How come all agents decide to ring on the same day? Are they panicking because the office parties are next week, and they need to complete their market survey this week?
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Ah, you think all these agents work for different agencies?Originally posted by MrMark View PostHow come all agents decide to ring on the same day? Are they panicking because the office parties are next week, and they need to complete their market survey this week?
Clients make that mistake too, some have the same agency as all of the entries on their preferred supplier list.
Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
threadeds website, and here's my blog.
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It's because one job has hit the market (the client has gone to everyone).Originally posted by MrMark View PostHow come all agents decide to ring on the same day? Are they panicking because the office parties are next week, and they need to complete their market survey this week?'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Or Mr Mark is a Walter Mitty type.
Works in Morrisons and lives a fantasy life of being a benched contractor.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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