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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pete on October 27, 2012, 03:08:50 PM

Title: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Pete on October 27, 2012, 03:08:50 PM

I'm loving this...  :))

"Richard Herman, 53, was so upset with firms phoning him up and trying to sell him goods and services he decided to charge them for the time they took out of his day.

He recorded the calls and then sent an invoice charging £10 for every minute he spent on the phone.

When they refused to pay up he sued them at the small claims court and won."

Hat tip to Stuart

http://ow.ly/eOzPj (http://ow.ly/eOzPj)

Title: Re: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Fly on October 27, 2012, 05:18:06 PM

Apparently it could lead to thousands of other people pursuing similar claims.
What goes around comes around  ;D

Title: Re: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Pete on October 27, 2012, 05:21:51 PM

>> Apparently it could lead to thousands of other people pursuing similar claims.

I hope it does - I get two or three a day!

Title: Re: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Alsatian on October 27, 2012, 06:05:04 PM

Quote from: Pete on October 27, 2012, 05:21:51 PM

I get two or three a day!

Only two or three!  :)

Title: Re: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Slacker on October 27, 2012, 08:15:36 PM

Oops, hadn't noticed there was a new thread. Posted link to his website on original one.

Title: Re: Cold caller firm pays out for wasting businessman's time
Post by: Stuart on October 28, 2012, 12:30:38 AM

How long before firms ring up on spec, offering to help us sue the pants off firms who do cold-calling?