Annoying sales calls

thetav5

I got this same call the other day…I told them that I'm currently living at my in-laws (which I am) so not interested in buying blinds at the minute…(I would have given them to my in laws if i had won) and he told me he would ring me back in a years time!!!!! how mental is that?!

MaineBlue

Start speaking Klingon or some weird made up language; they soon hang up. Or say 'Can I just pop you on hold a second?' and play them some thrash metal; or finish each sentance with 'By each passing second the penguins continue to steal my sanity'. The latter is mt favourite.

brightonman123

depending on terms of contact by promoter, I would just give a polite no thanks.


I take it the comp end date had passed, and they weren't just phishing for sales?

CheCazzo

Giving a polite no thanks has no effect on this lot. The first call I got was given a polite no thanks. The second call was given an icy no thanks. The third (Sunday lunch time) call was when things started to descend into unpleasantness which was, I fell, entirely reasonable.

grannybiker

Daza wrote: »

I have started to turn the tables with these cold callers --- I now try and sell them something, last time it was a car I tried to sell them ...... they soon hang up

Am deeply proud of my daughter who converted the JWs who call on her to vegetarianism (I'm not veggie, but she's a passionate believer in animal rights, so I admire her nerve :rotfl:)

vanpopple

MaineBlue wrote: »

'By each passing second the penguins continue to steal my sanity'. The latter is mt favourite.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I now cant wait to receive a call now ive gotta use that..
(wheres it from maine, or did you think it up?)

MaineBlue

Made it up vanpopple

Other things I do are:-
1) I'm sorry, he died yesterday
2) 'Can I speak with the homeowner?' and I reply 'I'll have you know I am happily married. How dare you?' and then hang up
3) 'Is that you Dave? Ha, you had me going there' etc
4) 'No I'm not Mr XXXX but I can get him' and put my 7 year old son on (he loves it, he asks them about their favourite TV shows etc)

cagsd

MaineBlue wrote: »

4) 'No I'm not Mr XXXX but I can get him' and put my 7 year old son on (he loves it, he asks them about their favourite TV shows etc)

We get frequent nuisance calls from some survey company asking to speak to the homeowner, I recognise the number now so I always get my 10 year old to answer. He loves putting on a mock deep voice and saying "errr, yeh, this is the 'ome-owner" and then arguing with them when they ask to speak to his mum or dad!

sydroo

Haha! I love some of your responses!

But, if you want to block calls and your mobile phone doesn't do it or like me you have no idea how to, you can download the AVG anti-virus app which has a call blocking facility on it.

This worked a treat for me today, I had a phone call from a far too upbeat chap from vodafone. After I'd said I was very happy with my current provider, no thank you and hung up I blocked them. An hour later there was a beep on my phone to inform me they'd called again but the app blocked it. Result!

cooldude255220

This thread has just reminded me of this one.