Overseas Phone sales call??

Discussion in 'Australian Motorcycles' started by Dave Milligan, Aug 16, 2004.

  1. Anyone else had one of these?

    Some woman from a call centre in India calls me up half an hour ago
    wanting to give me a brand new mobile phone for FREE as long as I
    attach it to one of their call plans. Lowest was $25 per month.

    She knew a lot of detail about me and where I live etc etc.

    Bit scary, but I told her she was wasting her time because I'd sooner
    give my business to an Aussie outfit rather than someone from another
    country.

    Kind regards
    Dave Milligan
     
    Dave Milligan, Aug 16, 2004
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  2. I get those calls about once a week. Now when I hear a curry muncher on the
    phone, I just hang up.
     
    Julien Carrot, Aug 16, 2004
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  3. Dave Milligan

    sharkey Guest

    Everyone uses Indian call centers at the moment. Ghods only
    know why, it's a dead giveaway that this is going to be another
    call center call and you might as well politely hang up and
    go eat your dinner before it gets cold.

    Could be worse: I got a call the other day that sounded like the
    fellow on the other end was hollerin' down a long piece of metal
    pipe ... perhaps a very cheap VoIP carrier or something, or
    maybe the Daleks are trying to sell me something.

    -----sharks
     
    sharkey, Aug 16, 2004
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  4. Everyone uses Indian call centers at the moment. Ghods only
    I like to use the one: - "That sounds good, but I need some more info from
    you. Can you hang on while I go and get a pen?"
    Put the phone down, and the walk away. Don't put it back on the hook until
    you hear the beeps on the other end.

    Every time I do it, I can happily think to myself that (A) I'm costing the
    jerks who try this form of marketing money, and (B) I'm saving someone else
    the pain of being telemarketed to.
     
    James Mayfield, Aug 16, 2004
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  5. Dave Milligan

    Moike Guest

    Not everyone.

    My young bloke works in a call centre run by one of the major pollsters.
    He said he had a midnight shift the other week, so I asked "Who do you
    call at 1 in the morning?"

    "Americans."

    Moike
     
    Moike, Aug 16, 2004
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  6. Dave Milligan

    Nev.. Guest

    Yeah **** 'em. They deserve to be woken up at 1am :)

    Nev..
    '03 ZX12R
     
    Nev.., Aug 16, 2004
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  7. "She" phoned me and i asked for SEX [in a nice polite way]

    She slammed the phone down on me.....

    CDIHL
     
    Using \HatzOlah logic®\, Aug 16, 2004
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  8. Dave Milligan

    david Guest

    Anyone else had one of these?
    I always politely explain that I would love to listen to everything they
    have to say, but that as I am a contractor, my time costs money, and so
    the first thing they need to tell me is their invoice address so I can
    bill them at the end of the call.

    No takers yet unfortunately :-(
    At a mere $400/h (for them), a 5 minute call would bring in $33. Almost
    worth it.

    David
     
    david, Aug 16, 2004
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  9. Dave Milligan

    SmeeR1100s Guest

    er
    that was 1am our time Neville:)
     
    SmeeR1100s, Aug 16, 2004
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  10. Dave Milligan

    Moike Guest

    woosh!
    ;-)
     
    Moike, Aug 17, 2004
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  11. Dave Milligan

    Moike Guest

    So there's the solution.

    If the phone rings, don't pick it up!

    Moike
     
    Moike, Aug 17, 2004
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  12. Dave Milligan

    SmeeR1100s Guest

    Sometimes you lot are way too obscure for a cunning simpleton like myself.
    *sits in corner and sulks*
     
    SmeeR1100s, Aug 17, 2004
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  13. Dave Milligan

    atec Guest

    there's that cun word again
     
    atec, Aug 17, 2004
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  14. Dave Milligan

    Knobdoodle Guest

    The sad bit is that he thinks he IS!!
    Clem
     
    Knobdoodle, Aug 17, 2004
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  15. Dave Milligan

    Goaty Guest

    Works for me, and drives the ex crazy ...

    Cheers
    Goaty
     
    Goaty, Aug 17, 2004
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