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Offline Luke1981

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Cold callers!
« on: 08 September 2012, 12:40 »
Over the past month I have had half a dozen calls on my mobile from PPI companies saying I am owed thousands!  :grin:

I usually end the call after a load of effing and jeffing to the Muppet on the other end of the phone!
Apart from my mortgage I have never had a loan! Seriously getting fcuked off with this now.

Rant over. Anyone else getting these calls?
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Offline trog_nfs

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #1 on: 08 September 2012, 17:50 »
Yes, loads.

Sign up with tps (telephone preference service)

If you continue to get calls, just say you are with them and the cold caller will hang up very quickly. :smug:

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #2 on: 08 September 2012, 17:56 »
I put the phone down & walk away while they're still talking. If they still don't get the hint, they get told to f*ck off :)

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #3 on: 08 September 2012, 18:15 »
Unplug youe phone. who still uses hpuse phones anyway...

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #4 on: 08 September 2012, 18:16 »
I like to have a chat with them and see if i can sell them something back..

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #5 on: 08 September 2012, 18:17 »
its the only calls i get,  :grin:

longest i have held one online is 45 minutes  :shocked:

funny how they " know " how much my claim is, then ask me for my details, and dont notice the funny names i use.

Ivor Biggun is my fav  :laugh:

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #6 on: 08 September 2012, 18:52 »
its the only calls i get,  :grin:

longest i have held one online is 45 minutes  :shocked:

funny how they " know " how much my claim is, then ask me for my details, and dont notice the funny names i use.

Ivor Biggun is my fav  :laugh:

Phil M'Cavity is always a good one!

Why do they insist on telling you about accidents you don't remember having too?!

Offline Rhyso

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #7 on: 08 September 2012, 18:55 »
Friend of mine gave the phone to his 2 year old daughter who kept the conversation going for about 10 minutes   :grin: :grin:

Another person got so fed up of receiving calls from a double glazing company that he arranged for them to come to the house.  The salesguy was very miffed when he turned up to see brand new windows already installed.  The bloke told the salesguy that he was getting him back for wasting his time for all the phonecalls  :laugh: :laugh:

Me; i just hang up
« Last Edit: 08 September 2012, 18:57 by Rhyso »

Offline MS1COYS

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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #8 on: 08 September 2012, 19:36 »
I like to have a chat with them and see if i can sell them something back..

Exactly what I do. I start asking random questions, ie; where do they live? what colour shoes are they wearing? how many items that are green in colour can they see from the exact position they're currently in, do they know what time motd is on?, have they ever eaten curried goat? Are they getting as pissed off as me yet?

Rarely does it take more than three questions for them to hang up.....
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Re: Cold callers!
« Reply #9 on: 08 September 2012, 19:57 »
Unplug youe phone. who still uses hpuse phones anyway...
did you read the op right  :grin: