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[awhyzip]

Got a call froma telemarketer just now. Both housemate M and & I picked it up simultaneously, I think because I heard a beautiful two-voiced "hello" followed by silence (perhaps we each were waiting for the other to claim the call). Silence drags on, I say "hello?" again and a woman responds. She's looking for housemate J by the mispronounced sounds of it, and calling about a mumbled sweepstakes. "Right to Live"? -- that can't be right, no one would name a sweepstakes that. Whatever. It's sponsored by Visa, MasterCard, etc: some long list of credit card words. I say I'll take a message for J.
Oh, she swiftly changes targets: "Do you have a credit card so you you might be able to be entered in the contest?", she asks. (Screw that J-lady's entry!)
"No", I calmly lie.
She pauses like she's surprised, then gives me the best line of the exchange: "Surely you have some debit card with the handy mastercard logo that is accepted so many places!" Surely I do... surely I do not find this as persuasive as she must have hoped! But I am amazed I tell you, amazed, that she says this line with perfect naturalness and light conviction ... "that is accepted at so many places!" -- hire this actress immediately, despite her mumbling problem! But oh no, she also mumbled her own name so badly that I have no idea what she's called. Pity.
I can't help but laugh. "No," I stick to my claim, "but I'll tell J about it if you leave a message?" She hangs up with out a goodbye.
Guess she couldn't stand talking to someone without a handy logo.

Comments

[laurens10.livejournal.com]

... was she going to ask for your credit card number?

*blink blink*

Something sounds scammy about this, starting with her hanging up without saying goodbye. :P

[awhyzip.livejournal.com]

yep. but i wasn't about to give anything, so it could serve as entertainment

[emerac6.livejournal.com]

aww, poor telemarketer... you know that she's gonna get a beating from her pimp for not fufilling her credit card number quota. :-( that makes me sad that you contributed to her pain and suffering.