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A slightly suspect survey?

March 5, 2012 by B. Daniel Blatt

A couple times in the past few weeks, I thought that perhaps I had finally been contacted for a poll of national consequence. Now, to be sure, I had been surveyed on issues of local import, that is, West Hollywood ballot initiatives, but this morning I received a call from the 307-area code (i.e., from the Cowboy State), asking me to participate in a brief 30-second inquiry into my political opinions.

Cool, I thought for a second, I was going to participate in a poll.  Then, the female voice told me that if I did I’d be eligible for a two-day cruise.  Or did she tell me that if I did answer the questions, I’d get to go on said cruise?  I never found out; the offer of the cruise made the call seem suspect. I hung up.  As I did, I remembered receiving a similar offer a few weeks ago.  Exact same voice.  Exact same offer.

Perhaps, I should have stayed on the line to see what she was offering.

Or maybe this was a sincere survey?  Has anyone else received similar phone calls?

Filed Under: Random Thoughts, We The People

Comments

  1. Jason says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:14 pm - March 5, 2012

    I am a registered Independant, family members in the house are registered Republicans. We get those calls with regularity.

  2. B. Daniel Blatt says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:16 pm - March 5, 2012

    Jason, you here in SoCal?

  3. Jason says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:18 pm - March 5, 2012

    No, I am in Arizona, Giffords former district to be slightly more exact. And, let me add, I always hang up.

  4. B. Daniel Blatt says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:20 pm - March 5, 2012

    As to hanging up, Jason, we’re on the same page. 🙂

  5. Jason says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:41 pm - March 5, 2012

    Indeed, I put them in the same category as the “lower your interest rates” calls. I love to answer polls, and I get them often. Sometimes they even ask for me by name, likely as I am the Independent.

  6. Rob Tisinai says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:05 am - March 6, 2012

    I got one today. I hung up as soon as I heard the bit about the free cruise.

  7. B. Daniel Blatt says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:07 am - March 6, 2012

    You and me both, Rob. 🙂

  8. Louise B says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:50 am - March 6, 2012

    I believe this is a scam. I received the same phone call, did the survey and heard about the cruise. I wanted to pick my date to sail, but they wanted a credit card number which I refused to give them. I was willing to pay cash. That’s when they hung up.

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