4 mins and 20 seconds on the mobile phone
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I really thought those time sharing or dunno what thingy has died long time ago. But I was wrong...hehe
A few months ago, a guy called me. He didn't even know my name. He said he called to do survey and my number was computer generated to him. I asked him for his name, company name etc but he quickly brushed me off by saying that he was just doing survey, not selling things to me. He said his company is just an advertising firm engaged by some resort company to do findings on consumers and their holiday plans.
He went ahead and asked me a few (really very few) quick questions and then said bye bye.
A couple of weeks later, a lady called to "verified" that I went through the so-called survey. I can't quite remember what the 2nd call was about, but it was really a short conversation.
This evening, a lady called. The caller id shows 62352967. It was obviously a tel nbr from town area and I thought I should answer cuz it might be something related to my work.
Then this lady said I did the survey and have been selected to get the door gifts. She named all the door gifts like 3 days 2 night to Yun Nan in China, then dunno what dunno what.... Altogether, there were at least 3 door gifts that she mentioned. I can't quite recall whether she said I was entitled to all of them, or I could choose 1.
She just went on and on and on, without full stops, commas. Oh boy... she really has good stamina, cuz she spent 4 mins talking non stop, without pausing to take a breath.
She said that I didn't have to pay anything, no cash involved, dun have to buy anything. I knew I should have interrupted her so that she did not have to carry on her pitch. But I was lazy
I was relaxing, waiting for the foot masseur to do my reflexology. So I just let her yada yada yada yada for 4 MINUTES.
Just like any time sharing company, they die die must make you come down to their place. This one, she said was at Aldephi. She was very persistent in getting me there to collect my doorgift. I tried telling her no. Well, I did try and if she let me, she wouldn't have wasted so much time on me. But she chose to go on and on and on, talking about how good the door gift is and I dun need to buy anything.
So finally, she decided to breathe, then I but in and said "I don't collect free gift one. If I need the thing, I will buy". Guess what? She quickly said "Ok BYE!" and hang up within 1/4 sec. She sounded angry. What, I dun like free gift one... cannot meh? -
wha nice long story...
i haven read it... >.< -
she must be a well trained telemarketer.. most of them usually hangs up when u told them u are not interested..
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You also very long breath hor.
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What long story? Where got as long as banzie's one?
At least mine are all real life story leh, my own personal experience leh. Not like that banzie... always make up stories one
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lol is it a scam?
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Lol these callers are like that.. When people call me up asking me to subscribe to this and that credit cards, I let them talk a bit for their happiness, then just tell them (bluff them of course) point blank that I am a secondary school student
Thats it! They will hang up immediately~! -
cos she wan u to sign up for some package. last time i kena. wan me to sub for some hotel package.... in the end i didnt.
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sounds like a prc on a phone
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Does anybody know which company is it ah? (see the tel nbr in my 1st msg and she said it's Adelphi)
I know last time got this Asian Travel Club in Orchard. They used to harassed me with the "lucky draw gift" also. -
aiyah, u make her lose one commission mah
i dun waste time on such calls
i just say im not interested, i know wat this is all about, dun try to con me. -
why i nv kena such thing before de?
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no wonder cool-gal also quite angry lor
Maybe she was the one speaking to you -
usually i say: i can't afford anything for the next few years, got lobang for loan or not?
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i have free incoming calls; i pretend i'm interested for as long as i can, then i say i'm a student.
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ganna a lot of time liao
what holiday package, watch, liquor, wallet, gym membership, yoga lesson
i always said not interested, then i hang up if he/she is still talking -
if u all read my posts in MLM before... u'll know that im a curious guy. actually.... i like to waste ppl's time. esp those i deem to be "dubious characters".
twice, i was entitled to "free gift". twice, something like this happened.
unknown: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
me: ...
unknown: so, when r u free to come down to get this free gift that u r entitled to?
me: er... where?
unknown: oh, somewhere in orchard area.
me: but im not free today...
unknown: oh, so when will u be free?
me: oh, ah... sunday
unknown: but sunday we cannot... how abt this saturday?
me: cannot.. how abt next saturday?
unknown: oh, then nvm.
me: but i want the free gift leh, how?
unknown: then u have to come down today, or saturday...
me: but i cannot... i bz...
unknown: ....
needless to say, i think he figured out that i was just playing with him and he disconnected the call soon after. -
start filling up the lucky draws you got from supermarkets/fairs, you will have conveyed your hp no. to these people.Originally posted by popikachu:why i nv kena such thing before de?
I got this almost once every 2 months. I asked them once how they got my no. the caller told me they got from some lucky draws I filled at NATAS fair. -
last time someone called me, i just left my phone on and went back to sleep.
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Hmm, I love to train mouth and language skills when they call. I try to drag a much as possible and then give them cold water, or just hang up when they talk half way, damn fun!
Or you can try the music function on home phone, cos i always give home phone in surveys and then they can disturb me as much cos home phone is cheaper than hp also.
My longest record, about 15 minutes non stop yak-ing by 'her' and rebutting back like debate for me, lols...
At last I just yawned big time and hang up hard. -
caller: bla bla bla u have been selected to collect some nice free gifts~!
me: oh.. really?!
caller: yes! these are very attractive gifts
me: wow~! im so happy~!
caller: yea.... so can you come down on this saturday to collect your gifts?
me: wow~~
caller: yes can you attend?
me: im so happy you know~!
caller: yep.... are you able to attend? you have to wear formal though
me: wow formal~! this is awesome
caller: yep it's a very big event, there are people takin photos of you so you have to dress smart.
me: wow im so excited~!! Free gifts, and photographers~!
caller: Can i have your email address so i can email you the location and the map of the place?
me: [email protected]
caller: ok [email protected] is that right?
me: you got it!
caller: ok so see you on this comin saturday~
me: huh? but this saturday im goin to ChitChat outin so im not free, and im not interested in your bloody free gifts
caller: ok bye *hangup*
btw this is true, this bugger did call me last time, just that i modify abit - the chitchat outin -
Originally posted by kenn3th:no wonder cool-gal also quite angry lor
Maybe she was the one speaking to you 
not me not me!! -
Originally posted by Cool-gal:
not me not me!!
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x2Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:sounds like a prc on a phone -
I remember this company knn , they are dunno emperor travel or something like that timeshare companies where you go there , they will try to get a ger for guys and a guy for ger customers to sweet talk you into buying . Then if that can't convince you they will show you a video abt how good their companies and resort is at i think is australia watiki resort . Sorry can't remember actual name cos been many years liao . Is abt they ask you ti invest iun a resort room where you can book the room to enjoy the stay for abt 3 days , but if you were to spoil or break anything in the room or resort , you will have to pay for it . The total cost for the investment is ard $20k . And they will make you sign alot of legal papers if you were to fall for their trick.