PickUp 101

Field Tested Voicemail Technique

I have to share this before I forget…

So lately I've run into a new, and annoying problem. Set up day2, get number close, everything feels solid, but then the followup call goes straight to voicemail. Or I get close, get followup call, but can't meet right away for scheduling reasons, and things stale, and calls go to voicemail. Now I know that this problem, like all others, will diminish as my game gets better, but for now I really
wanted something to try to pull myself out of voicemail hell. I tried short messages, no messages, three calls in a row, nexting,
persisting, fun, serious, ultimatums, but nothing seemed to work consistently.

Then Lance told me this idea of Jlaix's. When you get filtered to the voicemail box, start singing. Really bad, really cheesy singing. Then blabber about how you are totally in love and need her cos she completes you or something similarly so over the top it will be obvious to her you are the single most fun guy in the world. As soon as he mentioned it, the fucking genius light went on, and I realized how awesome this would be. So I called one number that I've had for 3 weeks, one that started great but has fallen into voicemail. And this time I was BEGGING to get the mail filter.

"This is HB. Leave a message"

"So I come… to you… with open arms! Nothing, to hide. Be - lieve
what I say… so here I am! with o - pen arms! Hoping you'll see…
what your love means… to me… open arms… now see what you've
done to me? I'm so lovesick for you I'm reduced to singing to myself
over and over again and crying in my herbal tea. Bye!"

I had a little trouble getting to the end because I was cracking
myself up a bit too much… esp. since I knew that in honor of it
being a jlaix tech, I had to sing Journey.

So what happened? 10 minutes later I'm on the line with another girl
when my cell flashes that this first one is calling. I let her go to
voicemail (natch), and get this message.

"how did you know that journey was my favorite group? just calling
to say hi and see how your weekend was… so call me back. in the
future, when you call leave more journey songs. i'm more apt to call
you back."

Called her, talked and bantered and denied any involvement at all in
singing cheesy love songs to her, and 20 minutes later, have her
ready and waiting to come over tomorrow wearing my favorite perfume
and yoga pants (hey, to each his own).

Lesson learned. Women are, as ever, bored out of their minds by
stupid men and their stupid conversations. Give her the fantasy in a
fun, crazy, sexy way, and you make it really hard for them to
resist…

Thanks Lance! Thanks jlaix!

Sean