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 Gregory Scoblete on March 27, 2008 |
Comments (16)
November 14, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketingwackadoo commented:
November 14, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketingwackadoo commented:
Telemarketers on cell phones, whats next, alarm clock wakeup sales
calls, how about TV while getting gas, can we be alone with our
thought......jeez
November 11, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingMitch Tatlock commented:
November 11, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingMitch Tatlock commented:
Chad your still a ding dong!
August 4, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingWebmaster commented:
August 4, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingWebmaster commented:
Great Job interesting topic , I would like to read more on this
topic and www.rayscon.com
May 5, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingBLeinfuss commented:
May 5, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingBLeinfuss 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.
March 29, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingNigel commented:
March 29, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingNigel 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.
March 28, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingGreg 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
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingGreg Scoblete commented:
March 28, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingShazbot 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
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingShazbot 5000 commented:
March 28, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingJake commented:
Who has their phone on during a wake?
March 28, 2008
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Cablevision’s Tasteless TelemarketingJake commented:
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