comcast.
A few days ago, Comcast called me. I thought, what could be wrong? Did I not pay my cable bill? Are they calling to apologize for recent internet outages? But it was nothing so... relevant. They wanted to tell me about some new deals they had for me.
It took me a second or two to realize what was going on. Since last October I've enjoyed peace and quiet. I've been able to watch television uninterrupted. I coulddownload music and porn work on my computer uninterrupted. I've actually been able to get stuff done. Why? Ever since the Do Not Call list started being enforced in October 2003, I haven't had one telemarketing call, until now.
So I was a little shocked, as you can imagine, but quickly regained my composure, remembered the conversations I haven't had to use in ten months, and dropped my polite phone voice. I stopped the lady in the middle of her sales pitch and informed her that Comcast was about to lose a customer. I told her I already pay Comcast about $90 a month and am satisfied with their services. HOWEVER, if the service is going to include unwanted sales calls from now on, then I don't think I want those services any more. Really, I rarely watch television any more, and I can get internet access for free at a couple local coffee shops.
The lady was extremely apologetic, of course, and said she'd remove my name from their call list immediately. Whatever, right? I figured that to be one of the many empty promises I get from corporations almost daily, and hung up the phone fully expecting more calls from Comcast and others in the future. Obviously, My Number Is Out There. Again. Do Not Call list be damned.
Then I got this letter in the mail today:
Once again I'm in shock. Has a business been honest and forthright with me? And did it actually do so immediately, without delay? (Hardly five days passed since the call before this letter arrived.) Is it possible?
Could the U.S. government have actually scared these businesses into compliance? Could it actually have exerted power over Big Business? Could it possibly have succeeded at something?
What universe am I in? And when did I arrive in this one? And what happened to the old one? I feel oddly disoriented.
Listening to: New Black
In my sink: Another friggin spaghetti sauce bottle
It took me a second or two to realize what was going on. Since last October I've enjoyed peace and quiet. I've been able to watch television uninterrupted. I could
So I was a little shocked, as you can imagine, but quickly regained my composure, remembered the conversations I haven't had to use in ten months, and dropped my polite phone voice. I stopped the lady in the middle of her sales pitch and informed her that Comcast was about to lose a customer. I told her I already pay Comcast about $90 a month and am satisfied with their services. HOWEVER, if the service is going to include unwanted sales calls from now on, then I don't think I want those services any more. Really, I rarely watch television any more, and I can get internet access for free at a couple local coffee shops.
The lady was extremely apologetic, of course, and said she'd remove my name from their call list immediately. Whatever, right? I figured that to be one of the many empty promises I get from corporations almost daily, and hung up the phone fully expecting more calls from Comcast and others in the future. Obviously, My Number Is Out There. Again. Do Not Call list be damned.
Then I got this letter in the mail today:
Once again I'm in shock. Has a business been honest and forthright with me? And did it actually do so immediately, without delay? (Hardly five days passed since the call before this letter arrived.) Is it possible?
Could the U.S. government have actually scared these businesses into compliance? Could it actually have exerted power over Big Business? Could it possibly have succeeded at something?
What universe am I in? And when did I arrive in this one? And what happened to the old one? I feel oddly disoriented.
Listening to: New Black
In my sink: Another friggin spaghetti sauce bottle
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