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If you put me on hold to take another phone call, I will hang up on you. The other party can call you back. If our conversation is not important enough to you then lets end it.

How do you handle the situation?
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Lon;1184622 wrote: If you put me on hold to take another phone call, I will hang up on you. The other party can call you back. If our conversation is not important enough to you then lets end it.

How do you handle the situation?




You did this thread Lon. It was about 2 1/2 yrs ago.

You really need to find a stress reliever like carving coconuts into little Star Trek figures and selling them at the flea market or try stealing your neighbors pink lawn flamingo and leaving a ransom note.

You'll be giggling all night.
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Nomad;1184625 wrote: You did this thread Lon. It was about 2 1/2 yrs ago.

You really need to find a stress reliever like carving coconuts into little Star Trek figures and selling them at the flea market or try stealing your neighbors pink lawn flamingo and leaving a ransom note.

You'll be giggling all night.


2 1/2 years ago? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast today:wah:,

besides, we have new players.:guitarist
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Lon;1184633 wrote: 2 1/2 years ago? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast today:wah:,

besides, we have new players.:guitarist


sorry lon i'm posting on another forum can you wait a second :sneaky::sneaky:
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Lon;1184622 wrote: How do you handle the situation?


You are right, it is *frightfully* rude.
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My pet hate is someone phones you when your busy, but your polite and talk to them. Then while on the phone to you, they turn round and start talking to some-one else in their room........ I hang up.
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Lon;1184622 wrote: If you put me on hold to take another phone call, I will hang up on you. The other party can call you back. If our conversation is not important enough to you then lets end it.

How do you handle the situation?


I ignore the call waiting as will go straight to the answering machine. I do the same thing Lon.
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I hate the---"This is not a sales call,it is a survey." A survey of what--how many people want to buy your product??? But I do the same thing, put me on hold and I will hang up and go..........
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FUBAR;1184724 wrote: I hate the---"This is not a sales call,it is a survey." A survey of what--how many people want to buy your product??? But I do the same thing, put me on hold and I will hang up and go.......... When i get them, I pretend I'm Polish and don't understand them..... try it...... it's hilarious :yh_rotfl
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oscar;1184744 wrote: When i get them, I pretend I'm Polish and don't understand them..... try it...... it's hilarious :yh_rotfl


My daughter does that to 1-800 #'s. It's hilarious.:yh_rotfl
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I quite frankly hate the phone and all it's frills, there should be the phone and the answering maching. You phone me if you miss me you leave me a message. If phone is busy so what leave a message. If you know I am home and avoiding you so what leave a message. If you need me urgently leave an urgent message. In the end I will eventually listen to my messages and call you back. Oh but wait... I do love text messages brief and to the point whoo hooo :wah:
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In business sometimes there is no choice but to put people on hold.
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YZGI;1184763 wrote: In business sometimes there is no choice but to put people on hold.


no that is the click zzzzzzzzzzzz option ahahahaha:yh_rotfl

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minks;1184758 wrote: I quite frankly hate the phone and all it's frills, there should be the phone and the answering maching. You phone me if you miss me you leave me a message. If phone is busy so what leave a message. If you know I am home and avoiding you so what leave a message. If you need me urgently leave an urgent message. In the end I will eventually listen to my messages and call you back. Oh but wait... I do love text messages brief and to the point whoo hooo :wah:


I always say "if it's that important, they'll call back":wah:
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oscar;1184678 wrote: My pet hate is someone phones you when your busy, but your polite and talk to them. Then while on the phone to you, they turn round and start talking to some-one else in their room........ I hang up.


I am not that polite. If they call me when I am busy I jsut don't answer the phone and let the recorder do it's work.
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Lon;1184771 wrote: I am not that polite. If they call me when I am busy I jsut don't answer the phone and let the recorder do it's work.


Yup, I do the same thing. See who it is...well if it's school or hubs I answer. But then again I have a teen daughter...can't find the phone half the time anyways.:wah:
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yzgi;1184763 wrote: in business sometimes there is no choice but to put people on hold.




bastard !
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Nomad;1184816 wrote: bastard !
I get that a lot.
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My pet hate is these automated marketing calls. It's irritating enough being called by a person. If I have time I get myself put through put the phone down on the desk so they can't disconnect and leave them hanging. Petty but at least it runs up their phone bill.
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gmc;1184879 wrote: My pet hate is these automated marketing calls. It's irritating enough being called by a person. If I have time I get myself put through put the phone down on the desk so they can't disconnect and leave them hanging. Petty but at least it runs up their phone bill.


I've done that also before especially if you have to go to the bathroom:wah:
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oscar;1184744 wrote: When i get them, I pretend I'm Polish and don't understand them..... try it...... it's hilarious :yh_rotfl


My daughter did this once only speaking Spanish. Unfortunately, the insuranceman called back and started speaking Spanish. I couldn't stop laughing. :yh_rotfl
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Nomad;1184625 wrote: You did this thread Lon. It was about 2 1/2 yrs ago.

You really need to find a stress reliever like carving coconuts into little Star Trek figures and selling them at the flea market or try stealing your neighbors pink lawn flamingo and leaving a ransom note.

You'll be giggling all night.


:wah: And here's that other thread Lon posted.

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/gener ... hines.html
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