Right
now money is tight and I try and watch what we spend. Most of the time its easy
while other times it can be hard. There are a couple of things that make it
very easy to keep a firm grasp on every penny.
The
schedule that I keep has me sleeping for much of the normal waking hours so it
is a time that I don’t have to think about what needs to be picked up or
purchased. All I think about is sleeping. It also delays the purchase of items
to make sure they are really needed rather than a simple want or desire.
The
other thing that makes it easy are the people that either call me (despite the fact that I know for certain that I am on the National Do Not Call Registry) or
send me generic letters. Especially when they can’t even get my name right… if
you want me to even listen to your request get my name right first.
Also, when I answer the phone you better be ready to go because if you stutter
you leave yourself open to me venting all my frustration and anger on you.
You
may not even have done anything wrong, you may be a damn fine individual, but I’m
going to let you have it. To me, telemarketers offer a great service to society…
free therapy. If I have to deal with the BS system that your industry employs you are most certainly going to
deal with mine.
This
is not something that works for everyone but it works for me and I feel much
better afterward and, in fact, I actually saved some money rather than having
it cost me anything. Please also note that this works particularly well when
you call them back (after they fail to leave a message of course), let them
tell you why it was so important for them not to leave a message, and let it rip. Again, I am willing to put in a couple minutes of effort for a free
stress release.
Now,
on the other end of the spectrum, you can try to sell them something. I don’t care what it is or even if
it’s real, just keep talking and don’t let them get in a word and sell, sell,
sell. It’s a great feeling when you get a telemarketer to hang up on you and an
even better one when you get them interested and let them know that “unfortunately,
we just sold out. Can I call you back at a later time?”
In both my own experience and the tales told by many others I know
that make these types of calls in a diverse cross section of industries,
this is an old fashion sales method that is going to provoke these
types of responses and those who do this for a living expect it and understand it. In fact, about 3/4 of the people with whom I spoke, prefer these types of calls because it keeps the person on the phone so that once they stumble in their retort it opens them up to be sold again. "It is all part of the game" is the common justification of the process and this is why they requested I write this post.
Personally, this process is it has kept my wallet close and my sanity closer. And I don’t even have to mention a do not call list to make the solicitations stop. Maybe this is why I was never a fit for the sales field… I enjoyed these types of calls and the back and forth fun that you can have with them. But, in the end, I enjoy being on the other side of the phone too much. Of course, it could simply be that I have a tendency to be a PITA.
Personally, this process is it has kept my wallet close and my sanity closer. And I don’t even have to mention a do not call list to make the solicitations stop. Maybe this is why I was never a fit for the sales field… I enjoyed these types of calls and the back and forth fun that you can have with them. But, in the end, I enjoy being on the other side of the phone too much. Of course, it could simply be that I have a tendency to be a PITA.
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