Re: We Want to Cancel Your Service

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

Your talking about something I did when I was 18 or 19 years old, some 40+
years ago, would I do it now?, probably not, but I did a lot of things when
I was younger that I wouldn't do now, but that doesn't mean I regret doing
them at the time.

But its still hard to feel sorry for some nimrod who calls repeatedly in the
space of few minutes after being told its the wrong number especially when
they slam the phone down or simply hang up with out apologising for calling
the wrong number and I can tell you this for a fact, the landlord at the pub
couldn't have cared less.

If a customer or a potential customer is stupid enough to repeatedly bother
a homeowner by calling their residence within the space of a few minutes
after being told its a wrong number and still not realise they are calling
the same residence. I wouldn't blame the homeowner for tiring of it and just
telling them what they want to hear to get them to stop calling.

ring ring
Hello
I'd like a table for two
Sorry you have the wrong number
(they slam the phone down)
five seconds later
ring ring
Hello
I'd like a table for two
Sorry you still have the wrong number try xxxxxx
(they slam the phone down)
five seconds later
ring ring
Hello
I'd like a table for two
You're calling the wrong number try xxxxxx
(they slam the phone down)
ten sconds later
ring ring
Hello
I'd like a table for two
OK What time and what's your name? Thank you goodbye
ten seconds later
silence

What would you do?

Do unto others?, would that be anything like "keep bothering me with your
stupidity and I'll bother you  by taking a phony reservation/service
call/sales call/pizza"

Doug


"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:f1pWh.9$o07.7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Doug wrote:
>
>> The local pub/restaurant had the last two digits transposed from our
>> number, the same thing, got tired of telling people it was the wrong
>> number since they would only call back a nano second later, so I starting
>> taking reservations for tables.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>
> I'm sure that the businesses you and Jim are screwing really appreciate
> the headaches and damage to their reputations.
>
> If the shoe was on the other foot you would be railing on about how easy
> it would be just to tell them they have the wrong number and where they
> made their mistake.
>
> Now you have managers (and in these types of establishments the management
> positions are nightmares anyway)having to deal with irate customers with
> no clue as to why they claim to have ordered a pizza or made a reservation
> when they had done no such thing.
>
> Maybe, if you did it on just the right day, you may have even gotten some
> poor waiter or hostess fired for not writing down a reservation.
>
> Do unto others and all that... You wouldn't appreciate someone making
> appointments for sales or service calls if your (potential) customer
> misdialed.