friendly reminder for everybody

[cinabar]

And do they?

I find it less trouble (but considerably less fun!) to simply register with the Telephone Preference Service.

Yep, best thing ever.

Went from 4-5 annoying advertising phone calls per day, to err... none. Yep not one since I registered. It stopped the very next day. And its all free, just a tiny simple online form.

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

 

[loulou]

Yes mam

Yes ma'am.

[loulou]

If it's a nice lady who rings I always chat them up.  I tell them they have a sexy voice and ask them if they are busy tomorrow night.  This always throws them off track and they tend to say things like... 'oh actually, I've got another customer waiting, I'll er... ring you back.

It never fails.

So someone rings your house offering you house insurance and you start heavy breathing and asking her what she's wearing. Why am I not surprised.

Yes mam

Yes ma'am.

I could just say you are like the mother figure on here, but actually as I typed I knew it wasn't correct but could not think why as it isn't something I would normally write.

[chocolate chick]

I usually hang up...but I might try some alternative methods having read this thread



I like your idea oldspice, very funny

[loulou]

I might ask them to hang on for a minute and then time them to see how long they hang on for.

[chocolate chick]

[smurfboy]

Yep, that's a good one - say you're 'just popping them on hold' and play someone murdering Schubert down the phone at them for half an hour.