Dragons Den

[axs]

Fair enough.

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html in case you wish to do so.

Are you on commission? I think that's the third time you've pimped their number out.

I did sign up though, cheers.

[yeo]

I get them every day as well,usually when ive fallen asleep on the sofa after a night shift.Not fucking happy.

[Bogus Dave]

that telephone screening idea was shit!

[jonny72]

that telephone screening idea was shit!

I can't believe the dragons were all knocking one off over it.

The bloke didn't have any patents that he mentioned and I doubt he could get any, it just seemed like a number of existing systems put in to one. Added to which he was paying £27 a unit for it and trying to charge nearly £100. That kind of thing shouldn't be costing any more than £10 (even that would be too much) and retailing a lot cheaper. Any company making phones could easily copy the idea and not have to pay them anything. Plus phone providers could do the same thing better for a fraction of the cost.

I don't have a problem with cold calling. I only use my landline for outgoing calls to 0800/0845 numbers, the ringer is switched off so I'll never answer it. I use my mobile for everything else, if I don't know the number I don't answer it.

I loved that mad bloke with the stutter though. Whilst they did a deal, I thought the dragons missed a trick - his chimney pot wind electricity generator was the star of the show for me. It was patented and I could easily see a bunch of them being put on every single new house that is built all over the world. A brilliant and simple idea.

[Batch]

Are you on commission? I think that's the third time you've pimped their number out.

I did sign up though, cheers.

Cold callers piss me off.
I do it for the love of the cause. One man making a stand, getting through one day a time. And if them pen pushers down at city hall don't like it they can take my badge.

Seriously though, given people are getting several calls a day it's worth repeating that something that takes 20 seconds to do can reduce the cold calls by (in my experience) 90%+.

[flammableBen]

Yeah the TPS thing works quite well. We used to get loads and now get fuck all. I give it the fB mark of approval. 4 Stars!

[Barry Scott]

Barry, if you press a number then they can start charging you for the call.

I'm not 100%, but i think they actually state that it's free, or something along those lines. I'm certainly not charged for them either way.

EDIT: RE:TPS FWIW, I won't bother getting listed against the tps database and what not, because answering the calls and costing them money makes me happier than not getting them. Different strokes...

[flammableBen]

Haha I missed the intro last week. It's a RECESSION, let's get the fuckers standing outside derelict industrial buildings looking mean and cut down the music to some picked out electric guitar. FUCK YEAH!

[flammableBen]

Was not expecting the drummers to get investment. Good for them.

[flammableBen]

daje or whatever he's called is fucking ace.

[Nemo]

Poker player

There is no way on earth Deborah will invest in this.

[flammableBen]

There is no way she ever fucking invests in anything.

I missed most the poker pitch going to have a fag. Surely he'd be better off setting up a poker school or something, maybe combining it with the corporate team building thing.

I might be on to something there.

[flammableBen]

My other idea is a motivational cd read by James Caan. He sounds so nice even when he's ripping into your ideas. Imagine if when you were feeling a bit down you could stick on a JC-CD and listen to him telling you how ace you are.

I'm applying now.

[Nemo]

What the hell is this women here for?

[flammableBen]

I see a bidding war coming on.