Saturday, July 23, 2016

In which I curse American Advisors Group, or, We visit 1984

Me: Oh man. Another piece of junk mail for your mom.

Primo: And there is no postage-paid return envelope.

Me: It's one of those companies that preys on old people, so there is no email contact. Give me the phone.

Primo: Are you going to call?

Me: Yes. I am tired of this crap.

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Call center person blessherheart: [lots of BS]

Me: Hi. I would like you to remove my mother in law from your mailing list. She is dead and we are not your target demographic.

CCP: OK. I will take care of it.

Me: Wait. Don't you need me to tell you who she is?

CCP: I have that information, ma'am.

Me: What is it?

CCP: I can't tell you.

Me: You can't tell me what information you have?

CCP: No ma'am.

Me: Then how do I know you have the proper information?

CCP: I'm sorry ma'am I cannot give you the information.

Me: You cannot tell me what information you have so I can tell you that yes, that is correct, and you don't care what information I have?

CCP: I am sorry, ma'am.
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7 comments:

  1. KnittychickSaturday, July 23, 2016

    Did you have to follow Primo's lead and throw cheese after that phone call? Reading that made me want to pull my hair out!

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    1. emmaSunday, July 24, 2016

      yes!

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    2. the gold diggerThursday, July 28, 2016

      Definitely a cheese-throwing event. She didn't even ask my name! Or Doris' name! And our phone number has nothing to do with Sly or Doris!

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  2. AnonymousSunday, July 24, 2016

    the local water company told me my father would have to sign to put my name on his water bill account. The reason I was calling them is because he was dead. That fact did not seem to change their answer.

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    1. the gold diggerThursday, July 28, 2016

      What did you do? I would have lied and forged my dad's signature, but I am not respectful of bureaucratic rules. Especially the stupid ones.

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  3. GeneMonday, July 25, 2016

    For a while I was stuffing all return postage paid envelopes with scrap sheet steel, as much as I could fit into the envelope to add weight. I'd write "Take me off your list!" on the metal. When I ran out of scrap metal, I'd stuff all the things that came with the envelope into the envelope and send it back. I've heard of people taping the envelope to a brick.
    The amount of those things has slowed to a trickle, I don't know if it's due to my tactics or me not responding in any other way.

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