Annoying sales calls

gholmes724

I let you into a secret here as a former 'telesales executive' the most annoying thing you can do is to politely listen, make the occasional enthusiastic grunt, and then right at the end say 'no thank you' and hang up.

Any hostility is likely to be put on loud speaker and if you are particularly nasty to guarantee more call backs than you would have otherwise got all similarly broadcast for the entertainment of all.

Best thing is to block, not answer at all, or find the email address of the company calling (if in the UK) and send a stinging message quoting:

The PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 1997 and the COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003. s127.

Ironically part way through typing this I got a 'survey' call. I quietly put the phone down still connected and walked away...

CheCazzo

Oh God cooldude - I've got SO much to do and I'm hooked on that thread and crying, nay, weeping with laughter at that zincoxide guy - funniest thing ever!!

Roger_Rampant

CheCazzo wrote: »

As a result of that thread they now appear on the MSE Comping Spam list <<<proud>>>

Is there such a thing? I don't see it as a sticky.

CheCazzo

Roger_Rampant wrote: »

Is there such a thing? I don't see it as a sticky.

Took me a while but I found it!

2minutedraw
4FreeUK
ABCWins
ActiveYou
Bouncing-Babies
Cashillion (Lead Generation, Data Aquisition, Email Marketing company)
Catalink
Clash Club/Clash media
Club La Costa
Consumer Lifestyles
Consumer Opinions
Craftomatic Beds (Comps appear to be just a way to get a salesman into your home, especially if vulnerable/alone)
Emailinform
EZ Prize Giveaway
Fair Exchange
FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address, dodgy? Info here & here)
Foresters (have pestered with phone calls quite badly and even salesmen turning up on the doorstep. See here and here for more info)
Freeb.ie
GetMeATicket
GetYourBillsPaid
GreatUKsurveys
Guide2Win
HelloMagazine (offers.hellomagazine.com - comps on this URL have caused spam to some compers, be aware!)
InstantPrizeDraw
Just-Rewards
Lingscars
MyConsumer
MyFamilyUK
MyOffers
NoizeMakesEnemies (Care - your profile with name, address, phone number & email appear to be on show with no way to make it private!!)
Nuts (comps.nuts.co.uk - comps on this URL run by data collecting co. Data Media & Research Ltd.)
OffersClick
OfferX
Opinioniser
Optical Express (have pestered with calls, more info here and here - scroll down to post on 12 Nov'12 onwards)
Optimax (phone calls, letters & emails!)
PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
PickUpThe Prizes
Planet49 (please read here, here, here & here for more information)
PlayAndWin (beware emails received, see this thread for info)
Plum Offers
PostcodeLottery (see here, here, here & here - don't confuse with FreePostcodeLottery who are fine)
Premier Christian Radio (lots of postal junk mail even when you opt out of future contact)
Prize4U
Prizes.UK
PrizePunch
PrizeStore
RewardsToday
Sandersons Blinds (various comp sites but the prize is for blinds from this company, Thomas Sanderson - pestered very badly, please read here for more info)
ShopBe
Simple2Win
SoapBoxSurvey
SoFreebies
SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)
Space Kitchens (see thread here)
TheStarPrize
Tickbox
Topfox
Toyhound
UKDailyDeals
UkPrize
UK-PrizeDraw
VoiceInACrowd
Vouch4me
WatchMyWallet
Weatherseal
Weather Wherever
Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant Win 4 Now')
Willowbrook (chairs) (have pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
Win 4 Now
Win24
Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)
Ziinga (beware emails received, see this thread for info)

Roger_Rampant

Thanks, that's really useful, I can add them to my own "personal blocklist" that I had already created