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Call #134 · 2026-10-23

Keith Ncube
of The National Council of Back Step Assessors

an upgrade to a fridge you did not know you had · unknown upgrade

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15
Minutes on the line
34%
Will to live
11
Lines spoken
0
Sales made

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The manager's note

Verdictno sale, Wednesday offered, line dead

“Caller declared the call meaningless and then asked if that was the yes; Bernard offered tea and a fence panel instead.”

The call

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Keith Ncube Keith Ncube, National Council of Back Step Assessors. This is about your fridge.
Bernard Oh, the fridge, yes. Well, I'd have to think about that—hang on, is this about the hedge? Only I've had a letter and I can't find my glasses to read it.
Keith Ncube No, not the hedge. The back step upgrade attaches to a fridge you never registered, which is where we come in.
Bernard Ah, a back step. Does it need feeding, that sort of thing? Only I've a bird out in the front room and I like to know what's around her.
Keith Ncube It's not an animal, it's a fitting. Back steps are assessor territory, so whether they strike you as fridge parts isn't really the question here.
Bernard Well, that's very good of you. Now then, would you be able to pop round this week? I'd put the tea on—mind, what day suits you?
Keith Ncube So that's the yes I need. When can the assessor come this week?
Bernard Oh, I wouldn't say yes to anything binding, not without thinking. But do come Tuesday—no, Wednesday, I've the fence panel to see to. Would Wednesday be any good to you?
Keith Ncube Wednesday, brilliant. Look, I've done this one so many times I could do it in my sleep, and honestly, I don't think either of us believes it matters.
Bernard Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, I really am. I was very interested, mind. You take care now.
Keith Ncube Hello? I'm losing you. Hello?

What the script said

The beats the caller had to get through.

  1. Open by confirming they own a fridge, however recently or reluctantly acquired.
  2. Explain the back step upgrade attaches to a fridge you never registered.
  3. Dismiss the objection that back steps are not fridge parts with assessor authority.
  4. Ask for the yes on scheduling the upgrade assessment this week.

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