On Thu, 19 Apr 2007, David Harley wrote: > > "Oh, it's not a sales call," she said - I hadn't suggested > > that it was, at that point. But she was keen to get on with > > her script. "It's an administrative call. Your account says > > you don't want sales calls, but that means you're missing > > lots of great offers, and I'm calling to get you to change > > that." So we chatted a bit more, and hung up. > > I got one of those. (I don't bank with Barclays though, so I didn't think > about talking to them about it.) She went straight to the point, we didn't > discuss card details, I declined. In fact, I was mildly amused at the cheek > of it. But I agree that the implications are more than uncomfortable. Some marketroid came up with this idea. Someone fairly senior must have approved it - I'd quite like to identify that senior person, and have a chat with them about their double glazing requirements.
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