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  1. 29th March 2015, 07:52 PM #1
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    I hate telemarketing

    A few weeks ago, a company called to sell me some fertiliser for the garden. I've bought from them before. It's great stuff. I've used it to recover poor patches of lawn.

    "No thankyou." I said.
    "But if you buy eight bags, you get a ninth bag free." the telemarketer said.
    "I can't afford to." I replied.


    Last week, two bags appeared in the front drive. "That's nice." i thought. "They're giving me a couple of complementary bags." I was about to move them when I saw the invoice.

    It has finally occurred to me what happened. Can you guess?
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  2. 29th March 2015, 07:59 PM #2
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    haha.


    what bags? you never got delivery of any bags...
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  3. 29th March 2015, 07:59 PM #3
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    So did they think you said can afford 2 so they have sent you them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares View Post
    So did they think you said can afford 2 so they have sent you them.
    The only explanation I can think of.

    I remember hearing Bill Gates some time ago giving a talk on how difficult it was for speech recognition software to get it right all the time. Even the phrase "recognise speech" kept on being interpreted as "wreck a nice beach".
    It seems telemarketers have similar issues.
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    What 2 bags????
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    Could be a marketing strategy - just send some out and you'll pay the invoice because it's less hassle than organizing to send them back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by loneranger View Post
    Could be a marketing strategy - just send some out and you'll pay the invoice because it's less hassle than organizing to send them back.
    Obviously they do not know Mickey Marsh.
    I'll be getting a couple of bags for free because they can't be bothered picking it up.

    I'll just stack it with the eight others. Really, their stuff is so good I've only used one bag in two years.
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    Would it improve my lawn Mick???? I only have a small lawn but its a loved lawn

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    They would have to have proof of delivery that you received them, if you didn't sign any paperwork on receipt then they can whistle dixie as delivery didn't take place
    Surprised they sent goods without payment taken first

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    Andy, is that Astroturf?

    This


    was once like this


    Of course, it would help if we had some rain.
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