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[andrewx.livejournal.com]

I'm actually surprised this wasn't a customer..

To get to me, you've got to get through 3-5 menu prompts,
all the while being given company-identifying, as well as
industry-identifying, recorded messages. "Thank you for
calling (company name), offering (what we do). If you know
the extention of the (yadda yadda), or press 1 for sales, 2
for technical support, (yadda yadda)."

When this guy finally gets to me, he says,
"Um, I think I have the wrong number.. This isn't a restraunt?"

...*headdesk*...

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[swwinchester.livejournal.com]

Mmm. That's classic.

Of course, at my first retail tech job, we answered the phone in strange and interesting ways when no one was watching.

Like In Japanese. German. Korean. Russian.

Or by declaring ourselves to be : Norfolk Naval Base, The County Mourge, Pizza Wings Steaks and Things, Electrode Hut, "Press Room", "Operator", "Execution Chamber" ...

Or, amongst my favorites ... "Wait, let me see if I understand this. You're calling ____? But that's impossible. I just dialed the number for ____, and suddenly you're saying hello to me. Are you putting me on? I want to talk to your manager!!!"

Of course, there's always the tried and true 'phone glitch' method, but it only works in old-fashioned environments. "Thank you for calli*click*".

I do belive, my friend, that you were duped, or that someone in your department is, in fact, using my handbook.

[andrewx.livejournal.com]

I wish the explanation was that he really did know what he was doing.. but..

Naw, I can see the caller ID.. It was some dude with an out of state number. Plus, I got a screen that says what everone here is doing right now, and they weren't calling me. They were all taking calls like good little techs..

It was, in fact, a true idiot calling. :)

[das-prompt.livejournal.com]

Never underestimate the power of a true idiot.

[docskurlock.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I can't believe people don't listen to prompts. Bleh, they're all idiots! It's like House says, "the patient always lies."

[loosechanj.livejournal.com]

I was hanging out in a music store (guitars, keyboards, etc) with a friend of mine who worked there, and a guy came in, looked around, and then asked "Is this the tire store?"

[110billion.livejournal.com]

Someone asked if I could activate their credit card
"Oh, so this isn't the bank"
"No."

[pleaseremove.livejournal.com]

but if you give me you details and the number i can try....

[pleaseremove.livejournal.com]

you=your

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

We have a similar greeting, about press one for this and two for that, and it says the company name several times, etc...

A girl still called me for Margaret Cho tickets. It took me quite awhile to convince her that I was not Ticketmaster.