Leave me alone.
Someone should do something about all those phone databases going out to some telemarketing firm 'representing a bank' with quotas to sell some stupid 'special' package to people who don't need them or want them.
All true accounts, all true companies.
Last week, for example, I was in the midst of a meeting with an agency consultant, when my phone rang.
'Hello can I speak to Khoo Choo Ki please?'
'Speaking, who is this?'
'Oh I'm calling from EON BANK, we are very pleased to offer you a platinum card.'
'Ok it's a wrong time to call, I'm busy now.'
*slams phone*
WTF? You want my business and you can't be bothered to be polite. the fuck?
Then on Saturday I was napping (preggie mommies like to nap) when this idiotic aunty called me from this beauty salon called Praise Salon (there's a branch at Sunway).
'Hello is this Ms Khoo?'
*Groggily* 'Yah who is this?'
'Hello, this is Praise Salon, we have bla bla bla… bla bla bla.. many many branches, we want to offer you, this special package RM 600 normal price, now only RM99 only, very good one…'
'Hah? How you got my number?'
'My boss gave me a database.'
'I can't take up packages now, no massages, I'm pregnant.'
'RM99 only you can give to a friend.'
'I AM SORRY I AM NOT INTERESTED.'
'Why not?'
'Because I am sleeping now and you are calling at the wrong time.'
'I call you later can?'
OMG damn persistent right?
On Monday I think, I got this call from Citibank, Arab Malaysian Finance or Allianz (can't remember, it should be either of them), and the conversation was pretty annoying as well.
'Hello, is this Claire Khoo!'
'Yes…'
'Hi, I'm calling from (insert bank, I can't remember). I would like to offer you the opportunity to do a balance transfer..'
'Errr… I'm not free right now, busy.'
'That's okay, let me explain to you what a balance transfer is…'
*you ni bodoh ke ape?* 'I said I'm not free, can you try another person?'
'It's okay, my explanation is very short, at our bank, our balance transfer…'
'EXCUSE ME, I am not interested in balance transfers, and I JUST SAID THAT I AM NOT FREE, do you know that it is 3 pm and I have to work?'
Had to scream.
So in all, I have been harassed by several companies, listed as follows:
Citibank (they do it damn alot, on average I get 2 calls from Citibank each month, HSBC, Maybank, Arab Malaysian Finance, EON Bank (with their stupid platinum card thingy), Praise Salon, TRUE FITNESS, CELEBRITY FITNESS, FITNESS FIRST… and this thing called a Bank Agency, whatever that is.
See just now, I was in the midst of writing this MAJOR piece of proposal when some idiot called me in a chirpy voice.
'Hello, I am calling from a bank agency!'
Wtf is a bank agency? 'Errr, what is a bank agency?'
'Oh we are the agency for a bank.'
Like duh.
'Ok who are you representing?'
'Oh I am representing four banks!'
… 'Are you trying to sell me something?'
'YesSSS How did you know?'
*OMG* – this was where i slammed the phone.
Damn these banks and their whatever 'fantastic' crap. Are you fucking kidding me about 'fantastic' customer service? Just do away with your random call spamming please.
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Eh why you got so many people call you ah?
You sign up for a lot of random/free stuff issit? Those fellas are the ones who usually sell your contact details.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 am
ROTF!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 am
… ‘Are you trying to sell me something?’
‘YesSSS How did you know?’
this is too funny. AHAHHAHA
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 am
I think should not be Arab Malaysian Finance…they intro themselves as AmFinance.And the other day, I saw a friend who I know earns much less than the required amount for a gold parade around with a platinum card with 4000 credit limit. This dilution takes out any branding value a platinum or gold card has anymore.Whats the difference??
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Citibank drove me nuts first half of the year.
When i applied for the Shell card, got rejected. then when it was busy period at work, they keep calling me to offer like 3 times a day, 3 times a week. told them to just leave me alone. so efficient that they actually called me three months later to follow up by another person. and after a few more persistant calls, very annoyed, i just told them that I’ll call when i see a need for the card and dont need to keep calling me. “Thank you” *slams phone*. rude of them, but they havent bothered me since then. (i bet they probably put a note: not potential customer)
one time i received a call from a fitness centre. usually it’s the case of own member who gave recommendation. it’s definitely not a policy to reveal their customers’ name. “oh, it was our customer named (name+surname)”
if only there was an electrocution reverse button…
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
hahaha their audacity and stupidity sometimes.
the other annoying thing, is the sms-es i get from some china line for some lucky draw/competition, as if i can read chinese. then the ah long msges, offering loans. are they selling our numbers or what?!
September 4th, 2009 at 1:52 am
Wow… mommy, take it easy. Keep all that frustrations in check and keep it in a box somewhere.. then after the baby comes, blast away while she’s in another room. Hehehe…
But, I gotta agree, these people have some kind of wierd way of honing in to make their calls at the most inconvenient of times and then being relentless after that…
September 4th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Hahaha!
I also get loads of those calls. Usually I would just say the person is not in. But I found out that saying “I’m halfway cooking and the stove is still on” is the most effective in ending calls fast.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:22 am
be careful on spam calls…especially from banks asking for your personal data…
September 7th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm0WMmZGp80
I think you’ll enjoy the above 2 pranks
September 21st, 2009 at 3:12 am
ja nice work: D
October 7th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Khoo:
“Oh I’m calling from EON BANK, we are very pleased to offer you a platinum card.”
Innersensse:
be careful on spam calls…especially from banks asking for your personal data…
i’ve receive this phone call too..
still unsure whether it’s a fake call.
but i really did registered tho.. still no respond from the bank yet >.<" try called eonbank to check out, but it says no application status available.
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