All companies look for ways to market their products and increase their sales. The internet has become a very effective tool and allows companies to reach customers from distances never thought possible. I\u2019ve shopped online for things I know I wouldn\u2019t find in a local store or things that are simply easier to find sitting in front of a computer and typing words into a search engine.<\/p>\n
For some internet sites, if you purchase a membership, the company will pay for shipping, and the products they sell are shipped so fast you can receive the product you were looking for within a day or two \u2013 some have come the same day, which seems impossible, but it happens.<\/p>\n
Computers have made shopping pretty easy, but it can be irritating, too. Like when you go to a website (looking for an automobile, for example) and a little box pops up asking if you would like to chat with a live agent. I\u2019ve found out the hard way that you need to avoid giving your phone number to any site \u2013 unless you want phone calls and lots of them. Last year, I received my bill for my homeowner\u2019s insurance and felt compelled to do some insurance shopping. I made the mistake of giving my phone number \u2013 for days, my phone would ring from the insurance company salespeople wanting to give me prices for coverage. Another time, I checked on windows for our home. I was only curious because of an ad I saw offering one free window with the purchase of two. That inquiry had my phone ringing for many days.<\/p>\n
Not only do salespeople call you when you go to a website, but insurance salespeople call when you get close to, or over, 65 years of age to try to sell you better medicare supplement policies. Those people have become a little tricky by using phone numbers that appear to be coming from someone you might know because they use an area code the same as your phone number.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t mind most of these calls because I simply tell them that I\u2019ve done my checking and have the best medicare insurance supplement that I can get, and I know that because I spent the time to sit with an agent of my choosing to explore the options available in the area I live in.<\/p>\n
Worst are the calls that come with a recorded message. I might be old-fashioned, but I still believe in personal contact that allows a conversation between myself and a live, breathing person. I feel insulted that I answer a phone call and am expected to listen to and answer questions from a recorded voice. As much as I understand that the recorded questions help identify a potential purchasing customer, I would still rather speak to a live sales agent.<\/p>\n
A warning to those of you getting close to the age you can receive Medicare \u2013 the calls from companies wanting to sell their policies to you will start real soon, and you\u2019ll get a lot of them. Those calls will repeat year after year.<\/p>\n
I imagine the day will come when our phones will help prevent the calls we do not want, but for now, I answer, and when I know it\u2019s for a Medicare supplement, I politely say I\u2019m not interested because I have the best I can get in Florida, then hang up \u2013 that is if I\u2019m lucky enough to get a call from a live person, not a recording.<\/p>\n
Have A Good Week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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