tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post8097938199428534233..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: GrrrrhUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-83752073493729360512013-02-15T18:59:14.917+00:002013-02-15T18:59:14.917+00:00Mother gets all kinds of stuff, from begging chari...Mother gets all kinds of stuff, from begging charities to mail order outfits. Great Ormond Street Hospital are regulars - whilst they may have good aims, after studying their accounts, and finding the links between the hospital funded by me and you), and the charity itself, they won't be getting any more. A worse offender are Mouth & Foot Painting Artists who sent a thick envelope before Christmas full of cards, with a "suggested" donation of £5. That IS pushing it, as we have not asked for any of their work...<br /><br />The mail order companies are clearly harvesting personal details, and exchanging mailing lists. I've tried to explain to her that once she's known to fit a particular profile (age, spending habits, etc) they will all start bombarding her with similar products and services. But, as you've observed, it is difficult for people in their 80's to grasp how business operates these days.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-16289110966511354482013-02-15T17:23:41.188+00:002013-02-15T17:23:41.188+00:00Thirty years ago, in the U.K, I had a bank account...Thirty years ago, in the U.K, I had a bank account, even in a different name. I always give them ALL the details, 'cus I is charitable I am!.... :-)))))Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-74970053742977480182013-02-15T12:10:02.328+00:002013-02-15T12:10:02.328+00:00Oh, the irony of getting a spam comment for a diff...Oh, the irony of getting a spam comment for a different species of unwanted shark..GTFO pondlife!Hubris69https://www.blogger.com/profile/09067414522286004759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-74229536947139775812013-02-15T00:32:05.594+00:002013-02-15T00:32:05.594+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-12406037220495689352013-02-14T22:14:28.987+00:002013-02-14T22:14:28.987+00:00*I might be a bit rude*
I would be very polite le...*I might be a bit rude*<br /><br />I would be very polite lead them on for a while, well as long as you can. And then be as rude as possible, tell the f*****s what you think but be quick before they cut you off.<br /><br />DaedalusDaedalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928101550998398087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-2083602255694307182013-02-14T21:15:33.515+00:002013-02-14T21:15:33.515+00:00(IANAL) but BTW - check whether your MIL had regis...(IANAL) but BTW - check whether your MIL had registered her phone number with the Telephone Preference Service to bar "Cold Calls". If she had, then <i>if</i> the company is UK based, their subsequent correspondence to her would seem to be evidence that they'd broken the Law by phoning her.<br /><br />Fall-back position:- Inform the seller that that number was pre-registered with the TPS, and unless they cancel the subscription immediately, you'll arrange for the TPS to prosecute them.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-944433802202745272013-02-14T21:08:36.434+00:002013-02-14T21:08:36.434+00:00"*I might be a bit rude*"
But hopefully..."*I might be a bit rude*"<br /><br />But hopefully, only if they resist the pleading charms of "Mr Nice Guy"?<br /><br />BTW - is the "cooling-off" period (applicable in all 'Distant Selling' scams) still valid??Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com