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Question:Part of what's below, did actually happen this morning. I've kicked it up a notch or two

Bing, plunk, snap, do, de, de,de…
How cute! Mary had…
Good morning. Thank you for call…
Same to you.
Listen carefully to…
Yes, yes, get on with it.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8...if you care to repeat…
Lordy, yes…please do.
Or, if you know your party’s ex…
If I did, I would not be asking!
If none of the options…
You guessed! How clever!
Since all of our operators…
I do NOT care to hear about all your offers!
Your call will be answered…
Yeah, yeah...next July.
Click.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Part of what's below, did actually happen this morning. I've kicked it up a notch or two

Bing, plunk, snap, do, de, de,de…
How cute! Mary had…
Good morning. Thank you for call…
Same to you.
Listen carefully to…
Yes, yes, get on with it.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8...if you care to repeat…
Lordy, yes…please do.
Or, if you know your party’s ex…
If I did, I would not be asking!
If none of the options…
You guessed! How clever!
Since all of our operators…
I do NOT care to hear about all your offers!
Your call will be answered…
Yeah, yeah...next July.
Click.

.

I had this conversation a couple of hours ago, trying to speak to a medical billing department. I was bounced all over the place. I believe at one moment in time, I opted for, 'I am a pharmacist'. You captured my tormented ordeal.

With these automated phones, I just press zero and usually get a real person, pronto! Don't you love...your estimated wait time is 20 minutes and every 2 minutes someone comes on saying they are busy helping other customers. Come on! They are out to lunch! LOL Report It


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  • YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Automated everything, we're stuck inside a player-piano, there is no music anymore. Sigh, ain't modern technology great? (though it did give us Y!A to pass the day away!)

    Funny...

    I sure wish all these new poets would send me a release form. Granny Jill is in.

    Next week, after everyone has their 2008 books, the energy will increase.

    TD

    very good one and I loved reading it!

    You've perfectly described the frustration voice mail causes.

    Me? I talk back with a Indian accent, by golly that has 'em fair flumuxed (Confused)

    Robert