Old car warrantee sales pitch
On my answering machine, about once a week, I have a truncated message
telling me that the warrantee on my car is about to expire and offering to extend it. (Obviously, it will do no good to "Press 1.") Today, I got a call from a live person, seemingly a trainee. She had no idea what a Studebajer was nor even that they wouldn't extend a warrantee on a 40+ year old car. I kept asking to speak with an advisor and repeaating that this was a Studebaker that was older than she was, but the "Warrantee Advisor" ws always busy. She was not happy with the identification number that I gave as it didn't have seventeen characters and wondered why I couldn't tell her how many miles on it. I was able to explain the condition of the car, though. Soon it became clear that she was a trainee and that there was an instructor there, too. Eventually, after several pauses for consultation, she just said that they would be unable to add my car and said goodbye. I wonder if this is the last of these calls - but doubt it. |
Old car warrantee sales pitch
On May 20, 8:54*pm, "jamesmichael2" > wrote:
> This is interesting, because I have answered a couple of calls about this > same issue, but indicated I wasn't interested. *We do have a 2001 VW that > has recently gone over the 100,000 mi warrenty period, and I assumed they > were trying to sell me an extension for the VW (I believe that is true, but > am still uninterested; if it breaks (and it will), we will pay for the > repairs). *We also have a 1967 Alfa Romeo which I'm sure they're not > interested in maintaining. *Our standard response to telephone solicitors > is: "We don't respond to telephone solicitations regardless of the source. > Thank you." *Telephone solicitors, at best, are a nuisance; at worst, they > will scam you out of whatever you have. *If somebody calls your phone to > sell you something (or maybe give you a "free gift"), tell them "No". > Remember, it's your phone and you pay for the service and they are nothing > more than intruders. > > Jim Michael > > > "Stude" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > > On my answering machine, about once a week, I have a truncated message > > telling me that the warrantee on my car is about to expire and > > offering to extend it. > > (Obviously, it will do no good to "Press 1.") > > *Today, I got a call from a live person, seemingly a trainee. She had > > no idea what a Studebajer was nor even that they wouldn't extend a > > warrantee on a 40+ year old car. I kept asking to speak with an > > advisor and repeaating that this was a *Studebaker that was older > > than *she was, but the "Warrantee Advisor" ws always busy. > > She was not happy with the identification number that I gave as it > > didn't have seventeen characters and wondered why I couldn't tell her > > how many miles on it. > > I was able to explain the condition of the car, though. > > Soon it became clear that she was a trainee and that there was an > > instructor there, too. Eventually, after several pauses for > > consultation, she just said that they would be unable to add my car > > and said goodbye. > > I wonder if this is the last of these calls - but doubt it.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Between assignments as a Silicon-Valley Engineer I had to resort to this acivity on ocasion. If it was obvious hat there was no sale at that number, I'd go on t the next (or the maching woyuld). Others in the boiler room would tahe it as a personal affront, it seems, and continue on and on... It was not as if there were not a million other potentials who might bote. |
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