topic Re: Cold Calling in Community Spirit

Cold Calling

katymatey* — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:15:54 GMT

Seems to be getting worse. I am getting at least four such calls per day.

Just now someone rang to give me information about funeral insurance.'Not trying to sell me anything' though. lol.

I used to wonder why Americans used answering machines, now I know. 😞 To screen out the nuisances.

I think I will go back to hanging up on them.

Re: Cold Calling

icyfroth — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:21:19 GMT

I get them all day long here at reception. I usually just say no no no to everything until they give up.

Re: Cold Calling

twyngwyn — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:28:48 GMT

try this: http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/advice/unwelcome-calls/dncr/

Re: Cold Calling

lionrose.7 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:32:44 GMT

Katy when I was in Aus I put us on the do not call list, if they call you when you are on this list they can be fined.

Charities can still call you but not companies.

I remember I did it on line.

Re: Cold Calling

katymatey* — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:39:00 GMT

Thanks for that link Twn.

Lion, I might have to re register with do not call.

Icy, must be a big nuisance for businesses.

Re: Cold Calling

azureline** — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:40:59 GMT

I am on the do not call list but................ I have insurances, phones etc and those companies call regularly. Now, I don't answer private numbers or those I don't recognise.

Apparently my phone has a message bank but since I don't know how to retrieve those messages, there they sit.

My sister answers her phone with Hola yo no hablo inglés.

Re: Cold Calling

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:59:38 GMT

I use both those tactics, first I ignore Private numbers or numbers that start with 0285, and if I do get caught out I do they Hola, que? que? thing.

I feel sorry for the poor buggers whose job it is, must be a **bleep** of a job, but I wish there was a law against phone solicitation

Re: Cold Calling

***super_nova*** — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:02:25 GMT

@azureline** wrote:

My sister answers her phone with Hola yo no hablo inglés.

LOL

or you could try; "Helo, nid wyf yn siarad Engish" or "Hei, jeg snakker ikke Engish"

Re: Cold Calling

lionrose.7 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:02:32 GMT

You should answer like Dorothy Parker used to, WHAT NEW HELL IS THIS haha 🙂

Re: Cold Calling

mafr862 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:24:26 GMT

we never get cold calls because we don't give away our adress for fly buys & co.

If you have already done that and get cold calls all the time, you could get a new phone number and don't give it to people other than your friends/family.

Re: Cold Calling

azureline** — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:25:58 GMT

@***super_nova*** wrote:
@azureline** wrote:

My sister answers her phone with Hola yo no hablo inglés.
LOL
or you could try; "Helo, nid wyf yn siarad Engish" or "Hei, jeg snakker ikke Engish"

her OH is Spanish, lol

Re: Cold Calling

polksaladallie — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:34:23 GMT

@mafr862 wrote:
we never get cold calls because we don't give away our adress for fly buys & co.

If you have already done that and get cold calls all the time, you could get a new phone number and don't give it to people other than your friends/family.

How ridiculous, but I think you know that.

At a minimum, about 30 companies/utilities/businesses have to have your number, and the numbers are onsold, even when they are unlisted.

Today I told a woman (who rang not having a name who she wanted to talk to) that if she rang again I would see that she lost her job. (Aren't I horrible)

Another woman who had my name (I have a silent number) said she was told to say she got the number from white pages online. I called her a liar.

Re: Cold Calling

lionrose.7 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:37:56 GMT

After I registered for the do not call number I had great pleasure in telling the cold callers I was going to report them and their company would be fined $15,000 (it used to be)

Re: Cold Calling

the_great_she_elephant — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:00:12 GMT

Mr Elephant answers with "Chow Ling Chinese Restaurant. Can I take your order?"

Re: Cold Calling

icyfroth — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:05:56 GMT

I got trapped by one of those win a holiday to Paris things, just enter a few of your favourite pastimes to go in the draw. Don't forget your ph and email addy. Next thing I get all these calls and emails from book sellers, cruise operators and beauty product floggers. Never again 😠

Re: Cold Calling

lionrose.7 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:18:54 GMT

Icey those people sell your phone number and email address to the world 🙂

Re: Cold Calling

katymatey* — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:43:03 GMT

They really are pests aren't they. I hate it when they say they are not trying to sell me anything. No of course not.

I would get a new no. except we are self employed and would miss calls from customers.

Re: Cold Calling

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:50:36 GMT

Re: Cold Calling

kopenhagen5 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:44:13 GMT

Katy, definitely put your number on the DO NOT CALL Register.

It doesn't eliminate all but around 80%.

Apparently charities can still call even if on the register.

Re: Cold Calling

k0llectable5 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:03:19 GMT

My mum has the same problem as you Katy.

She was telling me today she recieved a call the other day there was the usual pause then a voice came through and she new it was from OS. She bluntly said "what do you want?"

They replied "You dont sound very happy"

she said "well I'm sick of these calls I'm getting all the time"

They then replied "Do you enjoy being a b*tch to people that call you?"

Shocked she replied "Yes"

Then then said "I dont like your tone of voice" and hung up in her ear. She never even found out where they were calling from.

LOL I thought that was funny...