MystyGlyttyr
01-29-2008, 08:45 PM
Maybe I'm the dumb one here, I don't know, but I just had the following exchange with a doctor over the phone. I was calling to check on samples that were supposed to be in for my mother of a well-known SLEEP MEDICINE. I looked it up, and this medicine does nothing but make you go to sleep. That's it.
So, I call the lady (B for BITCH) and ask her about the samples. She cops a 'tude right off the bat, but I stay civil because this is my mom's business, not mine. I ask her if the samples for my mom, *Jane Doe* have come in. She declares she's never heard of that name. I tell her my mother has been phone tagging for the last two days with "A" and that might be who I need to talk to. B growls that A is a nurse and she can ask her about it. I (still staying civil) offer to give her my mother's number to call and leave her a message when they find out the status of whether the samples-of SLEEP MEDICINE-are in or not.
B, still growly, blurts out "Well, what does she need them for??"
...I just calmly told her to please speak with A and get a message to my mother, as I was just trying to find out what the deal was, then hung up and spent a couple minutes wondering if maybe, just maybe, it might be possible that someone would get samples of SLEEP MEDICINE, maybe, for like...I dunno...SLEEPING? I'm not aware of anyone who gets SLEEP MEDICINE to cure their arthritis or prevent cancer, and I'm pretty sure if I wanted them for any nefarious purposes, I wouldn't TELL the doctor that, but hey, like I said, maybe I'm the idiot...
So, I call the lady (B for BITCH) and ask her about the samples. She cops a 'tude right off the bat, but I stay civil because this is my mom's business, not mine. I ask her if the samples for my mom, *Jane Doe* have come in. She declares she's never heard of that name. I tell her my mother has been phone tagging for the last two days with "A" and that might be who I need to talk to. B growls that A is a nurse and she can ask her about it. I (still staying civil) offer to give her my mother's number to call and leave her a message when they find out the status of whether the samples-of SLEEP MEDICINE-are in or not.
B, still growly, blurts out "Well, what does she need them for??"
...I just calmly told her to please speak with A and get a message to my mother, as I was just trying to find out what the deal was, then hung up and spent a couple minutes wondering if maybe, just maybe, it might be possible that someone would get samples of SLEEP MEDICINE, maybe, for like...I dunno...SLEEPING? I'm not aware of anyone who gets SLEEP MEDICINE to cure their arthritis or prevent cancer, and I'm pretty sure if I wanted them for any nefarious purposes, I wouldn't TELL the doctor that, but hey, like I said, maybe I'm the idiot...