I had a phone call on Thursday from a well spoken British female,
"Is that Abacus Dahlia Nurseries?"
"No. This is Abacus Nurseries, and I grow dahlias."
"This is 118 , and we are checking your directory entry"
"I don't have a directory entry, I don't open to the public"
"Oh yes you do have an entry"
"Well I don't want one"
"Can I have your name please"
"David Hill"
"And your address please"
"You just told me what it is"
"Can I have your email address please"
"Why do you want my email address?"
"So that we can confirm your directory entry"
"But I've just told you I don't want a directory entry"
Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave Hill wrote in news:ad710cd1-2b4c-4f96-
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I had a phone call on Thursday from a well spoken British female,
"Is that Abacus Dahlia Nurseries?"
"No. This is Abacus Nurseries, and I grow dahlias."
"This is 118 , and we are checking your directory entry"
"I don't have a directory entry, I don't open to the public"
"Oh yes you do have an entry"
"Well I don't want one"
"Can I have your name please"
"David Hill"
"And your address please"
"You just told me what it is"
"Can I have your email address please"
"Why do you want my email address?"
"So that we can confirm your directory entry"
"But I've just told you I don't want a directory entry"
Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I would have put the phone down straight away after "This is 118"
But sometimes it is good to listen to their bullsh*t, it gives a certain
satisfaction that you CAN listen to it and it is them, the caller who will
get frustrated after all the sales techniques have failed.

Baz

- oh dear, lol.

On May 1, 3:05*pm, Baz wrote:
Dave Hill wrote in news:ad710cd1-2b4c-4f96-
:





I had a phone call on Thursday from a well spoken British female,
"Is that Abacus Dahlia Nurseries?"
"No. This is Abacus Nurseries, and I grow dahlias."
"This is 118 , and we are checking your directory entry"
"I don't have a directory entry, I don't open to the public"
"Oh yes you do have an entry"
"Well I don't want one"
"Can I have your name please"
"David Hill"
"And your address please"
"You just told me what it is"
"Can I have your email address please"
"Why do you want my email address?"
"So that we can confirm your directory entry"
"But I've just told you I don't want a directory entry"
Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have put the phone down straight away after "This is 118"
But sometimes it is good to listen to their bullsh*t, it gives a certain
satisfaction that you CAN listen to it and it is them, the caller who will
get frustrated after all the sales techniques have failed.

Baz- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

My clasic, done without thinking was when I had a phone call .........
"Could I speak to the person who manages your phones?"
"Sorry, we dont have any phones"
And I put the phone down

"Dave Hill" wrote ..

Baz wrote:
Dave Hill
I had a phone call on Thursday from a well spoken British female,
"Is that Abacus Dahlia Nurseries?"
"No. This is Abacus Nurseries, and I grow dahlias."
"This is 118 , and we are checking your directory entry"
"I don't have a directory entry, I don't open to the public"
"Oh yes you do have an entry"
"Well I don't want one"
"Can I have your name please"
"David Hill"
"And your address please"
"You just told me what it is"
"Can I have your email address please"
"Why do you want my email address?"
"So that we can confirm your directory entry"
"But I've just told you I don't want a directory entry"
Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have put the phone down straight away after "This is 118"
But sometimes it is good to listen to their bullsh*t, it gives a certain
satisfaction that you CAN listen to it and it is them, the caller who
will
get frustrated after all the sales techniques have failed.

Baz-

My clasic, done without thinking was when I had a phone call .........
"Could I speak to the person who manages your phones?"
"Sorry, we dont have any phones"
And I put the phone down

This is my favourite cold caller answer...
"Dave Hill" wrote in message
...

On May 1, 3:05 pm, Baz wrote:
Dave Hill wrote in
news:ad710cd1-2b4c-4f96-
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I had a phone call on Thursday from a well spoken British female,
"Is that Abacus Dahlia Nurseries?"
"No. This is Abacus Nurseries, and I grow dahlias."
"This is 118 , and we are checking your directory entry"
"I don't have a directory entry, I don't open to the public"
"Oh yes you do have an entry"
"Well I don't want one"
"Can I have your name please"
"David Hill"
"And your address please"
"You just told me what it is"
"Can I have your email address please"
"Why do you want my email address?"
"So that we can confirm your directory entry"
"But I've just told you I don't want a directory entry"
Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have put the phone down straight away after "This is 118"
But sometimes it is good to listen to their bullsh*t, it gives a certain
satisfaction that you CAN listen to it and it is them, the caller who
will
get frustrated after all the sales techniques have failed.

Baz- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

My clasic, done without thinking was when I had a phone call .........
"Could I speak to the person who manages your phones?"
"Sorry, we dont have any phones"
And I put the phone down

This is my favourite cold caller answer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGBUB8yj2Ys


--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK