End sticky phone calls in a flash

October 22nd, 2006 by Edwin in Audio/Video Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Wacky Gadgets
Coolest Gadgets

excuse-box.jpgSo you’re stuck on the phone with your Aunt Annie who always has tons of things to say, and being a phlegmatic, you have this inborn trait of not knowing how to say no and end the conversation politely as your World of Warcraft character is getting bashed right in front of your eyes as she rambles on and on about her latest outing with the rest of the girls at the local Hat Club. How do you tell her that you really need to go and you don’t really care about what she has to share with you? Enter the Excuse Box which will save many a frustrated moment.

The Excuse Box helps you come up with valid excuses (moralists will say this is lying) in order to continue doing what you were concentrating on before an unwanted phone call ambled along. There are plenty of pre-recorded tracks stored on the Excuse Box which spans a total of 10 minutes to help you out of sticky conversations with people who just do not know when and how to quit yapping.

All audio is recorded in high quality, ranging from background noise in a mechanic shop, a crying baby (make sure you actually have a newborn in your house before using this excuse!), a boarding call, and some static/interference noise amongst others. For $13, the Excuse Box is a pretty convenient device to help you cook up reasons to hang up as there are only so many funeral speeches you can make each time somebody calls.

Source: New Launches

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One Comment on “End sticky phone calls in a flash”

GeekSpeak : How to get off the phone with your mother-in-law Says:

October 23rd, 2006 at 9:27 am

[...] How to get off the phone with your mother-in-law We’ve all been in this situation: you’re on the the phone with someone who, despite all of your polite hints, will not shut up. Think Geek has the solution: the Excuse Box. My standard operating procedure when I want to get off the phone is to stop talking. A conversation generally doesn’t work very well when only one person is talking. However, there are people who could have a conversation with a wall an never realize they are the only one talking. The Excuse Box is made for these people. The Excuse Box has 10 minutes of environment sounds to help you make your excuses. It has everything from a baby crying to last boarding call at the airport to construction work. My favorite is static; the bad cell phone connection is always a good excuse. It’s only $13 and claims to have high quality audio. Seems like a pretty good investment to me. You can listen to more samples at Think Geek. [via Coolest Gadgets.com] Published Monday, October 23, 2006 11:07 AM by FOX16 Webmaster Filed Under: Gadgets [...]

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