My Beloved got a call from “Windows Support,” so she innocently started blathering on and on about the renovations we were planning, and the new windows we’d like and do they have the triple-glazed ones with an inert gas in them for energy savings or are they just double glazed and they do custom sizes and sash windows for older homes and – well the fellow eventually starting screaming “No, lady, COMPUTER WINDOWS!” She stopped and said, “but my computer doesn’t have any windows; don’t be silly,” and hung up.
Lastime they got me on the phone, the connection was really bad, so I said I could hardly hear him, and asked if he was using a headset. Then I started seling him on a line of telehone headsets that are lighter, and more comfortable than 99% of all hedsets on the market. They also use a higher frequency, so they won’t be bothered by the kind of interference his was obviously subject to. I got a phone number from him so my marketing department could contact him, then ended the call, because I couldn’t come up with any more blarney to waste his time, and my family’s laughter was about to get me laughing too…
When I was young and stupid, I sometimes answered the phone with nonsense like: “Grand Central Station” or “No speekee eengleesh” and then delight in the flubbering from the other end.
I use to work for Border’s books in Ann Arbor and we had to answer the phone like this, “Good morning (afternoon), thank you for calling Borders books and music in downtown Ann Arbor. This is John Smith, how may I help you?” As you can tell anyone hearing this would have to know they were calling a business and not an individual, but even so there were a few telemarketers who started their spiel after I finished mine.
GROG Premium Member about 9 years ago
I don’t even lift a finger for the phone when I’m cooking or eating.
Knightman Premium Member about 9 years ago
I love Caller ID. Good-bye telemarketers!!!!!!!!!
Smiley Rmom about 9 years ago
Thanks to Caller ID, I don’t usually have this problem anymore. However, as badly as I sing, I’ll have to keep this in mind, if one slips through.
gosfreikempe about 9 years ago
My Beloved got a call from “Windows Support,” so she innocently started blathering on and on about the renovations we were planning, and the new windows we’d like and do they have the triple-glazed ones with an inert gas in them for energy savings or are they just double glazed and they do custom sizes and sash windows for older homes and – well the fellow eventually starting screaming “No, lady, COMPUTER WINDOWS!” She stopped and said, “but my computer doesn’t have any windows; don’t be silly,” and hung up.
Lastime they got me on the phone, the connection was really bad, so I said I could hardly hear him, and asked if he was using a headset. Then I started seling him on a line of telehone headsets that are lighter, and more comfortable than 99% of all hedsets on the market. They also use a higher frequency, so they won’t be bothered by the kind of interference his was obviously subject to. I got a phone number from him so my marketing department could contact him, then ended the call, because I couldn’t come up with any more blarney to waste his time, and my family’s laughter was about to get me laughing too…
ChessPirate about 9 years ago
When I was young and stupid, I sometimes answered the phone with nonsense like: “Grand Central Station” or “No speekee eengleesh” and then delight in the flubbering from the other end.
patlaborvi about 9 years ago
I use to work for Border’s books in Ann Arbor and we had to answer the phone like this, “Good morning (afternoon), thank you for calling Borders books and music in downtown Ann Arbor. This is John Smith, how may I help you?” As you can tell anyone hearing this would have to know they were calling a business and not an individual, but even so there were a few telemarketers who started their spiel after I finished mine.