Killing the telemarketing industry
I am getting tired of receiving 3 calls everyday from various people trying to sell me credit cards. I want to kill the telemarketing industry. And I think I have found the way to do it without getting my hands messy.
This industry is surviving because they probably spend Rs 30 making a hundred calls and one of them wants the card. They send a sales rep to that person (spending Rs 10 in petrol) and get Rs 150 or some such incentive in return, for a net profit of Rs 110.
If all hundred people ask for the rep to come, but do not sign on, the marketer will spend 1030 but make only 150, so he will hopefully be driven into the red. And that is the way... But, of course, you do not want to deal with the sales rep yourself.
Which suggests another idea. Find the address of the most annoying person you know and give the address of THAT person when you ask for the rep to visit. Two birds with one stone! The only thing to ensure is that the marketer does not know your name. And if they dont, tell them you are the person who is your intended victim!
So, next time the call comes, I am going to first ask if they know my name and if they dont, to croon all delightedly and welcome the rep to someone else's home. I urge you to do the same and skew the numbers of this industry enough to kill them - it's the only way to be sure!
This industry is surviving because they probably spend Rs 30 making a hundred calls and one of them wants the card. They send a sales rep to that person (spending Rs 10 in petrol) and get Rs 150 or some such incentive in return, for a net profit of Rs 110.
If all hundred people ask for the rep to come, but do not sign on, the marketer will spend 1030 but make only 150, so he will hopefully be driven into the red. And that is the way... But, of course, you do not want to deal with the sales rep yourself.
Which suggests another idea. Find the address of the most annoying person you know and give the address of THAT person when you ask for the rep to visit. Two birds with one stone! The only thing to ensure is that the marketer does not know your name. And if they dont, tell them you are the person who is your intended victim!
So, next time the call comes, I am going to first ask if they know my name and if they dont, to croon all delightedly and welcome the rep to someone else's home. I urge you to do the same and skew the numbers of this industry enough to kill them - it's the only way to be sure!