Automated telephone services

[aka pixi]

Gawd these do my head in. Why is it that the thing Im ringing about never seems to be in the list of options? So I press '0' to get more options and it isnt there either, so after 20 minutes of pressing buttons and listening to robot voices I have just about ripped my hair out and yelled at whoever is near me exactly what I think of the company I am phoning.

Why oh why can't there be a 'To tell us to naff off and put a real live person on the phone press #' option?

grrrrrrrrrrrr

[spaced]

To be honest I loathe speaking to customer service departments in India, that winds me uo even more!!

I usually put the phone down, as I know that they will just be reading from some script. I have fcuking hate it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v_ekIIvfyfD8

ISP Providings

[squarebear]

Don't press anything and you will be taken to a human most of the time.

[aka pixi]

pmsl at the link spaced. It was doubly funny cos just last week my fella was yelling at tiscali customer service for reading from a script. They just wouldnt answer our query and went on and on and on.


I've tried the pressing one thing redhead but it never works for me.

Thanks for that sqarebear, I will try it next time I get the option thingy :D

[aka pixi]

aww thats happened a few times to me too Invisible :( Makes me feel like banging the phone on the table over and over until all the wires come out and theres no dial tone anymore lol

[Floella]

As Squarebear suggested, if you don't press any option then generally the call will divert to the switchboard and you can speak to an actual person.

[aka pixi]

cheers floella, I just hope it doesnt take 20 minutes at 45p per minute lol

[Cakeboy]

http://www.saynoto0870.com/

[aka pixi]

Thanks for that cakeboy. thats a brilliant site and I have already found alternative numbers for the 2 I was ringing this morning :D

[Floella]

Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.

The Personnel Manager said, 'Mujibar, you have passed all the tests, except one. Unless you pass it , you cannot qualify for this job.'

Mujibar said, 'I am ready.'

The manager said, 'Make a sentence using the words Yellow , Pink and Green.'

Mujibar thought for a few minutes and said, 'Mister manager, I am ready'

The manager said, 'Go ahead.'

Mujibar said, 'The telephone goes green, green, and I pink it up, and say, 'Yellow ' , this is Mujibar.'

Mujibar now works at shared services.

No doubt you have spoken to him. I know I have.

[stonemonkey]

I applied for an Abbey credit card to get the �50 money back from supermarket shopping. The �50 is mine, but their automated service is so bad I'm cancelling the card. I've never heard so many blooming options. I yell down the phone and never think someone could hear me in the centre. I'm past caring with Abbey.

[aka pixi]

lol at floella, heard it before but still funny

I often wonder if they can hear me somehow when Im ranting stonemonkey, I have even yelled 'are you listening? is anyone there?'

[stonemonkey]

So do I Pixi, plus loads of expletives. Glad I'm not the only one. British Gas is another frustrating service.