Automatic recorded phone calls

**Indiana_Jones** · 6th November 2007, 21:31

I'm sitting in my dark bed room looking at porn & KiwiBiker when the phone goes.

I grudginly go out to lounge to get the phone, answer it with "Good eveing" and before I can finish, "We have a very important message for you, but all of our operators are busy right now, please hold"

To this I respond "Well it can't be that fucking important if you want me to bloody hold!" & hang up.

Not the first time it has happened. I say something similar each time, or just hang up.

fuck 'em, it's bad enough having to hold when ringing someone else up, let alone bloody holding when they ring you!

Has anyone else been annoyed by this ?

-Indy

**fireliv** · 6th November 2007, 21:37

Well I have never had that!!

What freaks me is the automated messages you get from the video store. Just so weird

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 6th November 2007, 21:37

Don't even let them get that far... even if it is a real person telemarketer...

"Hello I from Sky..." Click

"Hello I am doing a surv..." Click

"Hello do you need your chimney..." Click (ferk sake we don't even have a chimney that needs cleaning)

"We have a very important message..." Click

**Curious_AJ** · 6th November 2007, 21:47

nice to know your passtimes are so varied....

**steveb64** · 6th November 2007, 21:52

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Don't even let them get that far... even if it is a real person telemarketer...

"Hello I from Sky..." Click

"Hello I am doing a surv..." Click

"Hello do you need your chimney..." Click (ferk sake we don't even have a chimney that needs cleaning)

"We have a very important message..." Click

"I'm calling on behalf of blah blah Charity, would you like to donate?" NO! Click.

I like to give them a firm answer before I hang up...

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 6th November 2007, 21:54

Originally Posted by steveb64

"I'm calling on behalf of blah blah Charity, would you like to donate?" NO! Click.

I like to give them a firm answer before I hang up...

nope can't waste my breath... I do sometimes just say "Not interested" Click

I have accidently hung up on my friend once too

**deanohit** · 6th November 2007, 21:57

The ones that get to me are when they ask for my mates pop who lives with us. The guys bed riddin and close to dying and these people are ringing up and asking if Mr Clark would like to buy such and such a thing or what ever. It always shuts them up when you reply "no, Mr Clark can't answer the phone at the moment as he is terminally ill and confined to his bed. Good bye." Click.

**Skyryder** · 6th November 2007, 22:11

Usually hang up before the spiel comes. That's after "Good evening Sir how are you today? etc or something like that. Got a chick a few weeks back that wanted to speak to the 'person who paid the phone bills.' I asked who she wanted to speak to. "The person who pays the phone bills." I had a bit of time up my sleeve so I thought I'd try and see who would hang up first, her or me. She kept wanting to speak to the 'person who pays the phone bills,' and I insisted that she give me a name. "Lady' I said in my best phone manner, I can not give you the name of the person who pays the phone bills unless you tell me who you want. To which she replied "The person who pays the phone bills." I went on to say that the privacy act prevented me from telling her the person who paid our phone bills. Quick as a flash she replied "Yes I know that's why I can't give you a name." ............Click..................She won.

Skyyrder

**bandit_girl** · 6th November 2007, 22:11

The most ironic thing is that i used to work for a telemarketing company.
I lasted (with my sanity barely in tact) over 6 months and here were the lovely benefits:
The pay was shit, the co-workers were assholes and the amount of verbal abuse i recieved over the phone everyday was enough for me to tell the bosses to stick the job up their asses.

Bare in mind that these telesales people DO NOT GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOUR DOING (they don't see you) AND ENJOY annoying the shit out of you, especially right in the middle of what your doing, whatever time of the day!! It's in their pre-job quota.

Okay ...that's my winge for tonight!

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 6th November 2007, 22:14

Originally Posted by bandit_girl

The most ironic thing is that i used to work for a telemarketing company.
I lasted (with my sanity barely in tact) over 6 months and here were the lovely benefits:
The pay was shit, the co-workers were assholes and the amount of verbal abuse i recieved over the phone everyday was enough for me to tell the bosses to stick the job up their asses.

Bare in mind that these telesales people DO NOT GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOUR DOING (they don't see you) AND ENJOY annoying the shit out of you, especially right in the middle of what your doing, whatever time of the day!! It's in their pre-job quota.

Okay ...that's my winge for tonight!

sorry for abusing you, hanging up in your ear... farting in your general direction... and...

oh wait no i'm not I meant to do all that

**The Lone Rider** · 6th November 2007, 22:14

Has anyone had some people phone you up and offer you a set of kitchen knives if they let you do a presentation to you at your house (presentration on an home air cleaning product no less) ? They phoned Geeks place and she thought it was a friend of mine and gave them my new number. Then for months they kept ringing me asking when they could come over.

At least if you are so inclined, if you are in the states you can dial *69 and it rings who just rang you right back - you could really give them an ear full, if you are so inclined.

**bandit_girl** · 6th November 2007, 22:31

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

sorry for abusing you, hanging up in your ear... farting in your general direction... and...

oh wait no i'm not I meant to do all that

It's people like you that made me realize that i did the right thing!!!

Although on the MINIMAL occasion on the job, i did meet some celebrities and a couple of funny barstards over the phone.
There were those who tried to sell me something whilst i was selling them something,

Some even tried to chat me up and freely gave me their phone numbers,

I kept them for lata ron,lol.

**onearmedbandit** · 6th November 2007, 23:51

Ask them what they are wearing. Be firm about this. Demand to know what they are wearing.

**skidMark** · 7th November 2007, 00:04

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Ask them what they are wearing. Be firm about this. Demand to know what they are wearing.

lol i did telemarketing for one day..youth suicide prevention well not even 1 day...in my 2 hours i earnt $4 and left without being paid...fuckit LOL

worst thing ive ever ever ever done.