Pet Peeve #39 – Telemarketers

Okay, I understand these people have to make money somehow, but FUCK! They call at the most inopportune moments (usually meal times) and they blatantly lie about how long they are going to take. “Just a quick two-minute survey,” easily takes 15-20 minutes. Not to mention they don’t even give us a chance to say no. As soon as we say, “Hello,” they are off to the races with, “Hi Mr. McGrath, my name is Angel and I want to talk to you today about your data plan. Are you happy with your current data plan? We now offer X, Y, Z, and can give you the most value for your dollar. If you sign up today we can give you your first month free and the following three months at half price and then the fifth month at three quarter price and then the rest of the year at double the price until the next year starts at regular billing. So I’ll just sign you up for offer X today Mr. Macintosh bye!”

                All of a sudden you only have one handset but you’re paying for four plans and sponsoring two African children who never seem to age while you’re on the waiting list to donate your most important organs.

                I’m pretty sure they’re not supposed to call anyone on the ‘Don’t Call’ list, but they do it anyway. So I pick up my phone like, “Hello.. Hello?.. Hel-,”
“Hi Claire, do you currently give to any cha-,” *click*

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