Modern Chores

Got a courtesy call tonight from Chase Bank. Usually, when one of your credit card companies calls you at night as a “courtesy,” you’re the one expected to be courteous as they explain their new credit protection program, and how very little it will cost you, and the first month is free, and [click].

So as soon as Crystal introduced herself and told me she was from Chase, I put on my Sales Call Voice, the one which instantly lets the seller know that I will only tolerate their existence for as long as it will take me to get my name forever removed from their calling list.

I switched back to normal voice when, instead of saying “credit protection,” Crystal said “credit card fraud.” Suddenly I was really quite very interested in what she had to say