I get a few emails a year from people asking us for rates. I know it says “Advertising Agency” in the name, but some people just don’t read any further. I suppose I should be honored that our parody of the industry gets past some people. Usually I ask them to have a closer look at the site and make sure they have the right person. Most never write back. Some politely apologize. This one seemed a little stressed and got really mad…
From: Stephanie Tate
Subject: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 4:54 PM
Hello,
Can you please send me your ad rates for street teams?
Thanks,
Steph
From: Steve Lambert
Subject: Re: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
To: Stephanie Tate
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 5:04 PM
please look at our site a second time.
http://antiadvertisingagency.com
Steve
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Steve Lambert, CEO
the Anti-Advertising Agency
From: Stephanie Tate
Subject: Re: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
To: Steve Lambert
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:41 PM
The page keeps crashing. Can you just tell me your ad rates? I don’t have time for these little games.
[note: there were no other reports of problems with the site]
From: Steve Lambert
Subject: Re: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
To: Stephanie Tate
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 8:24 PM
I really think you need to better understand what we do. You’ll learn you’re actually wasting my time.
Steve
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Steve Lambert, CEO
the Anti-Advertising Agency
From: Stephanie Tate
Subject: Re: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
To: Steve Lambert
Date: October 24, 2008 6:19:40 PM EDT
Wow! Well, for your information, it isn’t clear on your website what you offer and I was looking for clarification not arrogance. I can’t believe you had the nerve to speak to me like that. EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL! I would never work with you. Good bye!
From: Stephanie Tate
Subject: Re: From AAA Contact Form: Ad rates
To: Steve Lambert
Date: October 24, 2008 6:23:15 PM EDT
Don’t bother responding to my previous email, you have been blocked. Thanks for nothing!!! You have wasted my time!!
7 Comments
awesome..
“I don’t have time for these little games.” Now if that’s not the apex of professionalism, I don’t know what is. Thanks for the laugh!
Miss Tate is indeed an imbecile, but I have the same problem she does. For some reason, Internet explorer will not load AAA’s page for me, it keeps crashing. Its like this on the 3 different PC’s I use.
This was the final straw, I use Firefox exclusively now.
well… keep on smiling. i meet a lot of people like her “by email” (at work). its a mess sometimes. keeps me smiling every time. :-)
@Guy – I stand corrected! Working on it now.
Wow, what a threat.. considering you’d just informed her that you didn’t have a rate card and wouldn’t work with HER..
Brilliant. Some people are dense beyond belief. You should send a copy of this email to her empolyer and maybe she will join the other thousands of people who will be out of a job this year. Love the site.