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1、10centsaminute Onethingthathasalwaysbuggedme,andI’msureitdoesmostofyou,istositdownatthedinnertableonlytobeinterruptedbyaphonecallfromatelemarketer.Idecided,ononesuchoccasion,totrytobeasirritatingastheyweretome.ThecallwasfromAT&Tanditwentsomethinglikethis: Me:Hello AT&T:Hello
2、,thisisAT&T…… Me:IsthisAT&T? AT&T:Yes,thisisAT&T…… Me:ThisisAT&T? AT&T:Yes,thisisAT&T…… Me:IsthisAT&T? AT&T:YES!ThisisAT&T,mayIspeaktoMr.Byronplease? Me:MayIaskwhoiscalling? AT&T:ThisisAT&T. Me:OK,holdon. AtthispointIputthephonedownforasolidfiveminutesthinkingthat,surel
3、y,thispersonwouldhavehungupthephone.Muchtomysurprise,whenIpickedupthereceiver,theywerestillwaiting. Me:Hello? AT&T:IsthisMr.Byron? Me:MayIaskwhoiscallingplease? AT&T:Yes,thisisAT&T…… Me:IsthisAT&T? AT&T:Yes,thisisAT&T…… Me:ThisisAT&T? AT&T:Yes,isthisMr.Byron? Me:Yes,isth
4、isAT&T? AT&T:Yessir. Me:Thephonecompany? AT&T:Yessir. Me:IthoughtyousaidthisisAT&T. AT&T:Yessir,weareaphonecompany. Me:Ialreadyhaveaphone. AT&T:Wearen’tsellingphonestoday,Mr.Byron. Me:Well,whateveritis,I’mreallynotinterested,butthanksforcalling. Whenyouarenotinterestedin
5、something,Idon’tthinkyoucanexpressyourselfanyplainerthanbysaying“I’mreallynotinterested”,butthisladywaspersistent. AT&T:Mr.Byronwewouldliketoofferyou10centsaminute,24hoursaday,7daysaweek,365daysayear. Now,Iamsureshemeantshewasofferinga“rate”of10centsaminute,butsheatnotimeusedth
6、ewordrate.Icouldclearlyseethatitwastimetowhipoutthetrustyoldcalculatoranddoalittleciphering. Me:Now,that’s10centsaminute24hoursaday? AT&T:Yessir,that’sright!24hoursaday! Me:7daysaweek? AT&T:That’sright. Me:365daysayear? AT&T:Yessir. Me:Iamdefinitelyinterestedinthat!Wow!!!T
7、hat’samazing! AT&T:Wethinkso! Me:That’squiteasumofmoney! AT&T:Yessir,it’samazinghowitaddsup. Me:OK,sowillyousendmechecksweekly,monthlyorjustonebigoneattheendoftheyearforthefull$52,560,andifyousendanannualcheck,canIgetacashadvance? AT&T:Excuseme? Me:Youknow,the10centsaminute
8、. AT&T:Whatareyoutalkingabout? Me:Yous
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