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What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On 11/23/2017 9:00 AM, KenK wrote:
What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? Guess I would consider getting a hearing aid. I find that some people respond best to different forms of communication, email, letter or phone. Also unfortunately well live in a mountain of distractions with all the junk phone calls, email and commercials and things get lost in the static. Sometimes you have to use all means to straighten something out. I had one the other day with a mail order prescription that involved email, letter, communication on web portal and phone combined to straighten out. |
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On 11/23/2017 9:00 AM, KenK wrote: What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? Guess I would consider getting a hearing aid. I find that some people respond best to different forms of communication, email, letter or phone. Also unfortunately well live in a mountain of distractions with all the junk phone calls, email and commercials and things get lost in the static. Sometimes you have to use all means to straighten something out. I had one the other day with a mail order prescription that involved email, letter, communication on web portal and phone combined to straighten out. Real hearing aids much too expensive. The cheap ones are likely cheap for a reason. If they were any good they wouldn't need so many full-page ads in so many media - the good news would swiftly get around. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On 11/23/2017 9:52 AM, KenK wrote:
Frank "frank wrote in news On 11/23/2017 9:00 AM, KenK wrote: What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? Guess I would consider getting a hearing aid. I find that some people respond best to different forms of communication, email, letter or phone. Also unfortunately well live in a mountain of distractions with all the junk phone calls, email and commercials and things get lost in the static. Sometimes you have to use all means to straighten something out. I had one the other day with a mail order prescription that involved email, letter, communication on web portal and phone combined to straighten out. Real hearing aids much too expensive. The cheap ones are likely cheap for a reason. If they were any good they wouldn't need so many full-page ads in so many media - the good news would swiftly get around. I know that they can cost thousands of dollars but even a cheap one would help. I would not go too cheap though. Guy at shooting club told me that his Walkers Game Ear was better than his hearing aid but I don't know if he meant an expensive aid. Most phones today have volume control also. |
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On 23 Nov 2017 14:00:06 GMT, KenK wrote:
What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? Are you providing a cell phone number for text messages ? ... perhaps they are texting your land line ? When I provide my home phone number to someone for contact info - I always state " land line - no texts ". John T. |
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On 23 Nov 2017 14:00:06 GMT, KenK wrote:
What's got into businesses esently? Can't get anyone to help me. Wrote appliance repair to get oven repaired. Called and said he'd be here in the morning. Never showed up or called. Wrote electrician for fixing open circuit in wiring. Said he'd be here next morning twice. Never showed up or called. Wrote MD about problem with recent prescription. No response. Wrote phone company about noise on phone line. No response. Wrote eye specialist about appointment. No response. All letters had phone number, mailing address and email address. Why letters? I have old age problems hearing on the phone, expecially women's voices, and it's sometimes hard to find an email address. Also, sometimes email gets mistaken for spam. Is it just me? Some nusiness's make mutilple appts and go only to those that seem easiest, most convenient & most profitable? Ken, I feel your pain. Some days it just ain't worth chewing through the restraints. |
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