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July 16, 2006

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Nice.
Reminds me of the Sienfeld bit:

"Look, now's not a good time for me. Why don't you give me your home phone number, and I'll call you back later?"

"What? You don't like people calling you at home?"

"Well, now you know how I feel!"

I ask them phone surveyors if they're getting paid. Some duck the question while others say "yes". I then ask "Am I going to get paid?" The smart ones try to argue that I get some benefit but I've yet to run into one who believed that. The dumb ones bluster. Some hang up on me.

I like it. I'm doing this next time!

I'm just north of you in Newmarket. I have learned to listen for the 2-10 second delay while the ACD queue switches your call to the "next available agent". As the agent comes on the line and says, "Good evening, Mr. or Mrs. Homeowner, I simply hang up, having waited 1 - 9 seconds for someone to say "hello". Makes me feel good and I don't have to deal with the "pitch".

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