Posted by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 3:18pm
Msg #452212

Mumblers...

Lately I've been getting calls from companies that when they announce who they are after I greet them, "Hello, this is Ryan. How can I help you today?" I get back: This is <so and so> from ::murfle wurfle grumble wumble:: as if someone is trying to speak through a gag of 4 inches of tube socks they just threw over the phone. I get specifics, quote my fee and get told there will be some fax backs. "No problem I assure her. I have some fees for some faxbacks depending on how many there are."

I check the # against SC. Global Notary, Inc. (2 and a half whopping stars would explain the whole 'I don't really want to pronounce the company name as clearly as I just pronounced my name'.) Let's see if i get a call back after "approval" of my fee. hehe

Reply by Priscilla Witman on 1/25/13 3:29pm
Msg #452213

Murfle wurfle. LOL.

I have found, through my limited experience, the more clearly the caller speaks, the more likely they are calling from a good company. The mumblers seem almost ashamed to admit their company name. If I don't understand them, I always ask them to repeat their company name. Sometimes, they just hang up on me. That tells me almost everything I want to know.

Maybe this is just my experience, and there are some mumblers out there who work for good companies. Another thing that gets my spidey-sense going: When a caller says they found me on blah blah blah site, and not here. Maybe they think I won't check them out. That amuses me because I've only ever paid for a listing here, so unless they're just googling notaries....

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 4:08pm
Msg #452224

Re: Murfle wurfle. LOL.

They found me via the numbers site. They called back and approved my fees. Waiting on docs right now. I told them I will require docs by 5pm since signing is at 7pm. I also told them the fax backs are unnecessary and I will be submitting an invoice. I concluded with something to the effect of: I hope to report back to both NR and the numbers place that your business is on the rise and you are professional and respectful of the notaries you contract.

Let the party begin; grab a pepsi or coke...I swear I didn't shake them.

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 4:57pm
Msg #452234

Re: Murfle wurfle. LOL.

4:55pm and no docs. Looks like I'll be sending an e-mail to cancel this one. I had such high hopes, too..

Reply by NVLSlady/VA on 1/26/13 1:18pm
Msg #452393

Re: Murfle wurfle. LOL.

<<"The mumblers seem almost ashamed to admit their company name">>

I guess No amount of speech "therapy" can cure

Reply by NVLSlady/VA on 1/25/13 4:59pm
Msg #452235

I agree. I know that cell phones do little to enhance articulation, but the companies who call should really monitor their staff for speech quality. These are natives and seem to have difficulty speaking clearly. I almost always have to ask, What did you say your name is? Or Can you please spell it for me?

I speak fast naturally, so I have to make a conscious effort to slow down so I can be understood - especially when handling business. Besides, before I had my teeth straightened, a nagging lisp-like creature lived under my tongue. Even when my braces were removed, I worked to enunciate just like my dad taught: She sold seashells by the seashore . . . Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers . . .

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 5:09pm
Msg #452236

E-mail fired off. I replied to both the address which it came from and the registered address here on NR for the company via SC. I'm enclosing the contents below as no personal data is disclosed except my own. Feel free to use it as a template for when you have to cancel on a company for a similar situation.



To whom it may concern,

I regret that I will not be able to take this assigned contract. I request that all e-docs arrive to me 2 hours prior to the assigned closing. This is not for my benefit as I can quickly print anything which comes my way. This is for the benefit of the contracting company and the borrowers. I like to go through my packets to make certain that everything is in order and included. This is similar to any company requiring a notary to fax back documents so they can peruse and double check his work; it is truly nothing personal. In fact it is the professional thing to do in this business. I will add myself to your database, and I do sincerely hope we can attempt to do business again. I thank you in advance for thinking of me when contracting this assignment and for being able to meet my set fee. It truly shows the professionalism from your side of the industry!

Respectfully,

Ryan A. Malbrough, Civil Law Notary

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 5:58pm
Msg #452244

This just keeps getting better and better.

The email contact we have in NR SC delivers to no one. Gmail's postmaster system kicks it back as failed - undeliverable. Then check the website to see what they require for signing up with them. It reads as follows:

We will need the following items:
1. Copy of notary and bond (ok)
2. Copy of drivers license and social security cards (wachoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?! NEGATIVE, Ghost Rider.)
3. Errors & Omissions coverage (if required by state) (ok)
4.Completion of Global Notary "sign up to be a notary/attorney screen". (Didn't even bother checking...they lost me @ #2)

These Items can be Faxed to 866-448-9780

Reply by Edward Cooke on 1/25/13 7:23pm
Msg #452269

Re: This just keeps getting better and better.

I love item #2 ... as if the notary is an employee and not a contractor.

Reply by CarolF/NC on 1/25/13 9:02pm
Msg #452284

This whole thread is hysterical. And Ryan I'm n/m

Reply by CarolF/NC on 1/25/13 9:03pm
Msg #452285

Stealing your email fir future use. I saw

no copyright

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 9:16pm
Msg #452292

© BAM! What now?! n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 1/25/13 9:21pm
Msg #452295

Can't steal what was freely offered. Can't back it up -

note those lovely time stamps.

Good try, Malbrough!

Reply by Malbrough_LA on 1/25/13 9:34pm
Msg #452298

Well hells bells. You are correct. BUT

this is where I revert to childhood. I stick my fingers in my ears and go "nanananananana" while covering my eyes.

Reply by jba/fl on 1/25/13 9:36pm
Msg #452300

Re: Well hells bells. You are correct. BUT

And since I am a Nana, I would have to send you to your room for such disrespect towards your elders - you need time to think.