They know your name then proceed to ask lots of questions I think to gather intel they want to know how old your dog is what breed what your washing machine is how old etc etc etc marketing say it’s 3 questions but by the time you get to 10! Questions they would keep going I put the phone down after I got fed up of saying don’t know to ridiculous questions - sounds like it’s in India although number appears as though it’s Manchester. avoid
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Uk surveys said needed to ask 4 questions. What washing machine I had, did I have life insurance and some other hung up.
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