I really admire the avocado because it's a vegetable that can make you fat. For a vegetable, that's gotta take some chutzpah.--Manning Krull via Twitter
Ok, I know you need a laugh.
Really.
Computers � well, online anything nowadays. Can�t live with them, can�t live without them.
So today I call a large company�s sales department. Yes, the specific department that takes calls in order to give quotes to prospective customers.
Their pricing model isn�t fancy. If you have x users it is $ and if you have xx users it is $$, etc.
So I said �I need a quote please.� And was promptly put on hold.
And after about 5 minutes of hold listening to some really sucky and static-y music (guys, if you are going to use a radio tune it in to the station) the sales guy � and I emphasize SALES here � came back on the line and said:
�Sorry, the system isn�t letting me in so I�ll have to call you back.�
No kidding.
So I replied, calmly and rationally (believe it or not):
�Do you have a piece of paper or a 3-ring pricing binder? Or anything written down you can get to?�
(Cause I�m kinda needing to report this back to my boss, ya know.)
And the answer � as I really expected � was:
�ummmm�..duh�.er�.ah��could I get your number?�
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