How to deal with Insurance Sales People
*(ISP aka Insurance Sales People)
Scenario 1
ISP: Hello misling, you are one of our selected people bla, bla, bla, credit card user. Bla, bla, bla. We have a insurance fit bla, bla, bla. With only RM3.50 per week, bla,, bla, bla, it cover terrorist attack, accidents, nature disasters, bla bla.
Tulan: Sorry not interested.
ISP: Why? It is a good plan.
Tulan: I already had a insurance plan.
ISP: Well, does your plan cover terrorist attack?
Tulan: I don’t think I’m that sui!
ISP: Ok. Thank you. (*toot)
Scenario 2
ISP: Yadda, yadda, yadda…..
Tulan: I was about to sell you insurance plan also leh.
ISP: errr… why?
Tulan: I am also a insurance agent leh.
ISP: Oh, really ah. What company you are attached to?
ISP: yadda, yadda, yadda…
See, as easy as that. Scenario one just happened few minutes ago and I am tulan cos she just hung up the phone. Come on. You are a sales person. Haven’t you got any sales training before dealing with asshole like us? A real good sales person could actually talk you down on that. Probably she knows that I’m going to go on and on arguing with her and doesn’t want to waste her time on me.
JC said,
May 25, 2006 @ 12:43 pm
Scenario 3
ISP: Hello Mr. JC. You have been selected….
JC: What the F you want?
ISP: err… err.. *toot* *toot* (hangs up)
Works everytime… 😉
Allan said,
May 25, 2006 @ 2:58 pm
Hahahah the 1.2 3 scenario is funny…
But i don’t often saw those ISP people come asking me,i but do have trouble with some “ang mo lang”
Ang mo lang:Hi nice to meet you?Whats your name?
Mr tulan:Hi ! i am allan
Ang mo lang:hi allan,i am from england blah blah,here’s my name card,i hope you can come to our church to join us in the weekend..
Mr tulan: sorry i am really late for my class.If you are blocking my way i am going to introduce you to visit some temple..
Ang mo lang:thank,hope to see you soon…
Mr tulan:(hope this is the last time i ever see you)adios ….
Hijackqueen said,
May 25, 2006 @ 3:08 pm
Wow guys! Noted! Noted! Anymore to come???
athena said,
May 25, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
how about ?
ISP: Hi, I’m ISP. Can I introduce you to our….
haha just slam it la!
Jessie says: Cannot. Later they thought the line disconnected and will call you back again. How?
oddfather said,
May 25, 2006 @ 7:42 pm
ISP: Halo, is this Mr. Oddfather??
Who want to know??
I am so and so from …….. insurance.
Not interested and politely press the the red button. 🙂
Jessie says:Â No fun! *sticking out tongue*
daboss said,
May 26, 2006 @ 10:58 am
hehe… i like the “Tulan: I don’t think I’m that sui!” part…
Selena said,
May 27, 2006 @ 3:00 am
we don’t have any ISP ring us (normally comes in the post …..from the bank!!!) but we got a lot of calls about winning free holiday or timeshare (then have to pay maintenance charge la, taxes la, handling fee la, pocket money for telephonist’s children la, picking nose allowance la, lalalalala etc.), buy double glazing or PVC cladding and fascia for your lovely home, madam.
normally capt caveman will say, “sorry not interested” and hang up. i will normally say, “who are you? what you want? why you ring me at home? i am not free to talk to you, i am having dinner now. what colour underwear you wear today? sorry i can’t understand you because i don’t speak ingrish. give me your home phone number and i will ring you back. what time do you normally have your dinner? i will ring you during your dinner.” etc etc etc. basically to waste their time by saying something that is not on their script, when i have absolutely no intention whatsoever of buying anything but just to see how much i can annoy them.
now we have signed up to Telephone Preference Services, which blocks all unsolicited telesales calls.
no fun anymore 🙁 LOL
Jack said,
May 28, 2006 @ 4:43 am
My favorite, fun way to deal with all phone solicitors follows;
ps – Hello, I’m — from —- just calling to ask you…
me – Before we continue, I just need your full name, your credit card number and expiration date, please.
ps – I’m sorry, what?
me – Before we continue, I just need your full name, your credit card number and expiration date, please. I’m a consultant, and work by phone only, and I charge $120 an hour, with a one hour minimum.
ps – Uh, but I’m not calling to consult with you, I just…
me – I’m sorry, but unless you give me your credit card information so that I can charge you the one hour rate of $120 now, I’ll have to ask you to not continue. If you or anyone from your company wants to consult with me about any topic, don’t call back unless you’re prepared to pay my consultation fee. Now would you like to give me your credit card info, so we can continue?
Usually a quick hang up from them is the result, and I almost never get a repeat call from the same number. Effective and fun, but so far no one has ever agreed to pay the fee. Too bad. HA!
Timeshare Sales said,
November 17, 2006 @ 7:24 pm
Dave
Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future