automated phone systems

They lie! Minus 1000 points.

“Thank you for call­ing UPS. For—”
“Oper­a­tor.”
“I’m sorry, I did not under­stand—”
“Oper­a­tor.”
“I’m sorry, I—”
“Oper­a­tor.”
“One moment while I con­nect you to an operator.”

2 Comments

  1. errhode June 5, 2009

    Not to be pedan­tic and ruin your fun, but I’m guess­ing they send you to an oper­a­tor if there are any three mes­sages in a row that they don’t under­stand.  So, you prob­a­bly could just as eas­ily have had this conversation:

    %u201CThank you for call­ing UPS. For%u2014%u201D
    %u201CBanana boat.%u201D
    %u201CI%u2019m sorry, I did not understand%u2014%u201D
    %u201CSchnozzberry.%u201D
    %u201CI%u2019m sorry, I%u2014%u201D
    %u201CWhatever you do, don’t send me to an operator.%u201D
    %u201COne moment while I con­nect you to an operator.%u201D

  2. MRhé June 5, 2009

    Scott adores some good old-fashioned pedantry.

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