AT&T Calling During Dinner Time

[cateyes1]

Me: Hello AT&T:


Hello, this is AT&T….


Me: Is this AT&T?


AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T….


Me: This is AT&T?


AT&T: Yes. This is AT&T….


Me: Is this AT&T?


AT&T: YES! This is AT&T. May I speak to Mr. Salem please?


Me: May I ask who is calling?


AT&T: This is AT&T.


Me: OK, hold on.


At this point, I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the phone. I ate my salad. Much to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, she was still waiting. 


Me: Hello?


AT&T: Is this Mr. Salem?


Me: May I ask who is calling please?


AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T….


Me: Is this AT&T?


AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T….


Me: This is AT&T?


AT&T: Yes, is this Mr. Salem?


Me: Yes, is this AT&T?


AT&T: Yes, sir.


Me: The phone company?


AT&T: Yes, sir.


Me: I thought you said this was AT&T.


AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company.


Me: I already have a phone.


AT&T: We aren’t selling phones today, Mr. Salem.


Me: Well, whatever it is, I’m really not interested, but thanks for calling.


When you are not interested in something, I don’t think you can express yourself any plainer than by saying “I’m really not interested”, but this lady was persistent.


AT&T: Mr. Salem, we would like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.


Now, I am sure she meant she was offering a “rate” of 10 cents a minute, but she at no time used the word “rate”. I could clearly see that it was time to whip out the trusty old calculator and do a little ciphering.


Me: Now, that’s 10 cents a minute 24 hours a day?


AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes, sir, that’s right! 24 hours a day!


Me: 7 days a week?


AT&T: That’s right.


Me: 365 days a year?


AT&T: Yes, sir.


Me: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!! That’s amazing!!


AT&T: We think so!


Me: That’s quite a sum of money!


AT&T: Yes, sir, it’s amazing how it adds up.


Me: OK, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560? If you send an annual heck, can I get a cash advance?


AT&T: Excuse me?


Me: You know, the 10 cents a minute.


AT&T: What are you talking about?


Me: You said you’d give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1,008 per week and $52,560 per year. I’m just interested in knowing how you will be making payment.


AT&T: Oh no, sir, I didn’t mean we’d be paying you. You pay us 10 cents a minute.


Me: Wait a minute here! Didn’t you say you’d give me 10 cents a minute? Are you sure this is AT&T?


AT&T: Well, yes, this is AT&T, sir, but….


Me: But nothing! How do you figure that by saying that you’ll give me 10 cents a minute that I’ll give you 10 cents a minute? Is this some kind of suliminal telemarketing scheme? I’ve read about things like this in the Enquirer, you know. Don’t use your alien brainwashing techniques on me.


AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for….


Me: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please?!?


AT&T: Sir, I don’t think that is necessary.


Me: Sure! You say that now! What happens later?


AT&T: What?


Me: I insist on speaking to a supervisor!


AT&T: Yes, Mr. Salem. Please hold.


So, now AT&T has me on hold, and my supper is getting cold. I begin to eat while I’m waiting for a supervisor. After a wait of a few minutes and while I have a mouth full of food……. 


Supervisor: Mr. Salem?


Me: Yeth?


Supervisor: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents a minute program.


Me: Id thish Ath Teeth & Teeth? (Is this AT&T)


Supervisor: Yes, sir, it sure is.


I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do to suppress my laughter, and I had to be careful not to produce a snort.


Me: No, actually I was just waiting for someone to get back to me so that I could sign up for the plan.


Supervisor: OK, no problem, I’ll transfer you back to the person who was helping you.


Me: Thank you.  I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I needed to end this conversation. Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice at the other end of the phone.


AT&T: Hello, Mr. Salem. I understand that you are interested in signing up for our plan?


Me: Do you have that friends and family thing because you can never have enough friends and I’m an only child and I’d really like to have a little brother………


AT&T: (click)

[haimsterette]

Is this a true story? Exactly why I only have a cell phone so I can see the number that's calling in, and if I don't recognize it, I don't answer! Telemarketers are just doing their job, but they can really be persistent sometimes.

[crisstar]

I can understand the frustration, but I would've hung up on that person after the first 10 seconds. It's a waste of your time if you already know you have no interest. It's also a waste of the telemarketers time to bait them on knowing that you have no intention of hearing their spiel. Let them go bug someone else!

[freedomcash11]

That was hilarious, I was thinking about doing that to one of the next telemarketer's who call.

[Nancy5]

That was really funny!  I wouldn't have the time to do that, but hats off to you!

[lhz123]

Its funny and you really entertain them. hahahha

[texasmom32]

I've seen this!  Very funny!  Thanks for sharing again! 

[Sendmicheck]

This is very funny.  Thank you.

[myfreebees316]

Anyone who calls during dinner time i usually ignore because there usually a pain and a pest that id love to get rid of (so i turn down the volume of the ringer during dinner time so i can avoid this)

[bleyd]

Wow...really funny! Nice job! I don't think I would have the patience to be on the phone for that long and not get really upset.

[silentescape]

I've seen this before, but it's still just as funny as the first time.

[natashaspy]

have read this before, it's still funny this time too thanks for sharing!