I had a similar experience back around '02:
This was back when it was Orange. I’m on my lunch break and my phone rings.
“I’m calling from Orange because your contract has expired and you can upgrade your phone.”
“You’re not calling from Orange.”
“Yes I am.”
“Orange don’t do outbound sales, how did you get this number?”
“They gave it to us.”
“No, they didn’t. Would you like to know how I know?”
“…”
“I work for Orange, in dealer support, and you’ve just called me on my staff phone. Orange don’t sell their customers’ phone numbers, much less their own, which means you’re using a random dialler. That’s explicitly prohibited in your employer’s dealer agreement.”
“Sorry to bother you…”
“I’m going to hang up now. After I do please go and tell your boss that they’ll be hearing from me tomorrow morning.”
And they did. Also, fuck Carphone Warehouse.
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jonbob loves you, Sun 8 Sep 2024, 19:21,
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