I smelled a con as soon as he blurted out that he was from PCA and had a "special deal on <muffled> limited to just 500 people".
I immediately turned the tables by peppering the moron with questions -
Q: What's PCA?
A: PCA Security alarm systems
Q: Where are you located?
A: Uh, I think it's Iron Mountain.
Q: Where's Iron Mountain?
A: Uh, I think it's in Michigan.
Q; You THINK? Don't you know where you're calling from? What's the phone number there?
A: Uh, I'm new and don't know that.
Q: You're trying to sell something but you can't tell me how to call the company?
A: Well, I don't have that kind of information.
Q: Do you know you're calling a Do Not Call Registry number?
A: Uh, I don't know anything about Do Not Call numbers.
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Figured I'd add my 2-cents here since the caller didn't leave a number.
I have received several calls from them today. Never leave a message. The one time I spoke with a person on the other end of the line named Josh Franke(?) He wanted to speak with the owner. When I asked the reason for the call, since I would normally speak with the SEC, caller became a little beligerent. Great sales technique.
I smelled a con as soon as he blurted out that he was from PCA and had a "special deal on <muffled> limited to just 500 people".
I immediately turned the tables by peppering the moron with questions -
Q: What's PCA?
A: PCA Security alarm systems
Q: Where are you located?
A: Uh, I think it's Iron Mountain.
Q: Where's Iron Mountain?
A: Uh, I think it's in Michigan.
Q; You THINK? Don't you know where you're calling from? What's the phone number there?
A: Uh, I'm new and don't know that.
Q: You're trying to sell something but you can't tell me how to call the company?
A: Well, I don't have that kind of information.
Q: Do you know you're calling a Do Not Call Registry number?
A: Uh, I don't know anything about Do Not Call numbers.
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Figured I'd add my 2-cents here since the caller didn't leave a number.
pca stands for the company name, which, if you had listened, i'm sure you would have heard.
our corporate offices are located in houghton michigan, with call centers ''peppered'' ( i'm smart enough to use off beat sarcastic metaphors, too) throughout the state area.
our callers aren't allowed to release the company numbers because there are hundreds of diffferent numbers you could call and not find the one person you are looking for.
and lastly, the do not call list is for residential homes only, so maybe you should pay attention to what you're subscribing to and paying for, so you can speak in an educated way and sound like you DO know what you're talking about. please refer to my colleauge tom's post to learn the proper etiquette on how to treat people like human beings, ya know, that are trying to share the planet with you and make a living too, all that stuff, ya know? or maybe you're just a rich kid with too much time on your hands and too much of mommy and daddy's money so you just put pointless posts like this up....either way, live and let live.
The complaint that I have about your company is that in a span of 2 1/2 hours I was called 3 times. If you really want to sell your product tell your marketers to be upfront with the people they are calling. Even though I am not the owner of this company I do have the authority to purchase items that are business related. Each time you call using your current technique you end up aggrivating a company who might otherwise consider being your customer.