The phone rings.
I am not too sure who it is (caller ID you know) and I am watching other people's children so I don't want to miss a call.
"Hello."
"Um, hello (heavy overseas accent), how are you?"
"I am fine, thank you. How are you?" Why did I answer the phone? And how am I going to charitably get out of this?
"I am great. (uncomfortable pause) Congratulations. You have just won a free wireless security system. How do you feel about that?"
WAHOOOOOOOO! I have an answer for that!!!!!
"Thank you so much but I already have a wireless security system. We own several guns and are not afraid to use them."
VERY LONG SILENCE . . . . . . . .
"Oh . . . . . . . Thank you."
CLICK
The right comeback is so satisfying!!!!
A couple of years ago, I heard a guy interviewed on a local radio station. Apparently, his comebacks for telemarketers were legendary. One memorable call (he taped it and played it on the radio), was from a carpet cleaner. He immediately pretended to have just murdered someone, and asked if they could get blood out--a lot of blood. He kept it up throughout the whole call and had the caller scared straight. Awesome! But Gretchen, yours is right up there!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is funny Robyn! I can't imagine how the person on the other end of the phone felt. I did telemarketing for a grand total of 9 days as a second job. It was the second worst job I ever had. My time at the Disney Store managed to get #1.
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