Beware A Mr Schesiter Bearing Free Holidays

Last night I had some fun with a Mr Scheister. The guy rang at a bad time and he got my name wrong. So he got it big time.

Mr Schesiter:
'Hello can I speak to Mr Tinferley.'

Mr Tinferley:
'Yes something like that….Speaking.'

Mr Scheister (Excitable manner, rising in pitch and loudness as the sales pitch reaches a crescendo)

'I'm calling from blah, blah, blah and I ‘m pleased to let you know that you've have been randomly selected from our database of the entire Greater Manchester area to be entered into a draw to win an all expenses holiday for up to 4 people in the resort of your choice, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah……………………………………….all you have to do is telephone this number blah, blah, blah, blah.'

Mr Tinferley: (Excited beyond belief and shouting loudly down the telephone)

'YES! WOW! GET IN THERE! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Michelle we've won a holiday, YES, YES, YES. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!'

Mr Scheister:
'Erm ….….I'm sorry you've not won the holiday yet.'

Mr Tinferley: (Excited beyond belief and shouting loudly down the telephone)
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Holiday - WOW! It's my luck day, I can't believe it!'

Mr Scheister:
'Erm …., You've not yet won the holiday. You have been selected to enter a draw to win a holiday.'

Mr Tinferley: (Solemnly)
'What? I've not won the holiday.'

Mr Scheister:
'No you have been selected to enter a draw to win a holiday.'

Mr Tinferley: (Dejectedly)
'Michelle we've not won a holiday. I can't believe it. But I thought…but you said. We've not won the holiday then?'

Mr Scheister:
'No I'm sorry.'

Mr Tinferley: (Angrily and shouting loudly down the telephone)
'Well you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna go out and throw myself under a bus. And do you know what it'll be all your fault. What do you think about……………..'

Mr Scheister:
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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My god it was fun and very therapeutic. I recommend you try it at the next opportunity - and you know they'll be one.

Regards,
Simon

Telephone Preference Service blocks them.

And any that ignore the listing get blocked by the 'witheld number barr' that we have.

The phone is quite quiet these days.

Well with 3 girls and all of their friends it is 'relatively' quiet.

Shame, because it looks like I am missing a possibility of free therapy and stress relief !!

The Telephone Preference Service is definitely worth registering with www.tpsonline.org.uk

After about six weeks those calls just stop.

Before 6 weeks the conversation goes like this:

Mr Schesiter:
Hello, can I speak to Mr Yorkshower.

Me:
Speaking

Mr Schesiter:
I'm just calling from........

Me:
Excuse me. I'm registered with the TPS. How did you get my number?

Mr Scheister:
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I think they'll be blocking me before too long. Seriously though I have noticed a big increase in these types of calls recently. In the last month or so I've had cold calls for loans, accident claims, holidays and the old chestnut...double glazing.

Regards,
Simon