Cold Callers List of Names - Don't Give Them Business!

[Dan]

If you get a call from cold callers and you want to warn others about the name of their company then list them here!

Checkout the other cold callers list at the tile network.

First one

CUSTOMER STREET - claim they can get you business and charge a shed load for it! Don't sign-up! Checkout some of the forum members' comments about Customer Street.

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER WITH TPS, YOUR FAX NUMBER WITH FPS AND YOUR ADDRESS WITH MPS!

And then when you get a phone call - tell them you're with TPS. They can face a heavy fine for calling you if you're registred with TPS.

 

[Varley]

TNTR 'The National Trade Register'

 

[Fekin]

The tilers register.

When I said so I'd be paying to be on a register they said "we're not a register", go figure ?

 

[howard]

business internet directory

 

[ChaseTiling]

rated tradesman.com

Look Local

Any of these franchised booklet schemes that apparantly target communities and towns.

Utter Crap.

 

[Yorkie]

checkatrade

 

[howard]

Just Had Customer Street On The Phone They Started Off By Saying They Were Bathroom Fitters Looking For A Tiler In The Manchester Area It Soon Became Clear They Were Not I Find There Tatics Very Underhand Stay Well Clear

 

[felix]

rated tradesman.com

Look Local

Any of these franchised booklet schemes that apparantly target communities and towns.

Utter Crap.

I actually found rated tradesmen to be very good when I was just starting out. Maybe I was lucky with the area I was in but there was plenty of work and not many people responding to do the estimates.

I had a free trial with them and I certainly made alot more than I shelled out. I don't use them anymore and I accept that I may have just got lucky

 

[daj5451]

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business internet directory.Charities(lot`s of):mad2:

 

[Dan]

McMillan-Scott Publishing trading as something or other... posing as publishers for local councils' planning booklets (those things you get through when you apply for planning permission) trying to push ads "only you in your area".

 

[grumpygrouter]

business internet directory

Be very careful how you speak/contact these people, any sort of communication results in an invoice arriving for services - followed by all sorts of legal threats for non-payment. If contacted by them, usually with a letter asking to "verify" the details they already have, throw it in the bin and completely ignore any further communication.

I have had dealings with them before. I contacted trading standards but unfortunately there is no legislation in this country to control business to business "marketing" of this nature.

 

[Dan]

I'm opening this thread again - please add cold callers names to the list. And please don't sign up when promised things from such people.

 

[DHTiling]

These are the latest ones.....

1.. directory for the police force.....

2. directory for the ambulance service...

3. directory for doctors and nurses...

4. directory for schools...

all are cold calling scams...DO NOT GIVE THEN TIME OF DAY......

 

[thechef]

I am being called by Thompson...what do you guys think, is it worth £450.00?

 

[SP Tiling Plc]

touch local toss*** even send a rep out with a lap top to where i was working with an old web page with a TOP SLOT ON GOOGLE and only for £400 a year and guaranteed calls every month what a croc a ****e:furious3: