In the last few months the number of calls had been steadily increasing, polite request and angry threats seemed to make no difference. Now these calls go something like this...
**ring ring**
Hello, this is Bill from [insert company here]
Gday Bill I'm calling today to offer you [insert crap here]
Wow Bill, that sounds great. Can you tell me more? Well it is a great deal [bla bla bla]
Actually, the wife and I were discussing something very similar just yesterday - oh, can you hold on for a sec, I just have another call coming in on my mobile thats really important Yes, sure
Bill is put on hold. I go make myself a coffee. If I'm feeling nice I will check to see if Bill is still there after about 7 minutes (they have usually hung up by then), but if I'm in a bad mood I will check back with him every two minutes, just to tell him that I won't be much longer.
Sure, you may have to pull this stunt a few times for each call center, but you eventually make it onto their internal do not call list.
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In the last few months the number of calls had been steadily increasing, polite request and angry threats seemed to make no difference. Now these calls go something like this...
**ring ring**
Hello, this is Bill from [insert company here]Gday Bill
I'm calling today to offer you [insert crap here]
Wow Bill, that sounds great. Can you tell me more?
Well it is a great deal [bla bla bla]
Actually, the wife and I were discussing something very similar just yesterday - oh, can you hold on for a sec, I just have another call coming in on my mobile thats really important
Yes, sure
Bill is put on hold. I go make myself a coffee. If I'm feeling nice I will check to see if Bill is still there after about 7 minutes (they have usually hung up by then), but if I'm in a bad mood I will check back with him every two minutes, just to tell him that I won't be much longer.
Sure, you may have to pull this stunt a few times for each call center, but you eventually make it onto their internal do not call list.