Thirty Seconds

I was watching television yesterday evening and I got a cold call.

I absolutely detest these marketing firms which phone out of the blue and, most of the time, I tell them to get lost.

Last night, I felt different.

Or so I thought.

The guy on the other end of the line said he was from 'Amazon Marketplace' - yes, anyone can claim to be from the 'Amazon Marketplace' if they sell their own stuff as a third party. Hell, I could even do that. In hindsight, I should have asked him a bit more about who he worked for but I wasn't on the ball.

He asked if it was possible for thirty seconds of my time.

'Thirty seconds only.' I responded.

He then asked question one and I answered immediately.

The second question was put to me and I responded to that one.

He then asked me the third and a thought crossed my mind - This is going to take longer than thirty seconds.

'Thirty seconds is up.'

The guy then went mad at me saying 'It's only been three'. His argument fell on deaf ears, or rather the dead phone tone.

Am I a jerk for doing this? I believe not.

My phone number is registered with the Telephone Preference Service so I shouldn't have been cold called in the first place.

That's my argument and I'm sticking to it.