Hi,
I also never confirm my name until I know who I am talking to.
"Hello, is that Mr. Paul Stimpson?"
"Can in help you?"
The witness protection scheme one is good but the one I love (and that surprisingly works) when someone calls asking if they can transfer my phone service to Yack Yack (or whoever) or sell me broadband is...
"I'm sorry. I don't have a phone. "
I've never had one of these call centre muppets ask "well, what am I talking to you on then?"
:-)
Cheers,
Paul.
Tony Wood <tonywoodtw@???> wrote:
>Oh I like that, Brad: the witness protection idea.
>
>I think the pause on answering (many calls) is due to computer dialling
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>connecting the call centre worker when it finds an answered phone.
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>When I'm addressed by name - in such circumstances - I never admit to
>being ...
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>Tony Wood
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>On 27/01/13 20:56, Brad Rogers wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:10:17 +0000
>> Tony Wood <tonywoodtw@???> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Tony,
>>
>>> I recently asked my ex-directory neighbours about cold telephone
>calls
>>> and it seems they get more than I do. (Their most recent was the
>> Possibly because they give out their number to all the companies, web
>> sites and what-not that ask for it. If asked for a number, I always
>> give out my mobile number. If that is deemed unacceptable, I leave a
>> fake landline number; The STD code is correct, but the rest is
>bogus.
>>
>> I have, on occasion, been tempted to say that the reason I decline to
>> give a landline number is because I'm in a witness protection
>> program. :-)
>>
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