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Funny way to handle telemarketers
4GodandCountry
Member Posts: 3,968
DO I EVER WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF THIS ONE! BEATS JUST HANGING UP!! This was forwarded to me by a friend. I think I may try it out.
I was at home the other night in the middle of my dinner when
the phone rang.
ME: Hello.
AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T.
ME: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron, please?
ME: May I ask who is calling?
AT&T: This is AT&T.
ME: Ok, hold on.
At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes
thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the
phone. I ate my salad. Much to my surprise, when I picked up
the receiver, they were still waiting.
ME: Hello?
AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?
ME: May I ask who is calling, please?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: The phone company?
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I thought you said this was AT&T.
AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company.
ME: I already have a phone.
AT&T: We aren't selling phones today, Mr. Byron. We would
like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year.
ME: Now, that's 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day?
AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest)
Yes, sir, that's right! 24 hours a day!
ME: 7 days a week?
AT&T: That's right.
ME: 365 days a year?
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That's
amazing!
AT&T: We think so!
ME: That's quite a sum of money!
AT&T: Yes, sir, it's amazing how it adds up.
ME: Ok, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just
one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560; and
if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance?
AT&T: Excuse me?
ME: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
AT&T: What are you talking about?
ME: You said you'd give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day,
$1008 per week and $52,560 per year. I'm just interested in
knowing how you will be making payment.
AT&T: Oh, no, sir. I didn't mean we'd be paying you. You pay
us 10 cents a minute.
ME: Wait a minute, how do you figure that by saying that
you'll give me 10 cents a minute, that I'll give YOU 10 cents
a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing
scheme? I've read about things like this in the Enquirer, you
know.
AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for ..
ME: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please?
AT&T: Sir, I don't think that is necessary.
ME: I insist on speaking to a supervisor.!
AT&T: Yes, Mr. Byron. Please hold.
At this point, I begin trying to finish my dinner.
SUPERVISOR: Mr. Byron?
ME: Yeth?
SUPERVISOR: I understand you are not quite understanding our
10 cents a minute program.
ME: Is This A T &T?
SUPERVISOR: Yes, sir, it sure is.
ME: (I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all
I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful
not to produce a snort.) No, actually, I was just waiting for
someone to get back to me so that I could sign up for the
plan.
SUPERVISOR: Ok, no problem, I'll transfer you back to the
person who was helping you.
ME: Thank you.
I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I
need to end this conversation. Suddenly, there was an
aggravated but polite voice at the other end of the phone.
AT&T: Hello, Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested
in signing up for our plan?
ME: No, but I was wondering - do you have that "Friends and
Family" thing because I'm an only child and I'd really like
to have a little brother...
AT&T: click........
"Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
I was at home the other night in the middle of my dinner when
the phone rang.
ME: Hello.
AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T.
ME: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: Is this AT&T?
AT&T: Yes! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron, please?
ME: May I ask who is calling?
AT&T: This is AT&T.
ME: Ok, hold on.
At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes
thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the
phone. I ate my salad. Much to my surprise, when I picked up
the receiver, they were still waiting.
ME: Hello?
AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?
ME: May I ask who is calling, please?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T.
ME: The phone company?
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I thought you said this was AT&T.
AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company.
ME: I already have a phone.
AT&T: We aren't selling phones today, Mr. Byron. We would
like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year.
ME: Now, that's 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day?
AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest)
Yes, sir, that's right! 24 hours a day!
ME: 7 days a week?
AT&T: That's right.
ME: 365 days a year?
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That's
amazing!
AT&T: We think so!
ME: That's quite a sum of money!
AT&T: Yes, sir, it's amazing how it adds up.
ME: Ok, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just
one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560; and
if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance?
AT&T: Excuse me?
ME: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
AT&T: What are you talking about?
ME: You said you'd give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day,
$1008 per week and $52,560 per year. I'm just interested in
knowing how you will be making payment.
AT&T: Oh, no, sir. I didn't mean we'd be paying you. You pay
us 10 cents a minute.
ME: Wait a minute, how do you figure that by saying that
you'll give me 10 cents a minute, that I'll give YOU 10 cents
a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing
scheme? I've read about things like this in the Enquirer, you
know.
AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for ..
ME: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please?
AT&T: Sir, I don't think that is necessary.
ME: I insist on speaking to a supervisor.!
AT&T: Yes, Mr. Byron. Please hold.
At this point, I begin trying to finish my dinner.
SUPERVISOR: Mr. Byron?
ME: Yeth?
SUPERVISOR: I understand you are not quite understanding our
10 cents a minute program.
ME: Is This A T &T?
SUPERVISOR: Yes, sir, it sure is.
ME: (I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all
I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful
not to produce a snort.) No, actually, I was just waiting for
someone to get back to me so that I could sign up for the
plan.
SUPERVISOR: Ok, no problem, I'll transfer you back to the
person who was helping you.
ME: Thank you.
I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I
need to end this conversation. Suddenly, there was an
aggravated but polite voice at the other end of the phone.
AT&T: Hello, Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested
in signing up for our plan?
ME: No, but I was wondering - do you have that "Friends and
Family" thing because I'm an only child and I'd really like
to have a little brother...
AT&T: click........
"Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
Comments
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
Will270win@nraonline.com
I got a call from AT&T about 3 times a week for 3 weeks then it went like this.
Hi this is Mellisa from AT&T
(me exited) Well hello !!!
May i speak to Mr. Mist?
(me still exited) You sure can, this is he
Well Mr. Mist, is there anything i can do for you this evening?
(me REAL exited now) Yes Mellisa, there sure is
(I can hear the sale points totaling up in her head)
Great!! What can we do for you
(voice change to monotone) take me off of your distribution list
(silence, then) You know that it will take 2 weeks to get you off....
(me) I dont care, you people have been calling here every other night for almost a month, and if I get another call, we go to court...click
never heard from them again
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
Lt.RRG
"If it's brown, it's down"
I normally start off a telemarketers call with:
BEEP..I am recording this call for probable, future legal action.
AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY<P>