Sales Calls

[DodgyAgent]

Threaded's yer man!

Where's my 20%?

[d000hg]

Yes. I also really hate it when people call me up and are polite, courteous and nice. I'd much rather they just called me a c * n t then proceeded to berate me over my lack of intelligence/hygiene/beauty etc. I really love it when they then proceed to insult my own mother, usually referring to her sexual promiscuity with prisoners and tramps.

Seriously, someone is trying to be nice to you and you have a problem with that? WTF?

Polite != false interest in my life.

[doodab]

Polite != false interest in my life.

Polite is not bombarding me with spurious phone calls in the first place.

[Alf W]

For cold callers, if I have time, I like to feign interest and then ask if they mind holding as I have someone at the door. Then I just leave the phone and see how long they are prepared to wait.

If I have no time, or am in a bad mood, then I find a straight "f*** off" does the trick.

If I'm really bored, I'll play the "how long can I string them along" game.

Does anyone ever buy anything off the back of a cold call? Personally I will walk out of a shop the minute anyone asks me if they can help me.

[northernladyuk]

"I've got a nice little earner in upmarket Doncaster"

Oooh, I've never been called that before.

Anyway, dearie, next time you get a call, just tell them what you whispered in my ear on Saturday and that should get rid of them.

[billybiro]

I do have a problem with it. For a start it is insincere, secondly it is presumptive and thirdly condescending. If you are an insecure little Hitler that likes fawning sycophants then fine. BTW what's your telephone number?

Excuse me for one moment... I appear to have nearly died from being overwhelmed by the irony of an agent complaining about insincerity.