I hate telemarketers. I hate a lot of things. People usually say hate is a strong word and I don't mean that.
I'm a fairly smart person. I understand what the word hate means. I know how strong a word it is.
That said, I HATE telemarketers.
I get a call at 7:30 last night. Why call my house at 7:30? I have a kid who is fighting me on sleep and I hate talking on the phone....that is unless you are a telemarketer....
Me: Hello? Hello? (Telemarketers use automated calling machines so it takes about 3 seconds for someone to realize the called party has answered)
Telemarketer (who sounds like a pissed off homo): HELLLOO?
Me: Yea hello.
TM: May I speak with the lady of the house?
Me: Who is this?
TM: I am calling from a charity about monitoring the content for children under the age of 16.
Me: My wife isn't here.
TM: I'll call back later.
At this point I'm intrigued and feel like messing with this guy. I don't need a group to monitor the content for my kid. I can change a channel with the best of them if there is something on I don't think my kid should be seeing, but I find people like this amusing.
Me: Wait a second I'm a father as well. Lets talk about this....
TM: I need to speak to the lady of the house, I'll call back later.
Me: Listen my man don't talk over me. I'm a father, why do you need to speak to my wife?
TM: We're not asking for money we are a charity organization. I'll call back later.
Me: You really don't have to.
TM: Fine.
Now why would they need to speak to my wife? Why wouldn't either parent do? Seems rather sexist huh?
Appeal to my wifes' maternal instincts to protect her child as opposed to my paternal ones? I found that very interesting. I tried to engage this guy. I tried to tell him I can change the channel for my kid if there is something offensive. (By the way I NEVER do this. The boy and I watched season 1 of the Sopranos when it was just him and I on my first week of vacation. He loved it.)
Ahh well. I guess the do not call list does not work huh?
3 comments:
I have it too, but I don't want the phone to keep ringing and wake up the boy
I hate telemarketing.
If they call at 7:30 they better be selling 1 pound of pure gold for a cent. or they will listen to me.
They are supposed to call during business hours. at this time it is harassment, not telemarketing.
I got a note from my son’s daycare teacher saying that Andrew told me that he’s allowed to watch fear factor and 24. I don’t think that these are appropriate for a child. I told her that I don’t pay her $200 a week to think, I pay her to babysit.
She doesn’t like me anymore
-Joeyc
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