Call #61 · 2026-10-21
Fiona Ottley
of Mabbs Continuity Ltd
a bundle of a greenhouse and a spare key · bundle
15
Minutes on the line
22%
Will to live
11
Lines spoken
0
Sales made
The card
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The thirty seconds
Voiced, vertical, and ready to post. Two fictional voices; every person and company is invented.
The manager's note
Verdictno sale, no agreement, caller exited into writing
“Bernard asked what the key opens and whether the greenhouse comes in green; the caller could not say, and left by post.”
The call
Oldest line at the top; it reads downward like a script.
Fiona Ottley
Hello, sorry to bother you, it's Fiona from Mabbs Continuity — I'm ringing because our records show you've got a greenhouse-sized gap. Have I got the right person?
Bernard
Oh, you've caught me in the middle of something, but carry on. A greenhouse-sized gap, did you say? Well, I'm not sure I follow, but you've got a kind voice, so go on.
Fiona Ottley
Oh, thank you, that's kind. So the arrangement is — sorry, it's one greenhouse and one spare key, and we do them as a pair, so they go together.
Bernard
A greenhouse and a spare key, as a pair. Well now. Would the key be for the greenhouse, or is it a different door altogether? And does it want much looking after?
Fiona Ottley
Sorry, that's the bit everyone asks and I should have said it sooner — no, the key isn't for the greenhouse at all, it's just a key. Is that all right?
Bernard
Just a key, then. Well, that's very good of you. Mind you, I've got a bucket under the shed roof that wants seeing to, so a key on its own would be a bit of a puzzle. What's it meant to open?
Fiona Ottley
Honestly, I'm not sure, they don't tell us that bit. Anyway, sorry, I should get to it — shall we just say yes to the whole bundle, and there's a greenhouse and a key with it?
Bernard
Well, I'd have to think about it, naturally. Does the greenhouse come in green? And where would I put it — I'm in a bungalow, you see, so I've not got a lot of height to play with.
Fiona Ottley
Sorry, I'm going to stop flapping at you and put the whole thing in writing instead, so you can read it at your own pace. Sorry for the bother — bye now.
Bernard
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I was very interested, truly. You get that written down and sent off, and mind the traffic on the way home.
Fiona Ottley
I'll send it in the post instead. Save us both the trouble. Goodbye.
What the script said
The beats the caller had to get through.
- Open by confirming you have reached the person who owns a greenhouse-sized gap.
- Present the arrangement: one greenhouse, one spare key, sold as a pair.
- Answer the obvious objection: the key is not for the greenhouse.
- Ask for the yes on the whole bundle, greenhouse and key together.
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