Posted on 01/04/2014 4:02:51 PM PST by perfect stranger
Once he had set up the 0871 line, every time a bank, gas or electricity supplier asked him for his details online, he submitted it as his contact number.
He added he was "very honest" and the companies did ask why he had a such a number. He replied: "Because I'm getting annoyed with PPI phone calls when I'm trying to watch Coronation Street so I'd rather make 10p a minute."
He said almost all of the companies he dealt with were happy to use it and if they refused he asked them to email.
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When he got an irritating call from one of them he would say...
..."call me back on my other line"....and give them another company phone number.
LOL! I love that show.
You know those calls from “Rachel” at Cardmember service or the rug cleaners that say “all our operators are busy, please leave name/number”?
I give them the name/phone number of the local FBI office and special agent.
But Rachel has important news regarding your account!
Never thought of that, brilliant. Robo calls I just yell at so I don’t hear what they are saying, but recently my daughter was showing me how to set up something on the computer and I got a call from a real person wanted to know if I have considered life insurance....I told him I was just sitting by my computer holding a gun to my head and wanted him to know if I should pull the trigger or not....line went dead, not me....LOL
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