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Plagued by calls from 'UK Today'!!!!!
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zincoxide soooooo funny just read some posts....well worth a lookROTFL0
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:rotfl: i hope
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Oh gosh! I won't be doing that then haha
I like the one where you insist that the caller is your friend Leon, "come on Leon stop messing with me, I know it's you!" :rotfl:0 -
I'm wondering if your best bet is to stay silent. Wait for the other person to speak first. If it's a welcome caller they will speak first and you can respond, explaining if they're puzzled. If it's an unknown/unwelcome caller then stay totally silent. Eventually I think they'll give up, not being sure whether they're even getting through to a person or not. Horrible to do that to you though Grrr :mad:
Blu XI am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.0 -
Barnabysue wrote: »Not a good idea!
A German woman, annoyed by telemarketers who called her frequently, blew a whistle into the phone to discourage further calls. The telemarketer who received the blast claims to have suffered hearing problems, and now the whistle blower has a criminal record and an 800 Euro fine to pay.
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/30/woman-fined-for-blowing-whistl.html
I had a call the other day from what was obviously an Indian Call Cantre and he tried to tell me that his name was John Smith. I just laughed and said so's mine and put the phone down.
Oh well that sucks
It's horrible how they are just allowed to bug people and no-one can do anything to stop it.
But....wasn't there a story a few months ago (not on here) about a guy who had sued some telemarketer who kept calling him. Had them done for wasting his time or something like that.
The guy won in court and got a little bit of compensation.
I'm hoping I didn't just make that up, I really am sure I read about that somewhere.0 -
This one?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20068927
I've just bought a new phone that allows you to block calls from International, withheld and unavailable numbers. You can also block individual numbers, so fingers crossed we will be getting a lot less nuisance calls from today.Luck is believing you’re lucky – Tennessee Williams
May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night – Anonymous0
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