hudebnik | cold-calls from Worthy Causes

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Good afternoon.

Hello, sir. This is [insert name here], with the [insert worthy cause here]. Did you know that [insert sob story here]? Many citizens like yourself are contributing at a level of $25 or $50. Which may I put you down for?

You may put me down for "Do Not Call."

I understand completely, sir; would $15 or $20 be more comfortable for you?

You may put me down for "Do Not Call."

Shall I put you down for $10 then?

You may put me down for "Do Not Call." Please put me on your "Do Not Call" list. Please Do Not Call Me. Ever.

All right, sir, I can do that.

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Seriously, if I had been interested in donating to this particular Worthy Cause (which, BTW, also called the night before last while we were making dinner), I would no longer be.

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Me: Hello?

Student Volunteer: Hi! This is $NAME, and I'm a student at the IU School of Library and Information Science, and I'm calling to ask you to donate--

Me: I really can't right now.

Student Volunteer: Let me tell you what your donation can do--

Me: Look: I'm still paying off the student loans I took out to get my MLS, and--as you're going to find out--librarians don't make much money....

She ran out of steam after that :->

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