If youre like me, you probably dont like being bothered by telemarketers. I thought Id share this story of how I recently dealt with some annoying calls. Recently, my wife and I attended an event where we were invited to enter our names into a drawing to win a vacation cruise. Not long after the event, we both started getting phone calls from representatives of a travel agency. These people congratulated us and told us that we had won a FABULOUS Caribbean cruise. Of course, in order to claim this FABULOUS prize, there were lots of strings attached, what with all the details hidden in the fine print. My wife checked into this offer and found it to be a scam. It was easy to see that this was a scam, since all three of the people in our party that night who entered the drawing were notified that we were winners. Personally, I think that they called me once or twice and also left two messages, urging me to claim my FABULOUS PRIZE. Last week, I answered the phone to be greeted by a woman who was dripping with enthusiasm. CONGRATULATIONS! You have won a FABULOUS prize and I dont want you to miss out on collecting it! she said. I was sick and tired of these calls and I decided to have a little bit of fun with it. YOUVE WON TWO TICKETS! she chirped. I replied Two tickets? Im sorry, maam, but I believe that this has just caught me at a bad time. Can I call you later? she said. No... Im just afraid that I cant use two tickets at this time. You see, my wife has recently passed away, so theres just me. Her voice was now shaken. Oh my God! I am so, so sorry, sir. I replied Thats alright. But, let me ask you.. could I still bring my wife along with me in order to use both tickets? The voice on the other end of the line trembled. WHAT? and then, In what form? Form? I said. The travel lady asked Have you had her cremated? Cremated? Goodness, no. Ive got her propped up in a chair right here next to me. By this time, the travel lady must have stopped to pull her jaw up from the floor. Dead silence. I continued. Well, Im thinking that I could bring her in a wheelchair and the two of us could relax on the deck and watch our last sunsets together as a couple... More dead silence. I went on. Shes not all that big, so it would be no problem for me to carry her around during the cruise. And Id really like the chance to drag her toes through the sand on the beach one last time, just for old times sake. The travel lady stammered But... but.... but.... And I promise you that she wont be eating much. I said. OH MY GOD, NO!!! the travel lady said. At that point, I hung up, knowing that I would probably not be getting any more calls from that travel agency.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:46:30 +0000
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