[Closed] I need to tell you we are recording this phone call.........

jonb - Member
AA phoned - First thing they said - I need to tell you we are recording this phone call.

"S'ok, I'm recording it too"

how about:

"s'okay, I'm watching you right now on my screen. Don't look so worried..."

😀 she and the badgers look a bit mashed!

Had a letter from itv meridian telling my son they will be able to support his transition to the fully digital signal switch over. Apparently they're doing this subcontracted by the BBC. It only cost £50 for this service.

Whats wrong with that you might ask?

I pay the TV license, and it doesn't mention my son when I renew it each year, oh, and if they have been sold his details, surely they must know he's a Statemented Autistic 6yr old child! 😈

Later on, we saw the funny side and had a good laugh about it I can tell you

I got called by a local company and quoted the TPS thing to them, expecting very little response, but got the head of telesales who proceeded to apologise then insisted on assuring me that he would investigate the source of their telesales data and ensure that it would never happen again. All a bit of marketing flannel you might think, but later that day I got a phone call from the Managing Director, apologising in person.

They were very nice chaps, although the object was actually to reduce the number of unwanted calls...

TPS worked for me when I was in the UK, and also for my mobile too.

NSFW due to naughty words, but I think this would stop cold callers:

defaultslipper
very pushy isn't he lol

A couple of friends of mine had the computer virus scam call, I'm still waiting for one so I can act like a complete numpty before saying asking why I can't see a particular screen on my Mac Mini.
I'm registered with the TPS, but I'm getting increasing numbers of cold calls, and many are marketing calls. I usually say I'm not interested and cut them off, because I forget to mention TPS.

I'm never rude, apart from when you get people who won't take no for an answer

Now that is funny coming from elfin/astrid 🙂

I hardly ever get cold callers. you lot must have been sticking your phone numbers into some dirty little boxes.

later that day I got a phone call from the Managing Director, apologising in person.

They were very nice chaps, although the object was actually to reduce the number of unwanted calls...

The compuer scam calls are so much sport, playing dumb and seeing how long you can play them along.

The worst one I have had recently was when I made the mistake of getting a quote for private healthcare via MoneySupermarket. I expected to get a computer-generated quote as I went through the steps online but at the end I got a message saying 'someone will call you shortly to discuss your requirements'.

So I got the call and I made it clear from the start that I had just started looking, that I wasn't looking to buy and I would be looking elsewhere. By the end of the call I was getting pressure so I politely said I was thinking about it. Three phone calls later and I have now lost all patience and told him that if he rings again I won't choose his product, no matter how good it is, because I am fed up with the high pressure sales.

At one point he said something along the lines of 'I can see you are a busy man so let's get this policy set up so if (god forbid) anything awful happened to your children then they will be covered'.

Wnaker.

Calls I can handle, junk mail from marketing companies I can handle.

It's the charity clothing sacks that do my head in!!! At least 4 a week from various good causes. I wish I owned that many clothes to give them away every week, (washed and ironed of course).

Do people still have land lines? How quaint.

Hmm yeah - I have long since given away any clothes worthy of reselling to Cancer Research and BHF, the stuff the charities don't want taken to the local [s]tip[/s] recycling centre where they are packaged up and sent to the cold and starving in Middlesbrough.

So every time we get a bag I dutifully leave it out (as instructed) for the collectors to pick up and re-use. Not once have they ever been collected though so they end up being used as bin bags.

Best way to deal with cold callers is... say you are really busy... pick a time say 9 - 10 hrs. ahead when you are sure they will have finished their shift and say I will phone you back......but Sir I will have finished my shift by then.......no worries I reply ....just give me your mobile/home number and we can talk then!
Never managed to get a number!

If it's to do with house improvements, such as double-glazing, sound very interested and let them waste loads of time telling you all about the features. Sound as if you want the 'deluxe' version of anything they're offering - then, right at the end when they discuss payment, casually say that "Oh, you'll need to talk to the council about that, because this is rented accomondation."

If (like me) you're a pedant, then when they ask to "confirm your address" etc. say OK.

After a pause they'll ask again, to which you reply "tell me what you think it is and I'll confirm if it's right or not".

Had a strange call from someone trying really hard to sell me UPVC fascia boards for a rented first floor flat (in a 3 story house). Wouldn't take no for an answer!

We were also 'selected' once to get free front windows if we agreed to appear in the brochure. I just said "Have you seen our house? It's ugly, you really don't want it in the brochure." Tumbleweeds, click...

Next time I get a sales call, I'm going for the following approach:
"Windows? Great, we need some new ones. First, let me tell you about Jesus!" and see who hangs up first.

My da got a windows cold caller a peach

Got him in got him to talk through loads of windows and doors etc - as yoi said sounded like the delux version

Asked about garage doors - went out to measure it - opened the garage door and all the windows and doors for the house were looking back - chap knew he had been had !

So, no sympathy.

'I was only doing my job'

Where've we heard that before, eh?

Thin end....

I keep getting the virus scam one, and I mean weekly! So I've taken to saying one of these options;

'but I don't have a computer..'
'but I have a mac...'
'WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME!?'
'AaarGh!!!!!!'
'oh ok, and so my IP address, where do I find that? Yeah ok...hang on......
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TPS has worked well for us but the calls that bug me are the automated ones where you make the effort to answer it and you get there and get some cr*ppy generated message before a human talks to you. I used to get annoyed but now just put the phone down.

Why don't those call centre workers 'only do a job' which doesn't involve intruding on my privacy?

Because they didn't stick in at school and so have landed a really crap job. And they seem to take exception to you pointing that out to them.

'oh ok, and so my IP address, where do I find that? Yeah ok...hang on......