06-11-2003, 03:28 PM | #1 |
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I just had a telemarketer leave a message on my answering machine trying to sell me a computer! The message was five minutes long and detailed all the computer's specs. Usually they just want to sell me the newspaper or long distance, but a thousand dollar PC? Crazy... [img]graemlins/1dizzy.gif[/img]
Would you buy something for hundreds of dollars from an unsolicited telemarketer? I find it hard to fanthom that anybody would... [ 06-11-2003, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]
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06-11-2003, 03:50 PM | #2 |
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$1000 to a telemarketer? they invade your home, THEN ask you for money? who do they think they're kidding? [edit] stupid stupid punctuation! [ 06-11-2003, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: Zero Alpha ]
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06-11-2003, 04:34 PM | #3 |
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What you have to remember is that the guy on the phone is just doing his job, and shouldn't be a target for abuse.
The company employing him, however, is pushing it a bit when they leave 5 minute telemarketing messages trying to sell expensive merchandise. If I need a new PC, i'll go out and buy on or build one. If I don't need one, then i won't be persuaded to get one by a phonecall [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Me: Hello? Her: Is Mr or Mrs [last name] there? Me: Who can I say is calling? Her: Crystal. Me: Who? Her: Crystal. Me: I see. What are you calling about? Her: Oh well I'm from [some company] doing research on [something]. Me: We're not really interested in that actually.
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