A step too far or normal protocal??

[Mej]

i have no patience for cold callers, normally becasue i get about 3-5 a day.

thats guy sounds weird, i wouldnt take no food of him, who knows whats in there.

Cold callers can f right off. Especially ones that don't speak English! Do you really think anyone is going to do business with you if you've got (not being racialist, bruv) Sanjay calling up asking 'have you got a broadband?'

I had a cold call from a guy trying to sell IT courses that would help me get a job. I was really not convinced but the guy was persistant and eventually outright asked for my switch card number! *click*

TBH I think the OP's guy is being a bit overfamiliar. I don't really care for sales staff: I used to work in an office full of them (I wasn't one, I was admin) and they just sit at their desk all day talking like tw*ts to customers and being all smug and cocky... and then come off the phone and talk like tw*ts to everyone else and are all smug and cocky! Oh yes, I sold 50 motherboards, that'll pay my payments on my new BMW, and I'm only 22. GET ME! Now let's go out to the pub so we can talk more about how great I am, you MUPPET!

*grinds teeth*

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Id arrange a meet and get Phil to turn up and punch his lights out.Next time he would be much more polite and show some respect.

your knuckles seem to be dragging on the floor there fella, careful.

Kate, he's a pillock, dont waste your time thinking about people like him. next time he calls, which of course he will just to make usure you got the chocolate, be short and curt with him and he'll get the message.

anybody who's worth their salt in sales will try any technique to get a sale, beit smarmy, flirty, over chummy best mate style, anyway they think they can. you don't have to tell him to back off nor tell his supervisor via your supervisor (you can bet a pound to a penny his supervisor is aware of what he's doing and wouldnt even speak to him about it), for every ten of you who dislike it there will be one or two ladies who enjoy the banter.

in summary, when he rings you are busy!

Originally Posted by CoolGirl

sounds at least over familair, at worst completely inapproprite to me. I'd get your boss to ring his boss.

(btw, I'd have thought someone in your line of business knew what stationary means)

I got it Debs.

Theres a lot of people out there desperatley looking for new leads in business at the moment.

I get quite a few agencies calling me, offering me "Great rates" and some drop by the site with a bag of goodies (biscuits, chocolate, stationary etc).

Some of them come across as over friendly, trying to be your best mate just to get in with you.

If you sound approachable and friendly on the phone (which I'm guessing you do), then he may (probably) got the wrong idea about you.

Take the goodies, turn down the dinner and tell him your partner likes to pull the limbs off people that get overly friendly with you

[keith_d]

If the prices are that good, they shouldn't need Mr Sleaseball to try and push you into ordering with them.

Sounds like he's trying to use your feeling of obligation to pressure you into ordering with them. He probably deals with a lot of young administrators who can be manipulated that way, but it's guaranteed to pi** me off when people try tactics like that.

If he calls again you could ask if he's got a motorbike. If so, suggest he might like a ride with your boyfriend and his mates...

Keith.

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by plowsie

That's overly flirty banter for a stationary salesperson. We used to have one that would call me babe all the time 'you haven't seen me' was always my reply.

"Ere love, I'm a right munter"

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

"Ere love, I'm a right munter"

Don't be so hard on yourself Paul

[Paul the 6th]

honestly it works bob the other one is to make a joke about personal problems and then go on a massive rant about everything which is wrong in your life... Turn it into a bit of a free counselling session.

"You'd like to know how much I'm paying for broadband? My ex always used to ask me about that.... then we broke up and she left and took everything and now I have nothing and I hate everything because I have nothing bleh bleh etc"

tends to freak 'em right out

I'm no good at telling people to F off! But for him, I will give it a go!