Written by: Melissa Rice
You know how fun it is to talk to technical support on the phone, right?
Well I’ve been doing a lot of that recently because Dell screwed me over when I bought my laptop’s warranty and it’s just now coming back to bite me. I spent a lot of time on the phone trying to figure it out and then realized I was just officially screwed. My only option was to buy a new warranty. I told them sure, I’ll upgrade my warranty even though you’re all stupid heads, when in reality I have no intention of doing so. Miss Dell Tech Support said she would call back in a few days to check to make sure I’ve upgraded it.
Since then I’ve been giving Dell the runaround, hardcore. Any time they call, I’m out of town, not available, just getting out of the shower, having an allergic reaction or something crazy so they can’t get an answer from me. Therefore, they have to continue to call me back until I close the complaint. That’s how you stick it to a huge company, you waste their employee’s time with lame excuses.
As a result of my passive aggressive behavior, I have come up with lots of creative excuses to get someone who you don’t want to talk to or hang out with to leave you alone. Next time you want to avoid contact with a person, try out one of the following excuses:
You’re going into labor
You’re duct taped to a wall
A large zoo animal has blocked the door to your dorm and you can’t get out
You’re getting arrested
Someone chopped off your leg
They updated the student contract to make social interaction illegal on campus
You accidentally got high on bath salts and don’t want to risk eating their faces
A basilisk is attacking you
Your phone battery is dying and all the electrical outlets have been super glued shut
You’re late for your online class
You’re really busy writing a list of excuses
You drank a bath tub full of water and you can’t stop peeing everywhere
You’re naked and you’ve lost all your clothes
I suggest using that last one when the RAs show up for room checks and you haven’t hidden your shouldn’t-be-illegal-but-still-is blender to buy yourself some more time. Good luck being hilariously rude and cleverly antisocial.