Really, Network Solutions?
So, I registered a domain with Network Solutions the other day, as you know, and that may have been a mistake, because they just called me this morning, not five minutes ago. "Hello, Kevin," the guy said, "I'm calling regarding your domain, hungrylikekevin.com? I noticed you didn't purchase the hosting, and I wondered why, was it a price consideration, or--"
"I have hosting somewhere else," I responded, already getting pissed that these people called me at home, which is a betrayal of the Unspoken Internet Commerce Agreement, which is that all business will be performed via the INTERNET. I unclicked the thing that said, "Please send me special offers" when I completed my order because I didn't want a ton of spam from Network Solutions. I didn't see a box that said, "Please call me at home and try to sell me extra things," because I would have unclicked that, too.
Then the guy goes, "Well, can I interest you in some other domains at all, like--"
I cut him off, said, "I have everything I need to purchase from you guys. Please don't call me at home again. Bye-bye," and I hung up on him.
WHAT THE HUH?
Let's say I had ordered a pair of shoes from Amazon, and a sales rep called me at home and said, "Hey, Kevin, I'm calling about your pair of shoes. I noticed you didn't buy socks. Is there a reason for that? And would you like 5 more pairs of shoes to go with it?" That would be ridiculous, right? This was the same thing.
I have done a ton of business with the Internet over the years, from iTunes to Amazon to the truly sleaziest porn sites you can imagine, and none of them have had the audacity to call me at home in the morning to make a clumsy sales pitch.
Outrageous.
DON'T CALL ME AT HOME, INTERNET.
