I just have zero patience for sales calls. Overall, I am an impatient person, which is one of my many flaws. But when it comes to people trying to sell me something, when I don't request it - ugh... makes me angry.
You know I am not nice to India and don't give them the time of day, but now it is worse.
Yesterday, the operator line rings from an "unknown" number. I answer it, which I typically do, cause I like to answer the phone calls (new post on that later). The person starts by saying...
Hi, my name is ABC, I am from XYZ... Before she goes on, I cut her off and say, I am not interested. Honestly, it could have been someone asking me to sell them my services. I just had this hunch from the voice and the intro that it was leading into them selling me something. So I cut it off and then thought, what if they wanted info on our services. Oh well...
Then this morning, we got two calls. One from a man with an Indian accent, who I shut down immediately. The next from a really nice sounding female, who seemed really nice. I tried to tell her no nicely, but she wouldn't accept it. So I had to be more bold in my "no" and she finally got the message.
I so hate sales calls, hate them, hate them, hate them.
Please do not call to sell me something or pitch me something, please!


Comments
that is very funny and i hate sale calls also
why is it they call and u can say NO but they dont care and keep going on and on
sometimes i do feel bad for them and feel like just listen to them thats all they want and sometimes i dont care and hang up on them if they dont take no as an answer
ALSO more details on why you like to answer the phone
Posted by: SALE CALL | July 30, 2008 11:26 AM
I hate when they start into a long sales spiel, talking non-stop for like a minute or more, not allowing you to get a word in.
So I put them on speaker phone, hit the mute button and when they finally get done with their sales pitch and ask me to respond - I say nothing.
They say, "Mr Wallace? Mr. Wallace? Are you there? Hello? Hello?" and then hang up. LOL
Posted by: David Wallace | July 30, 2008 12:04 PM