Pet Peeve: Answering the phone to be put on hold. - GoFuckYourself.com

D · 02-25-2008, 02:32 PM

What the hell is up with that?

/pick up

"This is D."

"Please hold for a very important message regarding..."

/click

pr0 · 02-25-2008, 02:37 PM

i won't even use a phone anymore....if you want to relay a message to me

text me

unless theres a funny story you just GOTTA tell me at 3am all drunk

D · 02-25-2008, 03:32 PM

I don't mind phones so much... especially when the customer prefers that method of communication...

but what's up with these peeps?? it's like they think they're the President or something. "Please Hold For..." Gimme a break.

Though I do always wait to hear that it's not: "Please hold for the President of the United States..." before I hang up... just in case.

Vick! · 02-25-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by D

Though I do always wait to hear that it's not: "Please hold for the President of the United States..." before I hang up... just in case.

halfpint · 02-25-2008, 05:57 PM

I hate it when I phone my banks customer services and they start asking me all my personal info in some foreign language the person on the other end cant understand or speak english properly..

It goes something like this me) hello I would like to find out ..blahblah...
bank) eloo waaat kin ed you to do today
me ) I beg your pardon
bank) eloo
me ) hello can you understand me I need help on..blah
bank) plesy ivy me dot of barth and acoooont nooomber
me) Can I speak to somebody that I can understand or speaks english please

bank) eloo

me) fuck off you fucking lunatic (slams the phone down all pissed off

rowan · 02-25-2008, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D

What the hell is up with that?

/pick up

"This is D."

"Please hold for a very important message regarding..."

/click

I got one the other day, telling me I'd won a free holiday and to press 9 for more information. I was in a good mood so I pressed it, then asked the indian sounding guy (how cliched is that?) which company he worked for. He mumbled something about "travel agency" then hung up on me.

Xrated J · 02-25-2008, 06:03 PM

i hate that shit too

L-Pink · 02-25-2008, 06:04 PM

I just lay the phone on the counter and come back whenever.

D · 02-25-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

I just lay the phone on the counter and come back whenever.

There ya go.

GrouchyAdmin · 02-25-2008, 06:43 PM

Automated, and generally illegal, autodial systems. The machine calls, and when it senses there is someone who picked up the line, it either plays a prerecorded session, or passes you to an operator in the boiler room.

Penthouse Tony · 02-25-2008, 06:55 PM

I hate when you call in to a place and the automated system makes you enter your account number and such (saying that that information will be passed to the rep that takes your call) only to have them ask for the same info you just spent a few minutes entering in one number at a time.

tabasco · 02-25-2008, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF

I hate when you call in to a place and the automated system makes you enter your account number and such (saying that that information will be passed to the rep that takes your call) only to have them ask for the same info you just spent a few minutes entering in one number at a time.

This happens all the fucking time and shits me to tears.

Scroto · 02-25-2008, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D

What the hell is up with that?

/pick up

"This is D."

"Please hold for a very important message regarding..."

/click

i used to get them all the time right after i changed my cell phone number..it was always for some other people and if i didnt sit there and wait for someone to come on so i could tell them to fuck off..they would call daily lol

nothing like getting a call and it saying "if you are so and so please hold for an important message regarding your past due account" and if you hang up, they call again the next day

or how about the automated ones that leave messages on voice mail? lol

rowan · 02-25-2008, 08:46 PM

There are a couple of major telcos in Australia that now use voice menus... you're supposed to come up with what you want "in a few words" and unless you say something bland like "bill enquiry" it usually gets it totally wrong. Then you play a game of chasing each others tails as it tries to figure out what you want.

Often you need to say "yes" repeatedly for it to register. I had to call earlier and both times I ended up with the phone mic right next to my mouth, and shouting. YES!!!!

HAPPYPEEKERS · 02-25-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0

i won't even use a phone anymore....if you want to relay a message to me

text me

unless theres a funny story you just GOTTA tell me at 3am all drunk

I am exactly the same way.. I HATE to talk on the phone

text, email or icq me

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 02-25-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happypeekers

I am exactly the same way.. I HATE to talk on the phone

text, email or icq me

I'm the exact opposite. I can't stand when people are trying to have whole conversations with me through text message. it would take 2 minutes to work out the details of a plan on the phone but it takes 2 hours texting back and forth.

rowan · 02-25-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayla_SquareTurtle

I'm the exact opposite. I can't stand when people are trying to have whole conversations with me through text message. it would take 2 minutes to work out the details of a plan on the phone but it takes 2 hours texting back and forth.

Agreed. I point out to my wife that she's just spent $2 or $3 in SMS charges, and wasted 30 minutes to sort out something that could have been done with a quick call lasting half a minute and costing 30c.

I don't like that the phone interrupts me, but if someone sends me an SMS and I know it's going to be involved I call them straight away.

02-25-2008, 02:32 PM	#1
D Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Valley Posts: 7,412	Pet Peeve: Answering the phone to be put on hold. What the hell is up with that? /pick up "This is D." "Please hold for a very important message regarding..." /click __________________ -D. ICQ: 202-96-31

02-25-2008, 02:37 PM	#2
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	i won't even use a phone anymore....if you want to relay a message to me text me unless theres a funny story you just GOTTA tell me at 3am all drunk __________________ __________ Loadedca$h - get sum! - Revengebucks - mmm rebills! - webair (gotz sErVrz)

02-25-2008, 03:32 PM	#3
D Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Valley Posts: 7,412	I don't mind phones so much... especially when the customer prefers that method of communication... but what's up with these peeps?? it's like they think they're the President or something. "Please Hold For..." Gimme a break. Though I do always wait to hear that it's not: "Please hold for the President of the United States..." before I hang up... just in case. __________________ -D. ICQ: 202-96-31

02-25-2008, 05:57 PM	#5
halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	I hate it when I phone my banks customer services and they start asking me all my personal info in some foreign language the person on the other end cant understand or speak english properly.. It goes something like this me) hello I would like to find out ..blahblah... bank) eloo waaat kin ed you to do today me ) I beg your pardon bank) eloo me ) hello can you understand me I need help on..blah bank) plesy ivy me dot of barth and acoooont nooomber me) Can I speak to somebody that I can understand or speaks english please bank) eloo me) fuck off you fucking lunatic (slams the phone down all pissed off __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net Last edited by halfpint; 02-25-2008 at 05:59 PM..

02-25-2008, 06:43 PM	#10
GrouchyAdmin Now choke yourself! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12,085	Automated, and generally illegal, autodial systems. The machine calls, and when it senses there is someone who picked up the line, it either plays a prerecorded session, or passes you to an operator in the boiler room. __________________ AIM: GrouchyGfy

02-25-2008, 06:03 PM	#7
Xrated J Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 4,347	i hate that shit too

02-25-2008, 06:04 PM	#8
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	I just lay the phone on the counter and come back whenever.

02-25-2008, 06:55 PM	#11
Penthouse Tony Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 5,835	I hate when you call in to a place and the automated system makes you enter your account number and such (saying that that information will be passed to the rep that takes your call) only to have them ask for the same info you just spent a few minutes entering in one number at a time. __________________ aamos AT FFN dot com Penthouse.com Business Development ICQ: 49090846 \| Yahoo IM: ff_aamos

02-25-2008, 08:46 PM	#14
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	There are a couple of major telcos in Australia that now use voice menus... you're supposed to come up with what you want "in a few words" and unless you say something bland like "bill enquiry" it usually gets it totally wrong. Then you play a game of chasing each others tails as it tries to figure out what you want. Often you need to say "yes" repeatedly for it to register. I had to call earlier and both times I ended up with the phone mic right next to my mouth, and shouting. YES!!!!