I wasn't going to take the call. Last week, a salesman called me four times in a row. As in called, when the voice mail picked up, called again. Four.Times. About a half hour later, he called again and I picked up. I didn't want to, but occasionally (ever so occasionally) it is important.
This one wasn't. It was a deal for Dish Network. A pretty good one, actually, so I listened to his pitch (we've been considering getting television again). It was within our price range, but I needed to wait until Wednesday to have ample funds in my checking account. So he agreed to call me back on Wednesday at 2:30pm.
Wednesday at 2:30 pm, there were no calls. The remainder of the day went by without calls.
Thursday morning at 11:00 am, I got three straight calls in a row from this guy. Again, ring, no voice mail, hang up and call back repeatedly. I was quite busy and could not field the call.
At 2:30 pm, I was again occupied. I don't leave blocks of time set aside for these poo chewers. Five straight calls this time, same MOS. On the fifth call, I picked up. He stated he was only calling repeatedly because I had scheduled him to call at 2:30. I reminded him I had scheduled him to call at 2:30 on WEDNESDAY, and that this was not Wednesday, and that 11:00am was not 2:30. I then instructed him to lose my contact information. He asked why, and I told him it was because of his aggressive tactics.
He then began arguing with me, stating that I had told him to call. I then reminded him of the day, time issues that had ticked me off in the first place and again demanded that he lose my information. He continued to argue.
I then told him I would be happy to discuss the matter with his supervisor. He thanked me and told me to have a good day.
Now, this guy is the perfect example of the worst salesman in the world. He HAD the sale. it was a done deal. But because he was an asshat, he lost it.
I think I WILL have that talk with his supervisor.