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Per minute. Keep them talking for 10 minutes and he gets a pound. If he is getting 30 calls per month and keeps each of them talking for just ten minutes, that
by cyberferret 8y ago
Per minute. Keep them talking for 10 minutes and he gets a pound. If he is getting 30 calls per month and keeps each of them talking for just ten minutes, that is 30 pounds worth of beer money that month that he can drink with his friends at the pub - for about 5 hours work/month. Not sure how that compares with minimum wage in the US, but it may be close.
- fabricexpert 8y agoPeople really value getting things for “free” over working for them.
- ada1981 8y agoDon’t believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free.
- benj111 8y agoIs this a saying? Google isn't returning anything, and I've can't think of a florist structure, where what you were actually buying was obscured. I wouldn't expect the quality of the free roses to be very good though.
- daleharvey 8y agoIn tourist destinations around europe (particularly Italy) there are people who go around with a bunch of roses and will try fairly forcefully to give a free one to your partner then fairly persistantly request a donation from you. Guessing thats what they are referring to although calling them a florist seems a push.
- benj111 8y agoOk, never come across that, even in Italy, but would make sense.
- ada1981 8y agoIt’s a line from a Ween song from 1994 that I first heard as a cover by Phish at a show in ‘99 Amazing Robotic Ween Music Video Version: https://youtu.be/jogJHY-h7n8 https://youtu.be/jogJHY-h7n8 Great Live Phish Version: https://youtu.be/-18cAiRCur0 https://youtu.be/-18cAiRCur0 — ROSES ARE FREE Take a piece of tinsel and put it on the tree Cut a slab of melon and pretend that you still love me Carve out a pumpkin and rely on your destiny Get in your car and cruise the land of the brave and the free But don't forget to understand exactly what you put on the tree Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free Take a wrinkled raisin, and do with it what you will Push it into third if you know you're gonna climb a hill Eat plenty of lasagna 'til you know that you've had your fill Resist all the urges that make you wanna go out and kill But don't forget to understand exactly what you put on the tree Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free Throw that pumpkin at the tree Unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny Cast it off into the sea Bake that pie and eat it with me -
- chrisseaton 8y ago> 10 minutes and he gets a pound Come on, that's the least effective use of anyone's time I've ever heard of.
- nydel 8y agoit might not be a waste, especially if this becomes popular. if we all unite maybe we can stop organized lawful mass harassment over cellular telephony!
- cyberferret 8y agoDon't forget he is just watching TV on his couch while doing it. He doesn't have to put on a uniform or commute anywhere. He doesn't even have to be actively participating in the conversation - just mumble a few things to keep them talking while he makes a sandwich or browses the internet...
- TallGuyShort 8y agoBefore I started ignoring unknown numbers entirely, every time I got a scam call I would just tell them I needed a minute, ask them to hang on, and mute my phone while I went back to work. They'd usually stay on the line for 5-10 minutes. A bit tougher with this guy's scheme where there are regulatory requirements for transparency, etc. he's fined for not meeting, but I felt quite satisfied knowing that for 5 minutes, a scammer was taken out of circulation while I just went back to honest work. Required almost none of my actual time.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI’ve recently taken up trying to sell them my own brand of snake oil or the secret to immortality.
- GordonS 8y agoNope, the article states he gets £0.70 - presumably the provider gets the other £0.30.