I just got the eleventh call this week from people selling solar panels for my home. Every call has been from a person with a very heavy Indian accent who begins by telling me that "This is not a sales call." For me, that phrase is enough to know that it is indeed a sales call and that the intended product is solar panels for me to place on my roof.
Today, I decided to try an experiment. When the guy started to talk, I said "Wait, is this a sales call about solar panels?"
John (he said that was his name) responded that "This is not a sales call."
I said, "OK, why are you calling?"
John told me that he was calling to offer me a free quotation for solar panels. I asked him what was the point of the quotation if they were not selling anything. There was a silence for about 15 seconds at that point. Finally, John told me that they were offering me a free quotation. Since this was just a repetition of a prior statement, I asked again what the point of the quotation was, if they were not selling anything. John finally said that the quotation was so that I would know the cost of solar panels.
Then came the really hard question. I asked John why I would want to know the cost of solar panels for the roof of my home.
I think I heard crickets chirping at that point. Then John hung up. I hope the call was recorded for training purposes. More important, I hope they stop calling me.
Today, I decided to try an experiment. When the guy started to talk, I said "Wait, is this a sales call about solar panels?"
John (he said that was his name) responded that "This is not a sales call."
I said, "OK, why are you calling?"
John told me that he was calling to offer me a free quotation for solar panels. I asked him what was the point of the quotation if they were not selling anything. There was a silence for about 15 seconds at that point. Finally, John told me that they were offering me a free quotation. Since this was just a repetition of a prior statement, I asked again what the point of the quotation was, if they were not selling anything. John finally said that the quotation was so that I would know the cost of solar panels.
Then came the really hard question. I asked John why I would want to know the cost of solar panels for the roof of my home.
I think I heard crickets chirping at that point. Then John hung up. I hope the call was recorded for training purposes. More important, I hope they stop calling me.
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