What's worse than a CS person from India on the phone?

[Blue Skys]

I just had to chime in with my most memerable telemarketer stories. A collection agency somehow got my home phone number to contact some guy that owed them thousands of dollars, well I answered the phone one day and the lady asked for "bob". There's no "Bob" here you have the wrong number. The lady on the other end of the line started accussing me of lying, she said "I know you know where Bob is, just tell me where we can find him and we will stop bugging you about it". Well this didn't set right with me, I remained calm until the lady hung up on me becasue I wouldn't tell her where Bob was. I called the number back and spoke with her supervisor, that's when I found out it was a collection agency, I assured the supervisor I did not know any Bob, I asked her how she got my number and she said that they did a credit check and my address and phone number came up with that guys name (I had paid to have my phone number "unlisted"). Long story short, I assured her I would be calling the police and making a harrassment complaint if they ever tried to call my house again. It blew my mind that they would call my house and yell at me...

Oh, and I hate talking to computers, give me a foreign accent any day... I always ask for someone without an accent before I even begin doing business.

 

[Bluemoon420]

I had to call AOL tech support at a friends house one time. ( she's not very computer savy) So I get the India call center, and a guy named "Bob". He was nice enough, and he spoke english very well. What made me laugh was he kept asking....So how are those Chicago Bears? So how is the weather in Chicago today? I just answered back, well, I'm not sure how the weather is in Chicago today, and what about the Chicago Bears? We're in Michigan. The poor guy was very confused, but I guess it dawned on him that his computer was giving him the wrong state.


Bluemoon

 

[gabrielle1976]

I think the thing that really bothers me is that local , and rather small busnesses I might add here where I live use 1-800 numbers that route you to some place somewhere with someone thats hard to understand be it indian or texan but only after going thru many many painfull minutes with a atomated operator . Like my cable company Its so small only 3 people work in the office so why do I have to call a 1800number and fight with a atuo answer thingy and then someone that I have to spell everything out to just to ask a quetion about my account that would take about 2 minutes for one of the local people to answer ??

 

[TriciaHowe]

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Have you tried signing up on the Do not call registry? It won't stop all calls but it would be worth considering. Last year I was receiving solicitation calls on a cell phone I had just purchased. I mean the very day I opened the account I was bombarded with them. When my husband told me it was happening to him as well I signed us both up (numbers have to listed seperately) and the calls literally came to a screeching halt. I still don't get those calls.

Unfortunately it's not a sales call. Its a collection agency who apparently thinks I am someone I'm not! We do belong to the DNC list (thankfully). I also get an automated call on my cell phone a couple of times a week on how I can improve my internet business (you know - the one I don't have!). Must have been from the person who had to number before me from 2 years ago. No one has my number except for family. I only carry it for emergencies or if Dh/kids need to get a hold of me. So frustrating!!

 

[mrsengeseth]

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ugh tell me about it. They lost an important envelope, with tracking and signature confirmation on it. Pretty much got a "too bad so sad, thank you-come again!" AFTER i faught my way to automated message hell.

 

[cassie]

I keep getting calls from the court and county juvenile probation department about my son Jose. I don't HAVE a son. I call and tell them that. They apologise and say they will fix the problem. So far it's not fixed. The last time they called I told them that if I did have a kid in trouble with the law, the court system would be the LEAST of his problems.

 

[saddina]

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When we moved to this house, and had been here about 2 months, I opened the door to a guy looking for "Bernando". Now my husband is Matthew, and is the palest man on the planet, so completely wrong place. I tell the guy wrong place and he shoves a summons into my hands, and says "when Brenando gets home, give these to him", and walks off. I've since had several letters from various courts for Brenando in the mail box, and keep returning them RTS.

 

[sundance]

I am on the do not call registry, and still get calls. so when they take a breath I ask them if they know the number they are calling is on the DO NOT CALL LIST. Most say sorry and hang up but some just keep talking, then I GET MAD. I lost my whistle so I just scream at them as long as they talk I'm screaming, they soon get the message and hang up.

marrie

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Try reserving a seat on Amtrack, they have those voice recognition things and you can't get past them to an actual human. Bleh, I just went to the station and bought my ticket after 4 unsuccessful calls...

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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reserve them online....much easier!