My sister was tired of expensive cable bills, so she cancelled her cable.
Of course a cable company representative called to try and entice her back with a special offer. He asked, “I see you cancelled your cable service. May I ask why?”
I’m sure he expecting some reply like, ‘It’s too expensive’ or maybe ‘I don’t really watch it that much’.
Did my sister say one of these canned replies? No.
She said, “I canceled cable to get the devil out of my life.”
The voice on the other end of the phone was silent. That’s right, try to find a special offer for demonic possession. That story surely became call center legend.
That’s a GREAT one! I’m going to do that next time! 🙂 Maybe they will offer me a heavenly deal! LOL
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Hi Jan,
My sister can come up with some good ones. I wonder if it’s used often enough, will the cable company come up with a canned response?
Thanks.
Dee
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Hi Jan,
My sister can come up with some good ones. I wonder if enough people start using this reason, if perhaps the cable company will come up with a canned reply.
Thanks.
Dee
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😂😂😂 I love this!
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Hi Jenn,
Thanks. Dee
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ROFL.
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lol!
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Great lead in to a funny story. I know so many people who have cancelled cable only to receive this call. What a great reply!
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Hi Stella,
It keeps the devil off your back, so to speak.
Thanks.
Dee
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Omg, brilliant! :’) I am going to use this on whatever lame offer they phone me up for in the future!
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Hi Samantha,
Sometimes I think my sister’s brilliant and then others …
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Dee
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I hear you. I have the same moments with mine, lol.
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It’s true then: “The Devil IS in the detail(s)”
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And cable’s corporate offices. And here I thought the gateway was the republican/democratic presidential conventions.
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Dee
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Good one. Over 40 years ago, I went to the cable company office (yes, they actually had walk-in offices in those ancient days of personal contact for business) and asked to cancel my cable. “Oh and why would you want to do that?” Me: “Because television really stinks, and I’m tired of the lies and the brainwashing.” I got a really dirty look, and silence. There were three queues, all full; everybody heard me and you could have heard a pin drop. I got my cancellation and I haven’t watched TV since. One of my better decisions and life moves. Yes, there is life after TV, in fact more abundant life.
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Hi Sha’Tara,
And we wonder why we don’t have enough time…
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Dee
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A clever response from your sister. However, on a side note, I love your tagline! Its hilarious and somewhat ironic.
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Hi Istiak,
Yes, we are definitely two apples from the same tree.
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Dee
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That seems like a reasonable answer, definitely better than spending the next 5 minutes politely refusing ‘special offers’. No time.
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Hi Naija,
I agree. When you try being polite, they make you offer after offer. I hate to be rude because you know they’re just people trying to make a living. I doubt telemarketers love their jobs.
Thanks.
Dee
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Best answer ever. 😆
By the way, awesome picture!
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Sometimes I think that girl is a mad genius. Thank you.
Dee
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😆 You’re welcome.
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Great response! That’s the type of thing I usually think of AFTER I’ve hung up the phone.
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Hi Cordelia,
I’m with you, but she says them before she even realizes what’s she’s going to say. Can also have it’s downside too.
Thanks.
Dee
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Me too. She says things with out thinking. Double edged sword.
Thanks.
Dee
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My husband used to bark (like a dog) at telemarketers when he couldn’t get them off the phone politely. Worked every time.
By the way, this photo is gorgeous. Where does it come from?
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Hi Angelique,
That’s brilliant!
I collect images I love. I use to play around modifying them to see what I could come up with. I have hundreds that I’ve never used. I decided a couple of months ago they were don’t anything just sitting on my computer, so I’ve been trying to use the ones I like the most. I think I got this one around 2011.
That being said, I think you can just copy it off of my website and use it. I would appreciate it if you could give my site a shout out if you decide to use it.
Thanks.
Regards,
Dee
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I absolutely will! I think your blog has some of the best artwork and am often tempted to borrow an image but didn’t know how to most fairly attribute it, so I’ve refrained.
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Thank you for the reblog. Dee
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Awesome reply 🙂
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Hi Dahlia
Thanks.
Dee
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Heheheh! I just like how you deliver doses of crazy and humor to my mailbox! That’s an epic answer! Lol!
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That makes me sound all doctor like. Thanks!
Dee
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Nailed it..Hahaha!
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Thanks, Dee.
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Hahahahah! What I did before was to pretend I couldn’t hear him, I kept saying HELLO? HELLO? HELLOOOOOOO? until he got pissed off and cut the line.
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That’s a good one. I once acted like an answering machine…
Dee
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Well done 😀
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Thanks.
Dee
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Finally a reply for the annoying calls I get at work , now I have an unbreakable reply
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There you go. This is my contribution to the world. I can die fulfilled.
Thanks.
Dee
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Why didn’t I think of that!
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Hi Chris,
I didn’t even think of that one and we swam in the same gene pool.
Thanks.
Dee
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Loved this!! Lol!
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Thanks. Dee
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Hmmm… hard to know if this is for real or not… http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/android-box-streaming-1.3455524
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Love this!
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Hi Amy,
Thanks.
Dee
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Haha, my husband once told me he had a call from a customer who said something like this. (That couldn’t be your sister, I hope.) LOL!
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Ummm, I guess it could be. She wasn’t mean, just answered like it was something everyone says. Hope he got a laugh out of it.
Thanks.
Dee
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Love you web site. Extremely well done and the articles are GREAT. Keep up the great writing. Take care.
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I love your description of a fiction writer and our blog. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love company!!
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