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Please Answer the Phone
Jul
7
2011
Somewhere, in a secret location below the streets of New York, the nation’s telemarketing executives plan their next move…
“The average citizen is on to our plan to disguise our caller ID.”
“They’re not falling for the caller ID where we list just a city anymore.”
“They’re not answering when we block the caller ID so they can’t tell who it is.”
“What can we do?”
“I got it! We can use caller ID to tell them they must answer the phone.”
No, I didn’t answer.
It turned out to be a reminder from the doctor’s office about an upcoming appointment. They must use a calling service that handles a number of different clients, so they keep their caller ID generic – a little too generic I think.
If they had the caller ID display the name of the hospital or doctor’s office, more people would answer. But it’s just a recording anyway, so no one’s offended if you don’t answer.
In summary, we had a recording leaving a recording. Eventually, all the machines will talk to each other and leave the people out of it altogether. That’s fine with me if it means that I don’t have to answer any phones.
Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place; As for the former events, declare what they were, That we may consider them and know their outcome. Or announce to us what is coming;
Isaiah 41:22
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 6:19 pm and has been carefully placed in the Marketing category.
July 7th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
I hate, hate, HATE talking on the phone.
I would be totally fine with all the machines just talking to each other.
July 8th, 2011 at 11:26 am
When the house phone rings, I usually just pick it up and hand it to my wife.
The exception is my cell phone – I would rather talk than text.
July 8th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
What?! Texting is fantastic for the numerous times there’s only one small thing to communicate: it removes all the time-consuming conventions of phone calls.
In summary: TEXTING RULES.
July 8th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
If you are not long-winded, the phone is more efficient. Plus I have confirmation that we are on the same page. I don’t trust that you actually got my text until I hear back from you.
July 8th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Texting rocks! One MUST have a phone with a keypad, otherwise texting is a chore.
July 8th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
That’s a big if that relies on both parties to make it work. Texting forces brevity!
And trust comes with usage. After hundreds of successful texts, I don’t worry about texts not making it through.
July 9th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Texting, definitely. Love love love it.
July 14th, 2011 at 12:04 am
If you don’t like Talking…
and you don’t like Texting…
and you don’t like Twitter…
What has the letter T ever done to you?