You never know who is on the other end of the line

Submitted by Pittsburg1 on
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by Debbie Knox
 
That lady called me the other day. She is so annoying because she’s so nice and has perfect phone etiquette. She gives you the opportunity totalk about yourself and most people love that, including me; but I was busy and I knew she was about to suck me in because she’s a salesperson and she had a pretty good product.
I’ve been selling advertising almost as long as Moses’ daughter and I know all the tricks. But, most of the people I sell to are people I know and have known for years. Three words out of their mouths and I know it’s either time to hurry up or shut up because their tone tells me so. I’ve even dialed wrong numbers before and realized it and sold them an ad anyway.
 
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