Odd phone calls

[cornykev]

Now she's named a bloody big goldfish after me.   :o
Has anyone got the foggyest what Kea's saying.   :-\     ???     ::)         ;)

[cornykev]

[lewic]

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I now interrupt and tell them my fee is £300 and do they have their credit card details ready Ooh I like that, will try it myself!

I have tried various tactics from leaving them 'on hold' while I put on the radio or start hoovering, to speaking in tongues. The ones I object to the most are debt collection agencies who call wanting information on neighbours who owe money. They are the scum of the earth and always get an earbashing. One even had the cheek to ring me back and say "what did you just call me?" (so I told him again)

[lorna]

If it has Withheld or Not available on the caller display I don't answer, funny they never leave a message on the answer-phone. At least that gets rid of most of them. Only thing is one of my son's numbers is withheld so he knows to ring again immediately or ring on his mobile.
Agree about the charities. My late husband started a monthly DD for cancer research after we had lost three family members to cancer which I have carried on but they still ring me.

[pumkinlover]

Now she's named a bloody big goldfish after me.   :o
Has anyone got the foggyest what Kea's saying.   :-\     ???     ::)         ;)

Could have been worse Kev, how would you feel if she'd named a tiddley little one after you  ;)

[Kea]

Now she's named a bloody big goldfish after me.   :o
Has anyone got the foggyest what Kea's saying.   :-\     ???     ::)         ;)

No! But then I can't work out what you're saying. Foggyest???? In NZ we say Foggiest !!! ;)

[macmac]

Kev our Kevin is a fine specimen,locally bred but from fine japanese stock.If you poke fun at him he'll get his mate Sumo (27lb) to sort you out. ;)
;D ;D ;D

[cornykev]

It passed the spell check that's good enough for me.  8)

[kt.]

I instantly hang up and put the phone down without even saying a word.  Occasionally I might say "Don't do cold calling".  And again, put the phone down before they have chance to reply. 

[queenbee]

When I get cold calls I usually say that you will have to ask the council as I live in a council house, or I tell them I am 93 and they are the first voice I have heard in days and I ask the questions regarding their families, how old they are and where do they live, most of them hang up before I have finished

[cornykev]

I usually tell them I rent and don't pay the bills, that's normally enough for them to ring off.   ;)

[Poppy Mole]

A few years ago I had several calls within an hour trying to get me to change gas suppliers, after being polite & just saying "no thank you" & putting the phone down I finally cracked & told them I didn't have any B****y gas, a few minutes later another call with a little voice saying" do you still not have any B****y gas?" We both laughed & he apologised nicely