How many times have you heard this coming from your answering machine? If you're like me, you have a land-line & prefer to screen calls. This, of course, requires one of the most incredible pieces of technology ever created: The answering machine. No having to dial a number to get any messages, no need for caller-ID, no having to actually miss calls, as you (an adult) have the option of picking up the receiver & talking to the caller after determining who they are. That is, if the caller actually attempts to leave a message.
I'd Googled this phrase to find that this message, or system, can cost a marketer from $59.00 to, at least, $350.00. Naturally, this can only work for a marketer if the person receiving the call is sheep-ish enough to actually sit there waiting for some bastard tele-marketer to condescend to them.
What marketing genius came up with this?
There was a time -- really -- maybe rather ancient, but there was a time when tele-marketing didn't exist. I don't remember when I started getting such calls, but after the first few, I grew tired of politely thanking them & asking them not to call any longer. When that day arrived, perhaps after the third or fourth call, I grew more & more delighted to simply fuck with them. This wasn't an entirely original idea. Many others were growing increasing tired of these calls as well, & found as much entertainment as I in wasting their time. But times have certainly changed.
Lemme tell ya, if these people have any hope of prying cash out of my tightly clenched fists, they'll have to be on the line. Naturally, I don't like the idea of businesses actually seeking customers by any means other than offering honest services & worth while products I go looking for.
So, for any marketing wise asses reading this, you're wasting your time on me -- & from the looks of the number of pages on Google with complaint after complaint, it's not working on others either. Get a clue.
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