Lol my god. I had that when I moved down to Florida.
I called to get my electricity turned on and the guy with whom I set up my service told me, "hold on while I transfer you to someone that can give you a confirmation number for your order." I thought that was interesting. I mean, he did the entire write up for the order, why can't he give me a confirmation number.
Well well... lo and behold, the "man with the number" was noneother than one of the company's sales staff.
The conversation went something like this:
Sales guy: "While we are waiting for your confirmation number, I would like to tell you all about [verizon? bellsouth? some phone company...]'s new discount plan.."
Me: "I'm not interested"
SG: "... but you get a monthly savings of.."
Me: "I get an even larger monthly savings if I don't have to pay a phone bill"
SG: "So you're not going to have a phone?"
Me: "Not that it's any of your business, but I have a cell phone and a plan that works just fine for me. Now, can I have my confirmation number please?"
SG: "But don't you want a land line in case of emergencies?"
Me: "Need I point out that during the Northeastern blackout, 9/11, hurricanes and any other emergency in the past few years, land lines went down and only
cell phones were working? Now.. my confirmation number... PLEASE"
SG: "We're still waiting on that. But while we're waiting, can I interest you in a subscription to Florida Today, central Florida's leading newspaper?"
Me: "No"
SG: "Aren't you interested in current events?"
Me: "I get my news straight from the associated press, which is where all local papers get their news from."
SG: "... but you'll get a weekly savings of..."
Me: "I'll get an even larger savings if I don't have to pay for a newspaper
I'll never read. Now, give me my confirmation number, or put your supervisor on the phone"