Consumer Benefit Surveys

[Hurricane Puffrose]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!

The bane of my life!! I HATE THESE PEOPLE!

Regliously, once every 2-3 weeks these NUMPTIES call me, and it always starts off with Hi.. do i have the pleasure of speaking with MRS R?
Well, unless Mr R has taken up HRT... you've found me!
They then proceed to tell you they are doing a survey, flog your details to as many companies as they can, then have the nerve to say Oh but you ASKED us to.. when? The time I said I can't use Arial washing powder cos im allergic? Sorry didn't know that meant I had unclaimed PPI!

When asked for details you get "We will go ahead and remove you from our databases" and 3 weeks later the phone will ring and "Hi.. do I have the pleasure of..."
I have worked in a call centre and understand the pressures of working on the place, but I admit I have told them to bugger off once!

and I cannot for the life of me find any of their details to report them!

HEEEEEEEELP

[Nikolai]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

I find asking them for their organisation's name and full address so I can write to them to complain usually does the trick.

[SpringerSpaniel]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

Join the Telephone Preference Service then if they call, say you'll be reporting them and there's a £5,000 fine. They get of fthe phone jolly PDQ then !

[SpringerSpaniel]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

Or don't give your name, if thye ask for a 'Mrs R' tell them Mr R's mum has died and they should update their records as she won't be able to to buy any of their products now ........

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

I'm with the TPS, I have reported them as a company but they are ringing on an international number.. Phillipines if I may hazard a guess.
They say that as the number is "unavailable" as its international.

[swifty]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

I hate it when they call you up (going by their accents from India or somewhere in that region)and start by saying am I having the pleasure speaking to Mr Brian and before you can correct them on their obvious mistake they start spurting their dribble and don't let you get a word in edge ways.
As soon as you say the word "NO" they hang up cutting you short of a right good rant at them.
I now tell them to please hold the line while I go and get him and then put the phone down and watch TV for half an hour, that usually does the trick

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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My darling brother stole this from George Takei's facebook page, but it's such a fantastic idea I had to add it here!

[Nikolai]

Re: Consumer Benefit Surveys

Or just have a referee's whistle by the phone and give them a good long blast in the ear!

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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or...in the words of my insane brother matt, answer every question they ask with "would you like fries with that?!"

[valeriej43]

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I also get these calls,on an out of area no, or some beginning with 030 or 0030, i looked a no up last week and it was a Madrid no,i just dont answer them, and then i put banned caller into my phone,
I also get lots of calls from PPI people, which i find out by googling the no
I also am fed up of my email box getting clogged up with emails about ,"your accident, or "You are owed £££for PPIs
They are a total pain