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This phone conversation usually happens between Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon for our FREE Sunday wedding annoucements...for the record, our deadline for that is 5 p.m. Monday to run in the following Sunday's paper. Yeah, it seems like a long time but that's a hard page to lay out and get printed so we do need all that extra time. It says the deadline IN OUR PAPER on the page where the weddings are. This isn't the top guarded secret of Fort Knox or something.
Them: "I need to get a wedding announcement in this Sunday's paper."
Me: "You need to have your wedding announcements in by 5 p.m. on the Monday before the Sunday you want this to run."
Them: "Wellllllll, I REEEEEEEEEALLY need it to run this Suuuuuundaaaaay..."
Me: "I'm sorry, ma'am, the deadline was Monday. If you bring it in, we can get it in for next week."
Them: "TSK! But I REALLY REALLY needed it to be on THIIIIIIIIIIS Sunday!"
Me: "You could do a paid announcement if you like." *note, a $65 announcement*
Them: "But I want a FREEEEEEEEEEEEE announcement..."
Me: "I'm sorry, the deadline was Monday. We can get it into next week for you."
Them: *huffs, goes quiet for a solid 60 seconds*
Me: *stays just as quiet, I can play this game too*
Them: *finally* "I NEEEEEEEEEEED to get this in THIS SUNDAY."
Me: *gone into broken record mode* "I'm sorry, ma'am, but the deadline was Monday at 5 p.m. If you get this in before 5 o'clock THIS Monday, it will run next Sunday."
Them: *SCOFF, HUFF* "FINE. What do I need to do??"
Me: *recites rules*
Them: *mean* "THANK YOU!" *slams phone down*
Yeah, if you WHINE it at me a little louder and a few more times, I'll cave.
Your head in.
Buncha
Them: "I need to get a wedding announcement in this Sunday's paper."
Me: "You need to have your wedding announcements in by 5 p.m. on the Monday before the Sunday you want this to run."
Them: "Wellllllll, I REEEEEEEEEALLY need it to run this Suuuuuundaaaaay..."
Me: "I'm sorry, ma'am, the deadline was Monday. If you bring it in, we can get it in for next week."
Them: "TSK! But I REALLY REALLY needed it to be on THIIIIIIIIIIS Sunday!"
Me: "You could do a paid announcement if you like." *note, a $65 announcement*
Them: "But I want a FREEEEEEEEEEEEE announcement..."
Me: "I'm sorry, the deadline was Monday. We can get it into next week for you."
Them: *huffs, goes quiet for a solid 60 seconds*
Me: *stays just as quiet, I can play this game too*
Them: *finally* "I NEEEEEEEEEEED to get this in THIS SUNDAY."
Me: *gone into broken record mode* "I'm sorry, ma'am, but the deadline was Monday at 5 p.m. If you get this in before 5 o'clock THIS Monday, it will run next Sunday."
Them: *SCOFF, HUFF* "FINE. What do I need to do??"
Me: *recites rules*
Them: *mean* "THANK YOU!" *slams phone down*
Yeah, if you WHINE it at me a little louder and a few more times, I'll cave.
Your head in.
Buncha
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