Extended warranty

[700rpm]

I got a call last week from a company that wanted to sell me an extended warranty on my automobile. Just for fun I let her go through her 5 minute introductory pitch on the benefits of their policies. When she got into asking the details of my car, I said it was a Ford 2 door sedan. “And what year?” She asks. “1929”, I said. Long pause... end of conversation.

[Ernie Vitucci]

Nice! Ernie in Arizona

[Kurt in NJ]

They call me too, once even about my "Ford", the only one I have registered, then they say they can't give me coverage because it is too old

[McMimmcs]

Thanks for our daily chuckle.Wayne

[Patrick L.]

Now thats a good idea !

As soon as they say why they called I set the phone down, walk away and let them ramble on till they figure out what happened. I'll play along next time.

[Aarongriffey]

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I get that stupid call too.
About twice a month.
Sometimes I play along. They don’t want to hear about cars with over 100,000 miles.
My wife’s car has 277 thousand.
My daily driver (MGB) is a ‘73.
My Sunday car is a 1948 Nash. They don’t wait for me to tell them about the Ford car, it’s a 1926!
The one I like is a call from the contractor that just finished a job around the corner from me and they have a lot of material left over.

[1928Mik]

I'll remember that on the next warranty call. Aaron I've had that call also about the extra material. I told them if that's the case, they need to eat the material & fire the guy who figured the job for them. End of conversation.

[nkaminar]

Sorry, I never answer calls that do not register as being in my contact list. If it is important they will leave a message and I can add that number to my contact list. Otherwise it goes on the blocked numbers list. I now only have my cell phone and have done away with the land line. I think I get a free land line with the cable but good luck calling that as we have no phone connected to it. In fact, we do not own a phone that would hook to a land line.

[California Travieso]

Originally Posted by 1928Mik

I'll remember that on the next warranty call. Aaron I've had that call also about the extra material. I told them if that's the case, they need to eat the material & fire the guy who figured the job for them. End of conversation.

Actually, I would tell them they screwed the guy they did the work for. They are either incompetent or crooks. I would tell them in either case, I don’t want to deal with them.

David Serrano

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by nkaminar

Sorry, I never answer calls that do not register as being in my contact list. If it is important they will leave a message and I can add that number to my contact list. Otherwise it goes on the blocked numbers list. I now only have my cell phone and have done away with the land line. I think I get a free land line with the cable but good luck calling that as we have no phone connected to it. In fact, we do not own a phone that would hook to a land line.

We went a different route. We got a land line number with the cable, so that's the number we give out to anyone we don't want to talk to (e.g., credit card companies, work "home" phone, banks, etc.). We turned off the ringer and have those roll over to the answering machine. About once a week we check the answering machine to make sure we haven't missed anything significant (maybe two or three times a year we miss something). By far the majority (maybe 5:1) are hangup calls that never go to the answering machine. I decided this was preferable to having all the unwanted calls coming to the cell.

We only give our cell phone numbers out to people or businesses we want to talk to. Unfortunately, we've had those numbers for about 20 years, so they've made their way into the aether and we each get a couple of bozo calls a day. I just don't answer anyone whose number I don't recognize.

I still remember when getting a phone call was an exciting thing and everything stopped and people got quiet while you answered it. I also remember party lines...

JayJay

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by JayJay

We went a different route. We got a land line number with the cable, so that's the number we give out to anyone we don't want to talk to (e.g., credit card companies, work "home" phone, banks, etc.). We turned off the ringer and have those roll over to the answering machine. About once a week we check the answering machine to make sure we haven't missed anything significant (maybe two or three times a year we miss something). By far the majority (maybe 5:1) are hangup calls that never go to the answering machine. I decided this was preferable to having all the unwanted calls coming to the cell.

We only give our cell phone numbers out to people or businesses we want to talk to. Unfortunately, we've had those numbers for about 20 years, so they've made their way into the aether and we each get a couple of bozo calls a day. I just don't answer anyone whose number I don't recognize.

I still remember when getting a phone call was an exciting thing and everything stopped and people got quiet while you answered it. I also remember party lines...

JayJay

Like, "What's a pretty girl like you doing in a place like this?"

[TerryO]

If it's a female you might ask "what are you wearing...They hang up real fast...
TOB

[Brian SATX]

Tom Mabe did a classic like he was a police officer at a murder scene. 3 minutes long and you will laugh for days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OgWcwgB50

[marty in Ohio]

Boy, oh boy. That you tube was classic. I hope I can remember that the next time I get one of these calls. My last one was from the utilities company who said they wanted to send me a refund. All I had to do was give them my account number. I told them to hold on the line while I get the last bill. He stayed on the line for 9 minutes before he hung up.
Marty

[jquinlan]

Originally Posted by TerryO

If it's a female you might ask "what are you wearing...They hang up real fast...
TOB

Now that got me laughing

[HD Rider]

I always reply with "I'M NOT SENDING ANY MORE NUDES!" then hang up.

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by brian satx

tom mabe did a classic like he was a police officer at a murder scene. 3 minutes long and you will laugh for days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ogwcwgb50

:d:d:d:d:d:d:d

[TerryO]

I got one of those "final chance" calls today and when they asked what make and model car I owned I said a 1931 Ford. He asked if I had a model that would qualify and I answered that is my only car and I really would like to buy their warranty but he hung up on me... Not much of a salesman...
TOB

[jquinlan]

This was one of the cartoons in our club's newsletter this month.

[Ayers1]

Lol, I asked them to cover my 51 Desoto. Started out with Desoto and she asked all kinds of questions. Finally told her 1951 and she hung up........

[Ted Duke]

I once went along with the caller from the "warranty" company. Tried to get coverage on the 1929 Ford, 1970 Karmann Ghia, 2001 Dakota and the 2011 T & C. He said, "don't you have anything newer?"
You can't hide from them. They aren't always calling YOUR number. The computer just dials numbers until you answer.
If you have no children or grandchildren wandering the world I guess you can NOT answer your phone, but the ANSWER is to pressure your US Representative to get it stopped. I'll guarantee you that if the PHONE company President were fined for every bogus call you received they would miraculously find an answer QUICK.

[dankurth]

I kept getting calls from a guy named Connor who said he was calling about my response to his employment website. I always hung up on him until I decided to play along. When he asked what type of job I was looking for I told him I wanted a job killing telemarketers. He hasn't called back.

[Model A Ron]

I love when they call for a warranty. I generally tell them I have an old Mercedes diesel with 500k and the engine is about to go so its a good thing you called. Even asked to talk to a supervisor once when they told me I could not be covered......sad part is they keep calling me lol

Ron

[Hitman]

You guys have more time than I do. I just don’t answer if I don’t recognize the number. That’s what voicemail I’d for.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Ted Duke

I once went along with the caller from the "warranty" company. Tried to get coverage on the 1929 Ford, 1970 Karmann Ghia, 2001 Dakota and the 2011 T & C. He said, "don't you have anything newer?"
You can't hide from them. They aren't always calling YOUR number. The computer just dials numbers until you answer.
If you have no children or grandchildren wandering the world I guess you can NOT answer your phone, but the ANSWER is to pressure your US Representative to get it stopped. I'll guarantee you that if the PHONE company President were fined for every bogus call you received they would miraculously find an answer QUICK.

We have a "Do not call" register. Once you register your number, it is illegal for telemarketers to ring. Yes, they are followed up and perpetrators fined. Silent numbers are automatically included so I figure it is worth the few extra $ to have a silent number for that reason alone. Pity it doesn't extend to mobile numbers.
It is very rare that I get a nuisance call.

[shew01]

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Originally Posted by Synchro909

We have a "Do not call" register. Once you register your number, it is illegal for telemarketers to ring. Yes, they are followed up and perpetrators fined. Silent numbers are automatically included so I figure it is worth the few extra $ to have a silent number for that reason alone. Pity it doesn't extend to mobile numbers.
It is very rare that I get a nuisance call.

Our “Do not Call” Register is a joke. I’ve been signed up for years, and I still get a ton of these worthless calls. :-(


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