(rant, lol) Ring Ring.......Ring Ring.......Ring Ring.......

[sirius]

"Hello"

(dons dodgy foreign accent) "Can I speak to Mr Sirius"

"Which one ( )"

"The one who pays the bills"

"Whats it about?"

"Is MrSirius there?"

"Maybe, Who is it?"

"We are such and such a company the premier in fitted kitchens....blah di blah"

"We're not interested....sorry"

"But it iz an amazing deal sir, let me just tell you....."

"Sorry, Goodbye"


Click....Bnnnnng.....


AAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Leave us alone!.........please, have mercy!. 5th or 6th telesales call in the space of 1.5 hours for some shite or other. And it wont stop until around 9.00ish

Does anybody else endure this at tea time, every tea time, every night?


Does anybody EVER say "'YES - I WOULD INDEEDY like to buy a kitchen/windows/chocolate fireguard/gas supply/credit card/mobile phone/ (delete as appropriate, lol) from you.......I'll buy one right now, I wont look at it at all, I dont need one, but hey, seeing as its YOU - my good phone buddy, specially selecting to phone ME, I'll hand over my details right here and now" ????????. Sheesh, Ive never heard of anybody buying something off a telesales call, but Im a northern backwater misfit, so it may be different culture where you are.

Have you ever baught anything from a telesales call? Please tell me they're not ringing in vain!.

I have nothing against the callers just doing thier jobs (I dont envy them that job!), but my goodness, whats it all about? Does it actually generate work? I suppose it must do, but Ive never heard of anyone ever getting anything.......


Cheerio


Sirius.

[johns_ar]

luckily im at work when these clowns ring....you could get that witheld number bar put on your phone?

get a few on a weekend though, the best ones lately have been 3 mobile who are ringing up trying to flog phones...

the line is proper crackly and the caller is clearly indian but they have a name like Terry Smith or something, ive spoke to about 5 of em sat/sun and theyve all had very english names but dont sound english at all or take no for answer

[sirius]

whats that witheld number thing m8?

We got some new phones a while back (theyre fukkin useless if you have a power cut, but thats another story, lol) and they have the facility to display a caller - except it costs you a monthly fee. Im a cynical bastard and think BT like sending 'companies' our phone number for a bit of a profit so they can blagg you these 'services' lol. Im not sure if that would help anyway, if its possible for them to 'fudge' the names or not show one or whatever.


It makes you wary of REAL calls that come along - for example there was an important one from the Abbey National a few months back, the caller was asking the usuall questions "Is MrSirius there" in a decidedly thick spread Indian accent, to which I patiently listened to whatever speel she was sprouting out before I did the short shrift treatment - then just as I was getting shut of her (and she was now talking over me like other telesales) it transpires it was an important call that I would have been in a mess without!
Im not sure if the caller was in this country (maybe down town lol), but I think they must be using foriegn call centers at that bank.

Im not annoyed at the fact theyre foriegn (it only adds to the frustration of deciphering the cut of thier jib) but WHY has telesales suddenly boomed three or four fold over the last 2 years?

I got some junk mail in the post too last week, a fancy broshure from 'Orange' to try and make me switch to them from a range of other networks.......all ver expensive glossy booklets and a gazzillion tarrifs all listed - - - There was ONE major flaw to thier marketting pitch - - - IM ALREADY WITH ORANGE!! Doh!!


The worlds gone mad, Im living in a giant lunatic asylum Im pretty sure. Stop the world, I wanna get off.


How much does it cost them to ring me? What I may strt doing is saying 'Ill just go and get him/her" and leave the phone until they decide to hang up. Infact, thats a point, if I left my phone line open, they couldnt ring anyone else from thier phone! lol. Mind you, I wouldnt get any real value phone calls either.

Sirius.

[misstickle]

Originally Posted by sirius

Have you ever baught anything from a telesales call? Please tell me they're not ringing in vain!.

EVEN WORSE mate!!!
I used to be one of those bastards.

I've sold timeshare, gas, cctv's, mobile phones and made appointments for a fuckin mortgage middle man to come round to your house and discuss the dodgiest endowment policy with you possible!!

Actually the timeshare was quite good fun coz I got to do that in the Algarve!!

However, you're life does become a bit meaningless when you ripping people off and causing them short term stress. (violins....)

So now I try to undo the stress caused. I've become a Complementary therapist! Definately a nicer job

[sirius]

Wow Miss Tickle, I dont wanna offend or owt...As I say, its not the callers I have a problem with - they can be okay, its the whole concept! lol.


Wow, a real life ex telesales lady in our midsts! hahah. Was it a good earner for the companies you worked for? Did you and your colleagues sell a lot of stuff or was it one sale a day if your lucky or something? Its a real mystery to me at the minute how effective it is as a concept. Perhaps its very sucessful, but everybody I know justs gets rid of the callers without even listening to what they are selling, its just habbit now, well it is in our house, we half listen to which category it falls under, and politely get rif of them.


lol@ dodgy endowment policy! hahaha.


I like the sound of your new job much better, sounds like I need some intense complementary therapy from you Miss Tickle! .

Sirius.

[SEXIPUSSI]

Originally Posted by sirius

Wow Miss Tickle, I dont wanna offend or owt...As I say, its not the callers I have a problem with - they can be okay, its the whole concept! lol.


Wow, a real life ex telesales lady in our midsts! hahah. Was it a good earner for the companies you worked for? Did you and your colleagues sell a lot of stuff or was it one sale a day if your lucky or something? Its a real mystery to me at the minute how effective it is as a concept. Perhaps its very sucessful, but everybody I know justs gets rid of the callers without even listening to what they are selling, its just habbit now, well it is in our house, we half listen to which category it falls under, and politely get rif of them.


lol@ dodgy endowment policy! hahaha.


I like the sound of your new job much better, sounds like I need some intense complementary therapy from you Miss Tickle! .

Sirius.

mrs pussi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Tigger]

I've found a mint way of dealing with em - keep the bastards talking! Get them to explain every minute detail 5 times over, involve other people - get em to explain it all over again to at least 3 other people before getting back on the phone asking em to explain it again. Tease the fekkers, make out that your going to buy but then just at the last second get them to explain about the Other products again - repeating the above steps as much as possible.

Bottom line - if you can get em to hang up on you they will never call back!

[misstickle]

Originally Posted by sirius

Wow Miss Tickle, I dont wanna offend or owt...As I say, its not the callers I have a problem with - they can be okay, its the whole concept! lol.


Wow, a real life ex telesales lady in our midsts! hahah. Was it a good earner for the companies you worked for? Did you and your colleagues sell a lot of stuff or was it one sale a day if your lucky or something? Its a real mystery to me at the minute how effective it is as a concept. Perhaps its very sucessful, but everybody I know justs gets rid of the callers without even listening to what they are selling, its just habbit now, well it is in our house, we half listen to which category it falls under, and politely get rif of them.


lol@ dodgy endowment policy! hahaha.


I like the sound of your new job much better, sounds like I need some intense complementary therapy from you Miss Tickle! .

Sirius.

No please offend!!
To actually want a career in any form of sales, you have to be quite a shallow person. I was always good at persuading people to try things, but when it actually came to closing the deal, i was pretty shit to be honest. Because of the fact that I am too darn honest!!!!

However, I somehow made a fair bit of money.............(spent it now thou )
You'd be suprised at how many people into shit from over the phone!!!!

Anyway my annoying people over the phone days are over.......
I've now taken to annoying people on OSA hehe

much love x x

[misstickle]

Originally Posted by SEXIPUSSI

well if u ask her niceli she been known 2 kick out sum fiesti freebies....if u know wot i mean!!!!!!!!!!!...

infact the TICKLE SURPRISE goes down a treat in manc land!!!!!!lol!!!!!

mrs pussi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Not funny pussi!!!

[blue jammer]

When they ask for "Mr Sirius", simply tell them "I'm afraid he can't come to the phone right now, he's been sent down for rape/murder/manslaughter" (delete as applicable)

I find that has an 'interesting' effect, and right enough, then don't ring back

Or maybe you could get a sound f/x tape playing in the background, something like Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and just start whimpering, they'll get the hint.

[sirius]

Cheers peeps, miss tickle .


Yeah, I suppose honesty is a bit of a character flaw these days innit. lol.


Tigger, Im liking your idea, I can see it now "Yeah, tell me more, are they plastic handles on the doors? do they have those nickle plated hinges that look all sparkley cos Id only be interested if they had good hinges, I'll pass you on to my dad, he has some questions about the worktops......." lol. I could have some fun with that one, hahah. Mind you, its a bit cruel on the caller innit.


Cheerio

Sirius.

[SEXIPUSSI]

Originally Posted by misstickle

Not funny pussi!!!

???MMMMMMM.,...,,,,....

UR PUSSI OF LURVEEEEE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[blue jammer]

Originally Posted by sirius

Mind you, its a bit cruel on the caller innit.

No it's not! they've rang YOU, it's YOUR time their wasting, so you might as well make the most of it damn it!

[sirius]

Originally Posted by blue jammer

When they ask for "Mr Sirius", simply tell them "I'm afraid he can't come to the phone right now, he's been sent down for rape/murder/manslaughter" (delete as applicable)

I find that has an 'interesting' effect, and right enough, then don't ring back

Or maybe you could get a sound f/x tape playing in the background, something like Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and just start whimpering, they'll get the hint.

PMSL

"Hang on theres somebody in the house, shit, theres somebo.......IEEEAAAAGGGHHHHH!" lol.




Class.


Sirius.

[SEXIPUSSI]

Originally Posted by sirius

Wow Miss Tickle, I dont wanna offend or owt...As I say, its not the callers I have a problem with - they can be okay, its the whole concept! lol.


Wow, a real life ex telesales lady in our midsts! hahah. Was it a good earner for the companies you worked for? Did you and your colleagues sell a lot of stuff or was it one sale a day if your lucky or something? Its a real mystery to me at the minute how effective it is as a concept. Perhaps its very sucessful, but everybody I know justs gets rid of the callers without even listening to what they are selling, its just habbit now, well it is in our house, we half listen to which category it falls under, and politely get rif of them.


lol@ dodgy endowment policy! hahaha.


I like the sound of your new job much better, sounds like I need some intense complementary therapy from you Miss Tickle! .

Sirius.