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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... "Bill Stock" wrote in message ... I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I was on the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang. So I stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID first. Damn cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely high cable bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along following the CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the phone, so I let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM never did let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a little off his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the customers were today. Unfortunately Smokey realized that I had put the prize down on the bed when I answered the phone. So now I'm trying to keep Smokey out of my lunch and get rid of the TM. If a telemarketer opens with that annoying and insincere introductory question, "How are you today?" I immediately go into a long list of my ailments, real and imagined. If I do this rapidly enough, he or she can't interrupt. At the end I conclude with, "And, how are YOU today?" They usually say "Fine" and quickly launch into their offer, which I then politely refuse. I guess if this accomplishes anything, it's perhaps to make them think twice about using that hackneyed phrase again! |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... "Bill Stock" wrote in message ... I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I was on the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang. So I stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID first. Damn cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely high cable bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along following the CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the phone, so I let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM never did let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a little off his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the customers were today. Unfortunately Smokey realized that I had put the prize down on the bed when I answered the phone. So now I'm trying to keep Smokey out of my lunch and get rid of the TM. If a telemarketer opens with that annoying and insincere introductory question, "How are you today?" I immediately go into a long list of my ailments, real and imagined. If I do this rapidly enough, he or she can't interrupt. At the end I conclude with, "And, how are YOU today?" They usually say "Fine" and quickly launch into their offer, which I then politely refuse. I guess if this accomplishes anything, it's perhaps to make them think twice about using that hackneyed phrase again! |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... "Bill Stock" wrote in message ... I had just finished making my lunch (Grilled Bacon & Cheese) and I was on the way to the PC to catch up on the group, when the phone rang. So I stopped to answer the phone, neglecting to check the Caller ID first. Damn cable company sales type, wanting to increase my already insanely high cable bill. So I'm listening to his pitch and Smokey came along following the CHEESE. Smokey starts purring up a storm in the vicinity of the phone, so I let her continue to see if I got a reaction from the TM. The TM never did let on that he heard someone purring at him, but he did seem a little off his game. He'll be telling all the other TMs how friendly the customers were today. Unfortunately Smokey realized that I had put the prize down on the bed when I answered the phone. So now I'm trying to keep Smokey out of my lunch and get rid of the TM. If a telemarketer opens with that annoying and insincere introductory question, "How are you today?" I immediately go into a long list of my ailments, real and imagined. If I do this rapidly enough, he or she can't interrupt. At the end I conclude with, "And, how are YOU today?" They usually say "Fine" and quickly launch into their offer, which I then politely refuse. I guess if this accomplishes anything, it's perhaps to make them think twice about using that hackneyed phrase again! |
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I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush people (but these get through because they are identified). These are usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up. ---MIKE--- |
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I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush people (but these get through because they are identified). These are usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up. ---MIKE--- |
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I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on
the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified callers from getting through. I have still gotten calls from Verizon trying to "improve" my service. I also have gotten calls from the Bush people (but these get through because they are identified). These are usually recorded messages so all I can do is hang up. ---MIKE--- |
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---MIKE--- wrote:
I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified They charge you for that? Here in Texas they first charged $2.50 for two years, but not it's free. The national Do not Call list is also free. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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---MIKE--- wrote:
I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified They charge you for that? Here in Texas they first charged $2.50 for two years, but not it's free. The national Do not Call list is also free. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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---MIKE--- wrote:
I'm not supposed to have calls from telemarketers. I am registered on the do not call list and I pay $5.00 a month to prevent unidentified They charge you for that? Here in Texas they first charged $2.50 for two years, but not it's free. The national Do not Call list is also free. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Verizon has to charge that in order to pay James Earl Jones to appear in
their ads! ---MIKE--- |
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