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Whinge of the week

Jun 28 2009 Sunday Sun

COLD calling. The person on the other end always utters the same words. “Is that Miss Tomson? How are you today?”

I wonder how long it took them to learn that script? And then they ask to go through your security details.

Why the heck am I going to disclose private information when they haven’t disclosed the reason for their phone call.

Last week my bank rang to try to flog me a new credit card. I’m fed up of wasting my saliva with them. Next time, I’m simply hanging up.

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