I pick up the phone AT MY HOME, and say, “Hello. Hello? Hello?”
Only to be met with a recorded voice, telling me that THEIR TELEMARKETERS are all busy right now and to please hold the line.
Let me try and ingest this one more time. You call my home, unsolicited, make me run across the house to grab the phone, and you’re trying to sell me something, but when I pick up, you tell me to HOLD THE LINE?
This happens, by the way, at least three times a week. Not to mention the other unsolicited calls. Those poor people who have to actually MAKE those calls. Er, wait…computers and previously recorded messages make those calls. Oh.
christy says
I despise “unsolicited-ers” too! Your blog is great. Kudos on a job well done!
Leigh says
Try the “Do-Not-Call” list: https://www.donotcall.gov/ to avoid this issue. They call massive amounts of homes at one time and then take whomever picks up first… Tricky little sneaks.
alexis says
Hey Darbs! Do you remember me? I’ve partied with you in the scar bar! Schirone told me about yourr blog and i thought i would check it out- nice work! i also checked out your mans flikr page and saw you guys were in Marco Island- crazy my grandma lives there and i’ve spent many nights in the “little bar”. Hope you guys had fun. I’ve got a flikr page too and its got a couple pics from turkey day and t-bowl this year http://flickr.com/photos/lexiloo/ check ’em out!
kerrianne says
I answered a telemarketer’s ring once and was greeted with the sound of a (fake) cruise ship horn. Ridiculous.