I figured PETA had these banned years ago.
One of my favorite stories was when I was in high school and had a weekend job at an answering service. These were with the old fashioned cordboards (remember Lily Tomlin on Laugh-In?) and one of their clients ran an ad in a hunting magazine for a “bark collar”. The battery-powered collar gave off a small shock to the nexk whenever the dog barked and it was meant to train the dog not to bark unless they had a damn good reason to.
The ad had an 800 number and, after hours, it rang my switchboard. The only info I had about this was the text included in the tiny magazine ad.
One night, the line rings. A fellow asks me a question:
“Will this work on my cougar?”
I asked why he wanted this for his cougar. He says it’s because the cougar keeps pulling down his drapes.
Being a smart-ass high school kid I replied, “Well, if your cougar barks like a dog when in pulls down your drapes, this should work for you but, if it doesn’t, I wouldn’t recommend this product.”
The customer thanked me and hung up. Later, I was reprimanded for “talking smart” to customers.
“Will this work on my cougar?”
I asked why he wanted this for his cougar. He says it’s because the cougar keeps pulling down his drapes.
Being a smart-ass high school kid I replied, “Well, if your cougar barks like a dog when in pulls down your drapes, this should work for you but, if it doesn’t, I wouldn’t recommend this product.”
The customer thanked me and hung up. Later, I was reprimanded for “talking smart” to customers.
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“Will this work on my cougar?”
“We don’t recommend using it on mature women”.
Very amusing. Your employer probably didn’t like you saying that you would not recommend their product. Otherwise it made sense, at least for a teenager. I was in my teens when I learned the joys of Sarcasm.