RING RING!

Here’s another thing that burns me up…telemarketers. I feel like dealing with telemarketers is the equivalent of waiting at the DMV as far as my patience goes. I can’t stand telemarketers.

There I am, watching my show…when I hear the phone ring. Now usually I’d screen my calls and not pick up when the caller ID says “1-800-I’m about to bother you,” but in this case last night, the caller ID said something that actually looked like a residence. It was my roommates birthday so I’m figuring it’s someone calling her. No. “Hi is Sara there…” “No this is her roommate Amy,” “Hi Amy I’m calling to let you know that we’re sending 150 issues of Red Book, Cosmo, Glamour, and Vogue to your address…” “Did she order those, cause I don’t think she did.” “What we’re doing is sending out…” “Uh…no…sorry not interested.” “But this is for a…” CLICK! Seriously…what the heck are we gonna do with 150 issues of each magazine?! What is anyone gonna do with 150 issues of 4 different magazines!?

Its like all telemarketers go to a telemarketing school where they get their degree in annoyance. It’s there they learn all the rules, like “Always call at dinner time” and “Never take no for an answer.” They take different classes like, “Persistance 101,” and sit through topical seminars such as, “Removing numbers off the Mailing List” and “Coping with the fact that nobody likes you.”

Everyone’s familiar with the credit card people. Why would I want to change to a new credit card…if I was unhappy with the old one, I wouldn’t have it! I love the ones who introduce themselves with some excitement and always ask how I’m doing today. Like asking me that is gonna persuade me to buy $300 worth of beauty products. What about the ones that keep talking over you or keep trying to sell even after you’ve told them 5 times already that you’re not interested? I’m sure they’re still pitching the sale 10 min. after I hang up! I also love the ones that talk a mile a minute. These are the people that know their job sucks and try to fit the whole sales pitch in at once so you don’t say no without hearing the whole thing. They get it all out and are hanging on to that last bit of hope…but no, I make them hang up the phone looking as if I shot their dog.

I’m actually curious to know how productive telemarketing really is. I mean, I’ve never bought anything through a telemarketer and all the people I know have the same feelings I do about telemarketers. Who are the idiots buying from and humoring the telemarketers enough so that the problem continues?!

I think it’s crazy cat ladies.