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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Ronald_McBurger on 24 March 2007, 11:09:03
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Phone call this morning from, erm who knows????
'Hello'
'Good morning, May I speak with Mr (McBurger)'
'Who is calling?'
'I am calling on behalf of Barclaycard'
GUARD UP - 'I'll just Get Detective McBurger for you..... please hold...'
Short pause then me saying, with phone held slightly away....
'Ok, I've got her on line 4, keep the tape rolling and start tracing this call. ' '(louder voice) Good morning, Fraud sqaud, detective McBurger speaking.......'
SILENCE followed by click and long Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
Seems to have done the job.
Barclaycard my A R S E.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Personally i use the Peter Griffin sound board, its a huge display of buttons with lots of clips, him says yes, hello, what you selling and so on....
We had one mobile phone sales man on the phone for about 15 mins! :D
It looks like this:
(http://www.tunnie.co.uk/omegaforum/misc/peter.JPG)
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Got a call from Barclays recently (Indian call centre):
Mr. Wood,
We're calling to inform you that there's a note on your file saying that you have expressed a preference not to hear about new products and services from Barclays and other affiliated.......
> And?
Well, because of this, you may not have heard about new products and services.....
> That's the general idea.
So, Mr. Wood, would you like me to tell you about these new products and services.....
> >:(
Words failed me, I'm ashamed to say.
Kevin
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Got a call from Barclays recently (Indian call centre):
Mr. Wood,
We're calling to inform you that there's a note on your file saying that you have expressed a preference not to hear about new products and services from Barclays and other affiliated.......
> And?
Well, because of this, you may not have heard about new products and services.....
> That's the general idea.
So, Mr. Wood, would you like me to tell you about these new products and services.....
> >:(
Words failed me, I'm ashamed to say.
Kevin
I got a letter from the idiots saying that as I did not want to be contacted by them, they'd write to me to see if I was interested in being contacted by them. idiots. And idiots who owe me £429 from 2.5 yrs ago >:(
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That is crazy. They recently did this thing in the states where you can put your number on a 'no-call list'. Anyone who calls you to sell stuff can be fined. You still get some calls but it is a lot better. It was a lot worse over there than here. We only get a few calls a month. Tell them we rent and don't want a free kitchen and they give up.
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There's the telephone preference service over here which sounds like a similar thing.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/
There's also a mailing preference service, not that that does a lot of good, IME.
Kevin
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There's the telephone preference service over here which sounds like a similar thing.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/
There's also a mailing preference service, not that that does a lot of good, IME.
Kevin
Whilst tps helps, I find we still get lots. And yes, I do report them via the tps website.
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There's the telephone preference service over here which sounds like a similar thing.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/
There's also a mailing preference service, not that that does a lot of good, IME.
Kevin
Cheers for that! Not really getting calls, but good to know.
Btw, that was excellent RMCB! :y
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A friend of mine took a call in the evening, whislt watching his favorite Eastenders, sad bastud...
He asked the caller, (Callcentre) that if they were to disagree or get abusive in any way, was their protocol to hang up.. "No Sir! we are not allowed to hang up, whatever" My friend, said hold on a minute, he went to watch the further 25 mins of his chosen entertainment, returning to the phone after the Dum, Dum, Dum, - Dum, Dum, der, der, der, d,d d, der, der song thingy, Honestly, they were still waiting! He put the phone down...........
Typical Stokie ;D ;D ;D ;D
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There's the telephone preference service over here which sounds like a similar thing.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/
There's also a mailing preference service, not that that does a lot of good, IME.
Kevin
Whilst tps helps, I find we still get lots. And yes, I do report them via the tps website.
Im ex directory and rarely get calls that i dont want......also have Caller ID on the line.....if i dont recognise the number or its witheld....i dont answer it and it goes off the answer phone....suprisingly i dont get many messages left! ::)
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There's the telephone preference service over here which sounds like a similar thing.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/
There's also a mailing preference service, not that that does a lot of good, IME.
Kevin
Whilst tps helps, I find we still get lots. And yes, I do report them via the tps website.
Im ex directory and rarely get calls that i dont want......also have Caller ID on the line.....if i dont recognise the number or its witheld....i dont answer it and it goes off the answer phone....suprisingly i dont get many messages left! ::)
I'm XDNC as well, doesn't stop the idiots ringing, despite being tps as well >:(
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This conversation is the bain of my life, I'm a Telecoms engineer, the amount of customers who ask me how to get rid of this pain in the grass... Unbelievable!!! The worst scenario with nusiance calls, is when a customer gets a new line or a new number and it just happens to be a dissused fax number from a previous, possibly bankrupt customer... Marketing servers which send out junk faxes at the early hours of the morning to save costs, wake these folks up and screech at them... they are often withheld too! try tracing than one!!!
Confessions of a Comms Engineer
DC
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This conversation is the bain of my life, I'm a Telecoms engineer, the amount of customers who ask me how to get rid of this pain in the grass... Unbelievable!!! The worst scenario with nusiance calls, is when a customer gets a new line or a new number and it just happens to be a dissused fax number from a previous, possibly bankrupt customer... Marketing servers which send out junk faxes at the early hours of the morning to save costs, wake these folks up and screech at them... they are often withheld too! try tracing than one!!!
Confessions of a Comms Engineer
DC
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Many years ago, I used to do SFIO, and 90% on this was arranging traces (before digital exchanges were commonplace). The other 10% was dealing with nutters and people with voices in their heads ::)
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This conversation is the bain of my life, I'm a Telecoms engineer, the amount of customers who ask me how to get rid of this pain in the grass... Unbelievable!!! The worst scenario with nusiance calls, is when a customer gets a new line or a new number and it just happens to be a dissused fax number from a previous, possibly bankrupt customer... Marketing servers which send out junk faxes at the early hours of the morning to save costs, wake these folks up and screech at them... they are often withheld too! try tracing than one!!!
Confessions of a Comms Engineer
DC
:-/
Many years ago, I used to do SFIO, and 90% on this was arranging traces (before digital exchanges were commonplace). The other 10% was dealing with nutters and people with voices in their heads ::)
I can hear you TB.....tellling me summat....might be about getting the oil/filter changed....9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
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This conversation is the bain of my life, I'm a Telecoms engineer, the amount of customers who ask me how to get rid of this pain in the grass... Unbelievable!!! The worst scenario with nusiance calls, is when a customer gets a new line or a new number and it just happens to be a dissused fax number from a previous, possibly bankrupt customer... Marketing servers which send out junk faxes at the early hours of the morning to save costs, wake these folks up and screech at them... they are often withheld too! try tracing than one!!!
Confessions of a Comms Engineer
DC
:-/
Many years ago, I used to do SFIO, and 90% on this was arranging traces (before digital exchanges were commonplace). The other 10% was dealing with nutters and people with voices in their heads ::)
I havn't got voices in my head, but I have this little place in my kitchen where the tiny people live. I know they are there even though I can't see them. How do I know they are there? Because when their door bell rings, it goes on for ages and I have to pick up theire funny little house to make the noise stop, that's when I can hear them! They know me too and always say hello. Weird eh? :-/
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
I know :-[ ....its off to the garage this week to have it done :y
It only seems like yesterday James did my cambelt/tensioner/water pump......that was 5k miles ago now!
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My mom went 18K once. 6 months later the cam adjuster died. It has fiddly little oil passages. Coincindence?
New adjuster was 250 quid, plus cams out so cambelt and cam cover gaskets. It had 84K on the cambelt, so that was due too. ::)
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My brother in law rolled up one day in a Veccy - 30,000 on the same oil, 2 broken headlamp units (one from overtaking a gritter and the other from a pheasant) Oil had the consitency of warm tea. Students! >:(
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
I know :-[ ....its off to the garage this week to have it done :y
It only seems like yesterday James did my cambelt/tensioner/water pump......that was 5k miles ago now!
It costs you a tenner, and can be done in road ;)
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9k miles... on a 2003 car....... shocking!! If only you would have said in Brackley.....
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9k miles... on a 2003 car....... shocking!! If only you would have said in Brackley.....
Only I was (still am) virtually out of filters.....
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9k miles... on a 2003 car....... shocking!! If only you would have said in Brackley.....
Only I was (still am) virtually out of filters.....
Have you been in Tunnie's garage lately? ;D
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9k since last oil change?? :o
Good thing we don't have a penalty post system for wanton neglect of your car! ::)
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
I know :-[ ....its off to the garage this week to have it done :y
It only seems like yesterday James did my cambelt/tensioner/water pump......that was 5k miles ago now!
It costs you a tenner, and can be done in road ;)
My excuse is if the garage do it......they will shove it up in the air.....so i will get the chance to poke about underneath looking for the water leak (they dont bother about all that health and safety nonsense and let customers wander about the workshop) plus i dont have to drive to the other side of swindon to queue up to get rid of the old stuff
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Oil change disposal? Easy
You need one old Dulux tine and One bus stop.
1. Put old oild in Dulx gloss paint tin. Replace lid and wipe clean.
2. Leave at bus stop.
3. Enjoy as harry the pensioner takes home said tin of white gloss.
Oh the fun of being ronnie. ;D
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
I know :-[ ....its off to the garage this week to have it done :y
It only seems like yesterday James did my cambelt/tensioner/water pump......that was 5k miles ago now!
It costs you a tenner, and can be done in road ;)
My excuse is if the garage do it......they will shove it up in the air.....so i will get the chance to poke about underneath looking for the water leak (they dont bother about all that health and safety nonsense and let customers wander about the workshop) plus i dont have to drive to the other side of swindon to queue up to get rid of the old stuff
OK, but you do the ones in between then ;)
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9k since it last changed :-[ ::)
:o :o :o
I know :-[ ....its off to the garage this week to have it done :y
It only seems like yesterday James did my cambelt/tensioner/water pump......that was 5k miles ago now!
It costs you a tenner, and can be done in road ;)
My excuse is if the garage do it......they will shove it up in the air.....so i will get the chance to poke about underneath looking for the water leak (they dont bother about all that health and safety nonsense and let customers wander about the workshop) plus i dont have to drive to the other side of swindon to queue up to get rid of the old stuff
OK, but you do the ones in between then ;)
I might next time ;) Actually its going to get a treat on wed afternoon, apart from oil/filter change.....im going to be bringing its service forward a tad.....so new plugs air filter as well....as i wont be able to after then for a while.
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Oil change disposal? Easy
You need one old Dulux tine and One bus stop.
1. Put old oild in Dulx gloss paint tin. Replace lid and wipe clean.
2. Leave at bus stop.
3. Enjoy as harry the pensioner takes home said tin of white gloss.
Oh the fun of being ronnie. ;D
You Bugger, that's why my walls are black! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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9k miles... on a 2003 car....... shocking!! If only you would have said in Brackley.....
Only I was (still am) virtually out of filters.....
Have you been in Tunnie's garage lately? ;D
I did and still do have loads :) - Dads is getting some fresh oil soon in his 2.2 ;)
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9k miles... on a 2003 car....... shocking!! If only you would have said in Brackley.....
Only I was (still am) virtually out of filters.....
Have you been in Tunnie's garage lately? ;D
I did and still do have loads :) - Dads is getting some fresh oil soon in his 2.2 ;)
I now have none left....
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I need to go down this week and get a load of filters, and another box of oil, and....
I never go in and buy just 1 thing!
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I need to go down this week and get a load of filters, and another box of oil, and....
I never go in and buy just 1 thing!
I normally buy filters in boxes, and not on TC. Often cheaper that way. Last lot were £1 + VAT each, previous box they were 90p + VAT each