What are annoying telephone salespeople called? Phone spammers? I’ve reserved our landline against them, but they seem to be honing in on me now, so I guess I have to register our number again.
Today I’ve had two book clubs (A totally free welcome package – all you pay is p&p, and then you get to buy a book every month unless you remember to cancel. Fat chance that I’ll remember to cancel), an insurance company wondering if I was interested in term life insurance quotes (Iguess they need fresh capital now that the stock markets have gone down the drain) and the relentless crib death society. That last one really gets up my nose. They always start with thanking me (by my first name) for the tremendous amount of support I’ve given them in the past. (I bought a calendar 5 years ago). Yuk!
I’m thinking about adopting a tactic a friend of mine uses: say hello very nicely, and as they start their litany, put the phone down on the table and attend to other things for 10 minutes. She says they’re usually gone by the time she picks up the phone again…
Stumble it!
