Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Funeral's, Answering Machine's, Rival Fans, & Directories

My job is to call churches all the time.  One thing I have learned with certainty is that nothing is standard!  I called five different churches this morning around 10:00am (a fairly standard time of business).   Today I am calling to thank them for their work by offering  them a dinner and a copy of the book of a speaker from a widely known Christian organization. 

-  Response #1:  I am a fan of your rival school, so I can't come.
-  Response #2:  Unspecified voicemail (i.e. automated "Hello, leave a message")
-  Response #3:  Hushed tone, pickup on fourth ring, "I'm sorry we are in a funeral right now, you are going  to have to call back"
-  Response #4:  A tone that says "oh it's you again"... yes, we got your email, no we are not coming... after ackward silence...a polite "I'm sorry"
-  Response #5:  Long emergency info voicmail followed by a staff directory prompt

My favorite is Response #3 in case you are wondering.

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