the house...It depends who is it.. consumer surveys... well no this is the third time you have called me take me off your list....well madam i am calling because... you have not listened to a word i have said and put the phone down
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I get them calling and asking what brand of washing machine I have a few times a day. I ask why they want to know and they say 'because we are doing research into how many of each brand are in use' or something very similar. I say surely a more time and cost efficient way of finding that out is to ask retailers or manufacturers how many units have been sold. They say 'YOU HAVE TO TELL ME'. I ask 'Why do I have to tell you?' and they repeat 'you HAVE to'. I say 'I think you're mistaken. I don't have to tell a sleezebag con artist who telephones my home anything.' Then they hang up and call back an hour or two later and ask for my partner. I say 'Hold on, I'll get him for you' then just put the phone on the table and carry on with whatever I was doing
Sometimes I just hang the phone up as soon as they introduce themselves. I'm trying to think of a convincing sounding but non-existent brand of washing machine to tell them I have next time they call. Any suggestions welcome!Common sense?...There's nothing common about sense!0 -
If they say "You HAVE to tell me", reply with "then you HAVE to give me your bank account details and unfettered access to the funds within."0
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How about the Pis-ov brand?browneyedbazzi wrote: »Sometimes I just hang the phone up as soon as they introduce themselves. I'm trying to think of a convincing sounding but non-existent brand of washing machine to tell them I have next time they call. Any suggestions welcome! 0
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