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07-09-2009, 07:47 PM
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The latest in 'Cold calls '

I had a cold call today from someone offering a free two hours legal consultation in my own home and the writing of my last will and testament .

I said I didn't believe in 'something for nothing' and was sure I would have to pay somewhere along the line .

The young man replied that yes there would be a payment after the free consultation, but I would get two wills for the price of one .


I told him I only intend dying once so wasn't interested
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07-09-2009, 07:53 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

Now that is truly weird!
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07-09-2009, 07:55 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

Originally Posted by moetmum ->
Now that is truly weird!
I expect it is tailored to suit husband and wife teams not widows.
I managed to silence the young salesman
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07-09-2009, 07:58 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

Cheeky devils - whatever next?
We're exdirectory and subscribed to whatever it is that's supposed to prevent cold calls and I must say we get very very few - the main source of irritation is BT itself, though even they don't appear to have called lately
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07-09-2009, 08:02 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

Originally Posted by Meg ->
I expect it is tailored to suit husband and wife teams not widows.
I managed to silence the young salesman
Doh, I didn't think of that!
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07-09-2009, 09:20 PM
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Most calls I get are from Mobile Phone Service Providers telling me how good a deal I can get from them. Sometimes I let them go on and on and agree with them that they can give me a good deal and then the crunch question comes-'how much do you top up by every month?' my answer: Oh, £10 lasts me about three months-they usually just cut me off then-how rude is that
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07-09-2009, 09:26 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

Originally Posted by merz ->
Most calls I get are from Mobile Phone Service Providers telling me how good a deal I can get from them. Sometimes I let them go on and on and agree with them that they can give me a good deal and then the crunch question comes-'how much do you top up by every month?' my answer: Oh, £10 lasts me about three months-they usually just cut me off then-how rude is that
That also happens to me as I only put about £10 on my phone twice a year as I only use it to let hubby know when I need picking up... The Indian call centres annoy me as you can never understand them at all..
Cant remember what it was for now but hubby had one last year and I know he can be a little irritating on the phone but this person said get stuffed and put the phone down on him ...
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07-09-2009, 09:34 PM
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Re: The latest in 'Cold calls '

We used to regularly get calls from people trying to offer us a will service...

I didn't like it at all, to me it made the whole important process seem cheap and tacky.
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07-09-2009, 10:23 PM
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I got a call saying I could clear my debts quicker....when I told them I had no debt, the phone went dead!!!!
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08-09-2009, 09:21 AM
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One of my pet hates.......most of the time, I dont give them the chance to speak, just put the phone down.
 
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