[SEL] OT...Cold Calls....telephone problems

chuck emsweller clemsweller at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 15 16:57:43 PST 2005


Had a window company that continued to call.  After about the 6th call
of telling them to quit calling and how I wasn't interested, I finally
agreed to have their salesman to come out and give his presentation.
When they asked for directions, I set them on a wild goose chase ending
up some 30 miles from my house.  

They have never called back!

Chuck Emsweller
Clarksburg, In
KA9ZOP

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Willman
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:20 PM
To: 'The SEL email discussion list'
Subject: RE: [SEL] OT...Cold Calls....telephone problems

	A friend of mine some time back got tired of the unwanted
calls. He got a starter pistol and when the next call came, he 
listened and then calmly said," I just got out of the assylum
and was doing fine until you called. Now I'm a little upset and
I think it's not worth it anymore." He then fired the pistol and
dropped the phone - waited a short time and the hung up.


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
Germoamer at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:09 AM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT...Cold Calls....telephone problems

In a message dated 12/13/2005 10:25:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jopeter at omninet.net.au writes:

<< my
 solution to the latter is to ask if they can help me with my pet
elephant
Abdullah ,he has gone off his food]. >>


Peter,

Pretend you are hard of hearing and talk loudly asking them where they
live,
how the children are, what the weather is like, what hobbies they have,
tell
them you are lonesome and glad they called to talk and call back
anytime,
and what ever else you dream up.  Keep them on the line about everything
except why they called. They stop after a while. One company
persistently
called for my son, but would not talk to me.  One day I told them not to
call anymore as he was in prison for murder, running with the wrong
crowd,
etc.  Woman was very 
sorry to hear of my family problems, and never called again!   

Tom Schmutz
Concord, Va. USA
Germoamer at aol.com
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