Take Them For a Spin

Recently the amount of telemarketing phone calls I have received....are insurmountable.

At home, they call.

Even at work, they call.
You know you've answered one too many when you don't even realise you spend half the amount of free time thinking of all sorts of silly responses to their questions just for the fun of it.

One phone conversation at work a few days ago...just didn't make sense at all. Or at least I couldn't make sense out of it, so I decided to answer their questions out of pity for the person on the other line, also bearing in mind it may be a scam. A woman with an extremely thick Indian accent phoned my workplace:

Woman: Herrlo? My name is Meena and I am calling from Customer Service Relations which is CSR. Before we continue I want you to know this is not a telemarketing, it is only customer survey so we can better provide service.
Me: Urm...ok.
Woman: Firstly, some questions about you. Will you be in 20-25, 25-30, or 30-35......etc
then some ridiculous questions came up.
Me: This is the work phone you have called, I am at work and this is a pharmacy.
Woman: So, are you a home owner?
Me: I am not at home, this is where I work.
Woman: So now let me ask you again, are you homeowner there?
Me: No.
Woman: (shocked) Wharr? You are saying that you are not home owner? So you pay mortgage, right?
Me: ohhhh..ermm. oh well, yeah.
Woman: So let me ask now, did you pay more than one hundred thousand towards your mortgage?
Me: Nope.
Woman: I am sorry? You mean you don't pay one hundred thousand towards your mortgage? And how can that be?
Me: Oh well..yes then.
Woman: Thank you for the answer. So, next time, would you like to know about our tax benefits?
Me: Nope!
Woman: Ok, thank you, so next time I will call you on this number here?
Me: This is not my phone number, this is the work number.
Woman: So can I have your phone number?
Me: Nope.
Woman: Thank you for that answer? So, next time I call you on this number and tell you regarding our tax benefits of our customer service relations?
Me: er.....ok then.
Woman: Thanks, this is all. I will call you again.
*hangs up*
TWO MINUTES later the work phone rings again.

Woman: Herrlo? Yes yes, it's me again. Just one final question I wanted to ask. Just now you said you are occupation in the medical area?
Me: Yes.
Woman: What area is that?
Me: Somewhere in the medical field.
Woman: So what is that? Like doctor?
Me: oh well...(by this time I was lazy to say anything else) Yes.
Woman: Ok, thank you for your time, I will call you next time on this number about our tax benefits.

Oh dear me.

This might be useful for all those have had their share of taking telemarketers for a spin.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall/