Sales calls are sales calls …

… even if you support the organization making them.

So tonight, around 8:30 p.m., I get a sales call from a group that I belong to and support.  Let’s call them Group X.

And it was nearly as obnoxious and annoying as if it had been a group I opposed — say, Group Not-X.

1. Don’t preach to the choir.  If I belong to Group X, you can probably assume that (a) I know what Group X stands for, (b) I know that they are busy fighting the Tyrannical Evils of Group Not-X, and (c) I most likely read that monthly newsletter you send out,  So it’s not necessary to launch into a long litany of how Group X Bravely Fights the Nasty Predations of Group Not-X.
2. Don’t make “Wouldn’t you rather send us a regular contribution each month through automatic withdrawal from your checking account?” sound like an offer of membership in Something Really Select and Special and Elite.
3.  When I say not to #2, don’t remind me you also take one-time gifts as well.
4. When I say I’ll keep that in mind, don’t keep nattering on about how only my money can Ward Off The Evils of Group Not-X.

It’s not enough to make me no longer support Group X — but it does tell me I need to be more careful about giving a real phone number to those guys.