On 22/09/2012 12:47, john ryan wrote:
These call centres you get through to these days often end up with asking:
"Is there anything else i can help you with"? I usually say can you come
around and mend my washing machine.

Usually I get a laugh at the other end and the voice seems to cheer up a
bit. Sometimes they think i'm a nutter and actually explain they cannot
provide that service.

Any other amusing responses to being asked that same old boring question
that people use or can think of?


It's not just call centres - you often get it in face to face places,
like banks. But the thing that really gets me about my bank is that,
when I eventually get to the front of a long queue, the cashier says
"Thanks for waiting". My usual response is "Did I have a choice?"

Anther one is in a supermarket where, despite the fact that (s)he can
see that I've got my shopping bags all nicely laid out in my trolley,
the checkout operator is forced[1] by the on-screen prompt to ask "Do
you need any help with your packing?" My usual response to that one is
"Not unless you've got very long arms!"

[1] Apparently they get checked up on by the occasional "mystery
shopper" to make sure they ask you everything which their droid-type
prompts require them to ask, and get penalised if they fail to do so.
Sadly, long gone are the days of common sense and discretion!
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Cheers,
Roger
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