Customer Street?

[SP Tiling Plc]

customer street

any feedback is much appreciated, had a few calls from a firm called customer street, who if i register with them say they can gurantee 26 enquiries a month.
so i asked how much as you do 🙂
the initial payment is about £270 then 8 weeks later it goes to £35 a month including vat. they reckon they can do such things as put me higher on google ect ect web links and a great big spread on thier web site. to be ohnest im a bit sceptical, so if you have had any delings or good feed back on this firm please contact me thanks steve, sp tiling

 

[DHTiling]

Re: customer street

hi steve sounds sceptical to me too..i had a call off them 4 days ago and told them NO!!..so my advise would be to do the same as it is just a money making thing......dave..

 

[simonb43]

Re: customer street

I agree with Dave. Probably a rip off.

 

[dean39]

Re: customer street

Hello mate,seen this sort of thing a few times,you may get quotes but so will another 4 tilers and then its down to the punter who they want,seems a lot of cash so in my opinion i would give it the full body swerve,good luck,Dean.

 

[Yorkie]

Re: customer street

Hello steve,
Looks like the guy you phoned who said he had never heard of them was telling the truth afterall.

 

[SP Tiling Plc]

Re: customer street

well sounds true hes ringing back tomorow so will let you know

 

[lm tiles]

Re: customer street

NO NO NO Dont do it

 

[GazTech]

Re: customer street

I really ..really....really..really hate w**'kers that sit on their arse...cracking on that they know your job..and promise you more work than the confederate army could manage..for a fee.....Tell em to get stuffed..you will create your own credable customer base thank you.........................................................................................................................................................................................the lazy..lazy talentless leaches...........Gaz

 

[rossy]

Re: customer street

they have phoned me too told them to do one and another company saying they have got hundreds of builders on there register and if i join ill be inundated with tiling work all for a pricelly sum yeah right steer clear there all a con...

 

[Grace'sDad]

Re: customer street

I had the call on Friday - really slick young guy, pretended to know the business etc etc.

After listening to his boundless lies I told him "yeah, I'm interested but tell you what I'm really busy right now, give me a number I can call you on tonight about 9.30pm. He said he couldn't as he finishes work at 5.30pm. I said well give me your home number then and we can talk business! He said it wouldn't be appropriate or professional. So I asked - and is it "appropriate" or "professional" to waste my time calling me while I'm working!!! - please don't call again....click:happy:

I like playing with them!
(not young telesales men - I mean telesales people in general:angel_smile🙂

 

[GazTech]

Re: customer street

Many times I have been at home working......ding dong...".hello"..".is this your house..".no I say.I'm just working here....."oh when will home owner be back"...I say "don't know but whilst you are here ...do you know about my mormon mission."?...you dont see them for dust...PLAY THEM AT THEIR OWN STUPID GAME....Gaz

 

[penno]

Re: customer street

Get loads of calls from the likes of these, always say nps will pass you on to the tiler. Pass the phone to my 4 year old lad who i have taught to say to them :

"hello, what do you want chicken face?" can hear them saying

"can you put your daddy on please"

"what do you want pooh face"

Amuses me no end 🙂

 

[SP Tiling Plc]

Re: customer street

i take it the general chat is a big no i would ike to thank evrybody for thier help and for saving me £300 quid cheers chaps and thnks to the forums!!

 

[devonmark]

Re: customer street

£720...how many ads will that put in your local rag..or biz cards will it buy...better ways to spend your hard earned dosh..Mark..

 

[Varley]

Re: customer street

I got a call from them months ago, sat and listened to his patter for about 2 and a half seconds and told him where to shove it, When the time comes and I want my site ranking high on google and loads more hits i'll be getting Dan on the job, rather give the money to him knowing he'll look after me and probably do a damn better job, I recommend other do the same.

 

[Fekin]

Re: customer street

I must have had around 7 or 8 different companies like this phone me in the last couple of months, all promissing 20 to 30 enquiries a month or more, all for a tiny £300 joining fee, bargain !!!

Going by that, I'd have spent around £2400 on join up fees and be fielding that many calls I wouldn't have the bloody time to actually get out of the house to get any work done, hurahh !!!

The best ones are when they say for £350 you'll be the ONLY tiler on our books for the whole of Lancashire, so you'll get every single tiling job out there, even the ones that don't know they want tiling doing.

Who could possibly say no ?

 

[BuyBrandTools]

Re: customer street

When it comes to these type of comapnies "If it sounds to good to be true it probably is"

 

[Dan]

Re: customer street

DONT DO IT - AND IF THEM BUGGERS HAVE NICKED YOUR NUMBER OFF findtrustedtradesmen.co.uk I'M GONNA GET MY SCENTED CANDLES ON THEM!
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Started this thread: http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/3909-cold-callers-list-names-dont-give.html#post30931 enter any names of these guys in that topic for us all to read about.

 

[SP Tiling Plc]

Re: customer street

it is me thats advertised on there so possibly scented candles might work!

 

[EX-UFINDUS]

Re: customer street

every1 take note customer street is just UFINDUS but with a new name
they had to change the name coz the rep of ufindus was so bad
i worked for this organisation for a long period and i can comfirm it is a rip of
they will promise enquiries but all these are is people including staff and managment searching the directrys
STAY WELL CLEAR
my advice would be to stick to local newspapers and if you feel the web may work 4 u then work only with search engines as directorys other than YELL dont work
Customer street may promise top page on google and other search engines but they rarley deliver
Good luck

 

[Dan]

Re: customer street

Thanks for the inside advise 🙂
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Are you working for Yell now then? 😛

 

[SP Tiling Plc]

Re: customer street

every1 take note customer street is just UFINDUS but with a new name
they had to change the name coz the rep of ufindus was so bad
i worked for this organisation for a long period and i can comfirm it is a rip of
they will promise enquiries but all these are is people including staff and managment searching the directrys
STAY WELL CLEAR
my advice would be to stick to local newspapers and if you feel the web may work 4 u then work only with search engines as directorys other than YELL dont work
Customer street may promise top page on google and other search engines but they rarley deliver
Good luck

thank you for that.

 

[Dan]

Re: customer street

I've had reports about more tilers being promised the earth from Customer Street. Please get a few quotes before signing up with this shambles.

 

[Cools71]

Re: customer street

All of the cold callers get the same response. I turn the telly off, or mute it. put the phone down, and go take a poo, make a cuppa, bla bla, whatever. They are rarely there when i get back...

If they are, i then try to convert them to Islam (in a cockney accent :lol: ) Beware the tilers jihad.....

(no offence intended to anyone who may be offended)

 

[Raja]

Re: customer street

Stay well clear companes who have any kind of credibility dont need to randomly call any one. For eg. Bit like having a platinum BarclayCard people who want one know how to apply. Don't see BarclayCard ringing people up wish they did though :lol:

 

[howard]

Re: customer street

i bet you work for one of these company's dont you

 

[TilingLogistics]

Re: customer street

I just say yes to all of them with the proviso they give me three months for nothing and if all their claims come true I will give them a two year contract, Please discuss this with your manager and ring me at 9am tomorrow morning if you wish to proceed. They never call back:yes:

Some other answers for you without being rude to them! Because as you all know they always ring when the large format tile just won't sit right or you have just mixed the new batch of rapid set etc etc

Do you have double glazing? No I have triple glazing actually what did you want? Click!!!!

Can I speak to the person who deals with the phone bill; You are! How much is your mobile a year? £24! No I said a year! That is a year! Click!!!!

Can I speak to the person who deals with the company fuel bill? Yes thats me! How much do you currently spend on fuel per annum? £240! Same scenario as telephone.

It's polite and they get off the phone quick and you are back working IMO

I have a golden rule if I want to buy something! I approach them! End Of!!!!!

Kev

 

[project damager]

Re: customer street

Hi Team

Well that's a shame... I have only been participating here for a short period and to date have found everything that I have read to be interesting and useful. The purpose of this thread was surely to warn other tiles of this scam and ensure that no one was taken in by it - interesting and useful! Now we have someone who wants to appear to be rightous by slagging off others for their contribution when he contributes nothing? Having spent time reading the entire thread and "have more important things to do than winge like a woman in a trade forum" how comes HE has posted the longest response and frankly said nothing constructive that has contributed in any way?

Mate contribute something interesting and useful, put in and I am sure you will get back. Slagging of others is unhelpful, this is not facebook!!!

Just my twopenneth...

Brian - The Project Damager

 

[sibs]

Re: customer street

lol yea i earn 3 quid an hour ringing tilers up ????

tiler like you m8 but have more important things to do than winge like a woman in a trade forum

You really are an uppity little man aren't you! If you have better things to do with your time then what are you doing replying to this thread ? TWICE! let alone reading it? May I suggest you go and do something more constructive than insulting members of the opposite sex and curb your masoginistic ways on this forum!
In the politest possible terms
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project damager I wrote my post before I read yours. It seems we were both thinking along the same lines. Well said from you! This forum doesn't need attitudes like that!

 

[davy_G]

Re: customer street

All,
I am ashamed to admit I was one of the poor few who got a call from CS and was sucked in. I have a nice website (did most of it myself after downloading their software) and im rightly up the google rankings. 270 starting fee and 35 a month, minimum term 12 months.
Anyway, site has generated 2 calls, one from too far away and the other looking to purchase tiles! So for me in and around Belfast this has proved a website does not genetate work as a rule. It may be useful as a gallery, for marketing and promotion etc but it will not make your phone ring.

AVOID them, from someone who knows!

 

[Keith]

Re: customer street

I assume when CS call its on a withheld number. I myself will not answer withheld numbers. If they want you to contact them they could leave a number on the answerphone. I dont want to be talking to canvassers or even worse, serial killers, peados, terrorists, or government officials. You could be talking to any of these without having a choice. I think alot of world problems will stop if they get rid of withheld numbers .lol.