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The Freemoney Saga ContinuesA few days ago I related the tale of the free dollar bills. At the end I hinted that I had an "even more money" story that I was reluctant to relate. My reluctance was overcome by the plaintive wailing of a few thousand millireaders: "Tell us!" OK. It began one day when I arrived at work and I was told there was a package for me. Here's what I found:
Despite my dislike of the telephone in general, and my vexation with people who try to use it to sell me stuff, I do expect to take their call. This kind of behavior needs to be encouraged! Notwithstanding my desire to encourage this behavior, my voicemail greeting is rather forbidding. It says, in effect, that I probably won't return your phone call, but I will respond to your email if you send one instead of leaving a voice message. (Of course I usually don't do that, either, unless it's about something interesting. But the greeting discourages people from leaving rambling messages that take forever to audition.) I did receive a call from the sender of the box. And, shortly thereafter came a very civilized email. For better or worse, I didn't respond either to the voicemail or the email. I'm not sure whether to be surprised that, after a couple of months, I have heard no more from them despite their significant investment in getting my attention. There are two obvious possibilities:
I wonder if I'll ever discover which it was. NP: "Living is Good" - Wendy Waldman |
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