A Message on My Answering Machine

[stoutfellow]

"We've been trying to reach you concerning the warranty on your vehicle..."

Yes you have. Repeatedly. Over a period of months. Using a variety of phrasings and voices. I have heard them all.

I have not responded to any of them. Does my silence not constitute a message in itself?

There is no warranty.

There is no vehicle.

There is no interest in your services.

Leave. Me. The hell. Alone.

Comments

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Aren't you on the Do Not Call List? If you don't do business with them, then their calls are illegal.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not. (There you go, spoiling a perfectly good rant.)

I don't much mind solicitors, in general. I've got Caller ID, so I can screen. These people, though... I've gotten at least three "Final Courtesy Warnings" from them, after which the cycle begins again.

I should probably sign up for the list. (Do the words "World-Class Procrastinator" ring any bells?)

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

They should--I've got them tattoed across my chest.

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

Do. Your life will be much saner.

I have a car, and I don't get those calls [g].

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

"We'd like to extend the warrenty on your vehicle."

"Well, Ah reckon' that'd be a fine idear. Sign me up, son."

"Great. Now how old is your vehicle."

"She's about 5 years old. Right sturdy."

"Good, good, and what type of vehicle is this."

"Type?"

"Is it a car, truck, minivan, Suv...."

"Oh, I see where yer gettin' at."

"Yes, so, what type of vehicle is this?"

"it's a horse."

"I'm sorry--"

"A horse, son! Sure you've seen one. I don' have much use for goin' inta town, so I just ride her over there about once a week or two, and most of what I need fits right in the saddlebags......Hello? Hello? Well, Ah'll be darned, that's the third one to hang up on me this week."

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Well played.

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[(Anonymous)]

Yeah Jim...do the horse thing. should work. don

Let's see what happens...

[carbonelle.livejournal.com]

I finally waited through the whole call (I put it on speaker phone whilst dusting), and sure enough, at the very end I was given the option of "pressing two, and we won't contact you again."

I pressed "two"

Re: Let's see what happens...

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

I tried that. Unfortunately, it was an answering machine message, not a live call.

[carbonelle.livejournal.com]

Point taken.

Nonetheless, if my own experience is anything to go by, you are likely to have another opportunity to do so... :-(