A tiny bit of venting. I just received the billion-ith telephone call from some collection agency looking for someone I don't know. I keep telling them they have the wrong number etc. But they keep calling; sometimes they call more than once in a day. I finally asked to speak to their manager and she was super rude! I told her that I was sick of getting calls from their group and that they just needed to stop. All she did was ask if I knew him in as many ways as she could think of, i.e. "Do you have any association with X?", " Does he live there anymore?", "So, what is your affiliation with X" etc...like if she asked me in enough “clever” ways I was going to slip up! But then again maybe some people do…I'm sure that everyone tells them the same thing, but c'mon I shouldn’t have to change my number just because some jerk gave them the wrong one. Okay so it was a bit more than just a tiny bit, sorry. But if I have to find the upside, at least it isn't me that they are looking for.
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I don't want to finish my blog regarding a rant.
Today's weather was unbelievably nice, it hit the 40's! I brought Daisy and Gracie for a nice walk/play time on the lake after work and they loved it!
Hope you all had a good Monday!
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I'm a little behind in my blog reading, so I finally made it over from Newt's. Welcome to the blogging world!
We finally got caller ID (I fought it for a long time) and I really like ignoring those calls that are numbers I dont' recognize. Feel a bit superior. Of course, they keep calling because I won't answer, but that's beside the point.
The weather was freak'n AWESOME today.
I've had that happen before. A collection agency was looking for somebody with the same last name as me. They were hoping I was related to the person.
I've also gotten calls from them saying there is an emergency and would I go put a note on my upstairs neighbor's door to call a certain number.
I always tear into them. I hate those people.
A company I used to work for had their own in-house collection agency. The best ones were all women and boy, were they tough as nails! Usually they have a list or "references" provided by the deadbeat.
If you can, I'd advise going to the collection agency with proof that you aren't the person they are trying to talk to and that you own the phone number. You might also check to see if the calls give you grounds for a harassment lawsuit since you're not involved at all.
One day I'm going to get wise and buy an airhorn. That way, when the telemarketers aren't getting the hint, I can say "Sure let me go get him/her" and then I'll blow it in their ear.
*Insert evil laugh*
I love that I'm not the lone ranger! I did tell them that I would file harassment charges if they called again, surprisingly they haven't called today. It just sucks that you have to be so rude to get your point across. I think that an airhorn would be great!
Welcome to the world of blogging! I am also a new blogger and I am as dumb as mud.
Welcome to the blogworld. I think you'll find most of your fellow bloggers to be nice, generous and sympathetic folk.
First, welcome, welcome to the blogosphere! It's a fun and crazy world in here...
Secondly, I'm wondering if they don't have the wrong area code. Someone here in Seattle has the EXACT SAME number as I do, but they're in the OTHER area code. I get their calls all the time! If I'm feeling nice I answer the phone even if I don't recognize the number on my caller ID and then I'll tell them their mistake.
Oh and just be glad it's not the cops looking for someone who lived in your apartment before you did. That happened to me once. I'm sure they got such pleasure out of me answering the door in my bathrobe, fresh out of the shower! Good thing I didn't look like that other person - as soon as the cops saw me they said, "She's definately not her!" Whatever that means.
welcome to the land of blogging hope you will have fun! get a whistle and next time they ring you just blow on that whistle, they will soon stop calling you!
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