I sometimes miss the good old days when I was listed in the phone book. I used to run little competitions to see which salesperson would hold the line the longest "Excuse me for a moment, I've got to turn the oven down"...
Or I'd invite the double glazing bods round to give me a quote to replace my recently installed double glazing - and when the rep points out my new glazing I tell them that I tried to tell that to the salesperson, they wouldn't listen & perhaps they could go back & tell them so they'd stop ringing me
Sometimes, I'd keep them on for ages, listening to their patter & have them on the edge of coming round before asking if I have to pay them or do they invoice the council ("council?" "yes, I rent off the council, does that make a difference?" (I don't, but they don't know that
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The council ruse was always good for double glazing, insulation, cladding, driveways etc.
I did have loads of fun when I changed to cable. My new cable number was an ex-BT number so I was listed as Mr. XX who happened to live a few miles away. Kept getting calls for him which turned out to be great fun - especially when his bank phoned to talk about 'my' huge overdraft & underpaid loan.
They wanted to take me through security questions but I told them, they phoned me, how do I know they just weren't trying to wheedle my security details to scam me?
In the end, I agreed for them to take huge monthly payments out of my account to pay back the loan & the overdraft on the other account.
I wonder what Mr. XX did/said when he saw his next statement
Dozy twonk should have told his bank he'd changed numbers & moved house.
