A patient wife and a loving husband
Sometimes something that appears to be simple isn't as simple as it seems.
A couple of weeks ago, I got a call that was from a telemarketer asking me about the air quality of our house.
(They were claiming to be doing a survey, but we all know about that bit, right?)
Of course, I knew exactly what this was, but I answered the questions anyway. Of course, the follow up call
that came about a week later was a sales call asking if I was interested in air filters.
So, I thought that this company was selling one of those expensive HEPA air filters that will recycle the air in
the house about every hour or so. The air filter in my bedroom could use upgrading, so why not?
Anyway, two ladies (Probably in their early 20's) came to my door tonight at 8:30 PM and decided to demo
an air filter. That's fine and dandy, but then I got the whole spiel about Filter Queen Vacuum cleaners.
Out came the vacuum cleaner, the "Sample" filters that show you how much it sucks up, the marbles in the
tank to show how powerfull it is and so on.. You know, the full meal deal sales presentation.
Of course, the vacuum cleaner itself is horrendously priced (About $3k for the machine) and the air filters
(Filter Queen Brand) were also extremely expensive. ($1200 a pop, ouch!)
In all honesty, yes, it was pretty neat to get a free set of knives to listen to the spiel, but I wasn't expecting
it to take nearly as long as it did. It ws only a matter of time before my wife started to drift off.
Eventually, I had to cut the presentation short because it was taking a lot longer than I thought and I REALLY
wasn't expecting to purchase a vacuum cleaner anyway. I don't know how vacuum cleaner companies feel
that they can charge what they do and get away with it. It's a motor, a switch and a filter.. and yet it costs
more than a brand new Stove, Dishwasher and refridgerator combined, all of which are considerably more
complicated appliances.
Anyway, a part of me is hoping that those knives are only going to be used for preparing food.. I love my
wife very much and I'd really hope that her love comes first before she thinks about doing a Lorena Bobbit..
... with our free knives ... or maybe the old dull ones ...
If you are reading this dear, I love you very much and I appreciate the patience you have with me!
This is the second time we've had a vacuum cleaner salesperson to our house and this is the second set of
free knives we've obtained. I wonder how many more sets of free knives we'll end up with before I die...
Something tells me that those free knives are going to cost me a lot more than just two hours of my time...
A couple of weeks ago, I got a call that was from a telemarketer asking me about the air quality of our house.
(They were claiming to be doing a survey, but we all know about that bit, right?)
Of course, I knew exactly what this was, but I answered the questions anyway. Of course, the follow up call
that came about a week later was a sales call asking if I was interested in air filters.
So, I thought that this company was selling one of those expensive HEPA air filters that will recycle the air in
the house about every hour or so. The air filter in my bedroom could use upgrading, so why not?
Anyway, two ladies (Probably in their early 20's) came to my door tonight at 8:30 PM and decided to demo
an air filter. That's fine and dandy, but then I got the whole spiel about Filter Queen Vacuum cleaners.
Out came the vacuum cleaner, the "Sample" filters that show you how much it sucks up, the marbles in the
tank to show how powerfull it is and so on.. You know, the full meal deal sales presentation.
Of course, the vacuum cleaner itself is horrendously priced (About $3k for the machine) and the air filters
(Filter Queen Brand) were also extremely expensive. ($1200 a pop, ouch!)
In all honesty, yes, it was pretty neat to get a free set of knives to listen to the spiel, but I wasn't expecting
it to take nearly as long as it did. It ws only a matter of time before my wife started to drift off.
Eventually, I had to cut the presentation short because it was taking a lot longer than I thought and I REALLY
wasn't expecting to purchase a vacuum cleaner anyway. I don't know how vacuum cleaner companies feel
that they can charge what they do and get away with it. It's a motor, a switch and a filter.. and yet it costs
more than a brand new Stove, Dishwasher and refridgerator combined, all of which are considerably more
complicated appliances.
Anyway, a part of me is hoping that those knives are only going to be used for preparing food.. I love my
wife very much and I'd really hope that her love comes first before she thinks about doing a Lorena Bobbit..
... with our free knives ... or maybe the old dull ones ...
If you are reading this dear, I love you very much and I appreciate the patience you have with me!
This is the second time we've had a vacuum cleaner salesperson to our house and this is the second set of
free knives we've obtained. I wonder how many more sets of free knives we'll end up with before I die...
Something tells me that those free knives are going to cost me a lot more than just two hours of my time...