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Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
March 27, 2008

Two days ago I attended a wake. During the wake my cellphone rang (well, buzzed actually.) I couldn’t answer the first call, but shortly thereafter it rang again. “Must be important,” I thought, ducking out of the room.

 

It turned out to be a Cablevision telemarketer trying to rope me into the triple play. Fair enough. I told the rep that I wasn’t interested in the triple play and in any event, I was at a wake.

 

“I understand that,” he said, “but I’ll have you off the phone in five minutes saving money on your long-distance bills.”

 

Whenever I’m at a funeral home, I try to keep the vulgarities to a tasteful minimum, so I didn’t blow up on the guy. But really, what kind of person hears and digests the fact that you’re at a wake and then still proceeds to try and sell you something?*

 

(*Other than the staff at the funeral home.)


Posted by Greg Scoblete on March 27, 2008 | Comments (5)


March 28, 2008
In response to: Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
Jake commented:

Who has their phone on during a wake?




March 28, 2008
In response to: Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
Shazbot 5000 commented:

Well, most of the engineering department had their phones on during the wake of a co-worker. See, when the entire engineering department is at a wake, they're not at their computers to do work. Sometimes, life is a trade. And not a very good one.




March 28, 2008
In response to: Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
Greg Scoblete commented:

"Who has their phone on during a wake" - a father of a nine month old and a 2.5 year old who are with a babysitter while you're attending said wake.




March 28, 2008
In response to: Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
Nigel commented:

I'm sure the telemarketer never hears comments like that when calling people, nope. Besides, you're just a number, so stop complaining, and just hang up.




May 5, 2008
In response to: Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing
BLeinfuss commented:

WOW guys, take it easy on the guy. He has 2 small kids at home and needed to have his phone on. It was not like he had it on an audible setting.





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