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From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: alt.privacy,comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Caller ID problems
Message-ID: <6NT2T1F@taronga.hackercorp.com>
Date: 31 Mar 91 14:05:06 GMT
References: <1991Mar30.194145.4202@netcom.COM>
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> >   Joe called several computer dealerships in the region to see which was
> >   the best place to buy a PC for his kids.  The next day, a sales-person
> >   from one of those companies (one he really didn't like) calls him and
> >   tries another pitch for his product.  Joe refuses.  The salesperson then
> >   asks (subtly demands) to know why you didn't choose to buy from him.
> >   Joe never thought he'd have to explain himself.

The sales droid then finds out that he's losing customers to word-of-mouth,
because the word is on the street that he's a slimeball. I have driven many
miles to avoid going to a computer store, back when they were rare things,
when I had heard bad things about one of them. Today there's probably a
competitor on the next block. The dealer either goes out of business or
wises up and quits being so pushy. End of problem, either way.
-- 
               (peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com)
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