Sympathy That’s Worth Its Weight In Gold
The best time for a telephone solicitor to catch me is when I’m expecting a phone call and I’m busy in the kitchen and the phone rings and I don’t have my glasses handy to look at what the caller ID is telling me…
Me: Hello…?
Oh-So-Friendly Telephone Voice: Hello…I’m I speaking to Mrs. Garrett?
Me: There’s no Mrs. Garrett here.
Oh-So-Friendly Telephone Voice: Oh…am I speaking to Mr. Garrett?
Me (icily): Who’s calling?
Oh-So-Friendly Telephone Voice: I’m calling from the American Diabetes Association…
Me (interrupting) : Oh….right…I still get those mailings… My mom passed away several years ago.
Oh-So-Friendly Telephone Voice: Oh. I’m so sorry. I’m just calling to thank you for your past support and to ask…
Me: CLICK!
The problem with cordless phones is you can’t slam them down when you hang up.
September 3rd, 2007 at 5:37 am
I don’t have caller ID so I just let the phone ring until the answering machine picks up. If it’s somebody I know they usually have enough sense to start talking and I pick up. It’s annoying (for them), but it does screen out unwanted callers.