We've created a nuisance caller

@JudyEv (340216)
Rockingham, Australia
October 28, 2017 3:44am CST
Don't expect a post about kangaroos please. The photo has nothing to do with the text. We’ve just had a phone call from a person offering some scheme to block nuisance calls. Vince took the call and, when told what it was about, said he didn’t get nuisance calls. The caller was surprised at this but Vince said ‘I don’t get nuisance calls. You’re the only one’. The guy replied: I am not a nuisance caller. I can help you avoid nuisance calls. I can block them for you. Vince suggested that perhaps he could block himself. This seems to have upset the caller who is now saying he will call every day. I do sometimes feel sorry for these people who are only trying to earn a living but at the same time it was pretty funny.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 17
I agree that it's pretty funny.. Love the photo.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
Sometimes you can be very lucky with a photo. We haven't been able to do it twice!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv The more I look at it the more I like it.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
28 Oct 17
We can block a caller, I hope Vince can do the same and get rid of this rude guy.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv If they really annoy you, inform the police, they can see who are the callers and take care of the matter.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
We did that once. We must do it again. However they keep changing numbers.
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
28 Oct 17
That's really strange. I am surely blocked him.lol
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
It will be interesting to see if he rings up every day! That will take the smile of Vince's face!
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv I think he will.lol
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
28 Oct 17
Oh my.... that conversation did not go well. However are you going to block the one who is supposed to provide the blocking?
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
I doubt he'll call again. And I might try to find out how to block these calls. I thought we were on some sort of scheme but perhaps it's time to investigate again.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Oct 17
I have a private phone number at home and I get kids when they on vacation or whatever picking a number and then calling and hanging up and get wrong numbers too. I am sure he wanted lots of money to do that or he was a scam person. Good for Vince. So, does this guy call all the time and how does Vince handle him?
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
@Hannihar I can understand him being upset. It would be a rotten job.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
I doubt he'll carry out his threat. He didn't ring today.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv Maybe Judy he is taking you off guard and waiting awhile before he calls or maybe he was just hot air blowing off steam. I hope he doesn't call you again.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Oct 17
Telemarketers? Right?
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
Yes, trying to scam us. There is always a new scheme being offered.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
@JustBhem I'm sure it isn't a pleasant job.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv Yeah, and I was once a Telemarketer and to all honestly, I really don't like it. That is why I left after a day. Lol.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
29 Oct 17
Vince ain't having any of what that caller is selling. Funny and sad at the same time. It is hard to earn decent money these days.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@JudyEv yeah, that's what I do as well. If they become annoyingly persistent, that's when show some attitude.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
That's true so normally I try to be polite but I still hang up after 'no thanks'.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Oct 17
this had me laughing...I love vince's response.... I hope the guy does not make a nuisance of himself...
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
He didn't ring back yesterday. Hopefully he has better things to do.
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@xFiacre (13035)
• Ireland
28 Oct 17
@judyev The caller probably hates his job with a vengeance, but we can sometimes have fun with them.
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@xFiacre (13035)
• Ireland
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv I get a lot from people wanting to help me claim compensation for being injured in accidents and I play along and tell them all about my accident and when they start writing down my details and ask for the date of the accident I give them a date in the future and it takes a while for them to catch on and they get cross. I have a lot of fun with such people.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
@xFiacre I'm sure they do get cross! Someone we know passes them over to their three-year-old for a chat.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
That could be true but you do get sick of them.
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• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
I am not always polite to those callers either on my cell phone.
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• Eugene, Oregon
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv I feel that they are rude and I feel no need to be polite.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
You get so sick of them and they ring at meal-times or bring you running from the other end of the house. I don't really like making fun of them but I had to laugh at this one.
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• Otis Orchards, Washington
28 Oct 17
So has the guy been calling every day? Do you think he was legit or some kind of scam? Many times I just hang up.
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• Otis Orchards, Washington
29 Oct 17
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
He only rang yesterday. I can't see him calling every day. He'd have better things to do. And it's just a scam. Wants us to pay for something we can't deliver.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Oct 17
I like telling them hang on a minute I have to answer the door and just laying the phone down. In a half hour or so I go back and hang it up. But what you hubby did is priceless.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
I've done that and, if they decide they don't want to talk to you, they just hang up with a goodbye or by your leave or anything so often they are just as rude.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Oct 17
@JudyEv they sure can be, I don't want what you are selling and if I did I would call you.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Oct 17
Telemarketing calls offering a way to stop telemarketing calls. Now I've heard it all!
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
They are always coming up with something new, aren't they?
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@YrNemo (20255)
28 Oct 17
Can the police stop that guy for you if he is really going to call you every day? (You must know his number first I guess?)
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
I can't see him ringing every day. It would be a waste of time for him. We don't know his number - at least I don't think we do. The number comes up on a little screen at the top of the phone and if it starts with 03 or 02 we usually don't answer it. If it is important the person will leave a message.
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@YrNemo (20255)
29 Oct 17
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• United States
28 Oct 17
That is really funny. We have a no call list that we can be added to. Once on the list they can't call your number.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
We can do that too. I'm not sure if we're still on it or what. Perhaps I'll look into it one day.
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• United States
29 Oct 17
Kudos to your Vince. As for the caller, he does not get the privilege of defining what a nuisance call may be. My guess is he was most likely a scammer.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
He would want money for sure but I don't see how he could stop scammers and we don't get that many anyway. Not enough to want to pay someone to stop them.
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@snowy22315 (180813)
• United States
28 Oct 17
lol..I keep getting one offering to help me pay off my student loans. I haven't had any since the 80's! They were paid years ago!
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
The people are always coming up with new schemes. They must catch some or they wouldn't keep trying.
@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Oct 17
I get way too many nuisance , scam calls. I don't answer.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
That's probably the best way of dealing with them. 'Real' people can always leave a message.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 17
That's so funny. A nuisance caller calling about nuisance calls.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
It's a new slant isn't it?
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@Kandae11 (55035)
28 Oct 17
For some persistence pays off while others only succeed in being an annoyance to the hoped for buyer.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 17
Some must go along with them or they wouldn't keep doing it.
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