Go Back   Customers Suck! > The Heart of the Site > Sucky Customers

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes

  #1  
Old 01-27-2007, 06:10 PM
roadside's Avatar
roadside roadside is offline
You hit a what with your what?
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 47
Default

Some of these are from working roadside assistance or on-rent, some are from my days on reservations. Most are SCs, some are just funny stories. Who doesn’t love a call center?

Me: “Thank you for calling XYZ car rental, how can I help you?”

SC: “I don’t like this compact car I rented. I didn’t know it would be so small.”

Me: “Okay, we have your reservation all set. Do you have a pen ready to jot down your conformation number?”

SC: “Hold on….LATISHA!!! Where the f*ck is my crayon!?!? No, the red one!!”
************************************************** ***************

Me=Me
SC=SC
CA=Counter agent at location

Me: “Thank you for calling XYZ car rental, how can I help you?

CS: “I left something in my car when I returned it.”

Me: “Okay, what item was left in the car?”

SC: “I left my son in the mini-van.” (staying calm this whole time)

Me: “Excuse me?”

SC: “Ummm….yeah”

Me: “Just one second.” (called the loc) “This is roadside at XYZ corporate, I gotta customer on the other line who left his kid in the minivan he just returned.”

CA: “His keys??”

Me: “No his kid…kid…K-I-D?”

CA: (Showing little concern) “Was it a boy or a girl?”

Me: *How many kids are left there every day* “Boy.”

CA: “Hold on. (starts to yell at some poor family at the counter) “HEY!! Is that your
kid?.........OK, sorry. (Back to me) Yeah there’s a kid here but he’s with his parents.”

Me: *omg* “Ok, so do you want to talk to this guy so we can find his son?”

CA: “Oh…well….I guess so”

Me: (Transferred the call)
************************************************** ***************


Sometimes you have to be blunt.

SC: “I just picked up this car and I’m pissed!”

Me: “Okay sir, what seems to be wrong?”

SC: “Well, this was the only car they had, and I have a long way to drive and it only has ¼ tank of fuel.”

Me: “Okay, I’ll note your contract and you can return it with the same amount it had on checkout.”

SC: “But I’ll still only have a ¼ tank of gas. You’re here to help me. What do you suggest I do?!?”

Me: “They were completely out of car?”

SC: “Yes!”
Me: “You have a long trip ahead of you?”

SC: “Yes, and only ¼ tank. What do YOU suggest I do so I can get to where I need to go?!?!”

Me: (Very Blunt) “Put gas in it.”

SC: “Oh….ummm…” *click*
************************************************** ***************

This is a generic version of a type of call we get everyday. When I get a new one that’s worthy (specific details and such) I’ll put it up.

Me: “Thank you for calling XYZ emergency roadside, my name’s roadside how can I help you?”

SC: “I left the keys in the vehicle and the stupid car locked itself (Funny how a car can be stupid, and yet smart enough to lock itself. I’m guessing it’s a self-defense mechanism to try to keep the customer away.)

Me: “Okay, we can set up service but the customer is responsible for the cost of the lockout, or if you have AAA you can call them.

SC: “I don’t see why I should pay. It’s your (insert choice explicative here) car.”

The first 4 lines are actually 2 stories (i was stupid and didn't separate them) I tried to edit but while it was saving it kept stalling out my computer.
__________________
I guess they shouldn't have set their phasers to miss-Mike Nelson

Last edited by MadMike; 01-27-2007 at 07:02 PM.

  #2  
Old 01-27-2007, 07:00 PM
Anakah's Avatar
Anakah Anakah is offline
Cashier
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,360
Default

I think I died a little inside when you said the person FORGOT their SON in the van... And also remained calm about it. That is one of the scariest things I have ever read!

I think CPS should've been called for that one... Holy crap!

  #3  
Old 01-27-2007, 09:04 PM
RentalRacer's Avatar
RentalRacer RentalRacer is offline
Professional Amateur
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Maine for now
Posts: 234
Default

Good Stories!

Working in car rental myself, I can relate!

We just got an 07 VW Jetta in off a one way rental the other day. The disturbing thing about this is...the doors DO lock themselves. 30 Seconds after you close all the doors, as long as the key is not in the ignition. I verfied this in the owners manual..and there is no way to turn this "feature" off. I plan to rent this one way to another location ASAP.
__________________
If watermelons are made up of water, what are kumquats made up of?
www.myspace.com/rentalracer

  #4  
Old 01-27-2007, 09:25 PM
roadside's Avatar
roadside roadside is offline
You hit a what with your what?
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 47
Default

Brother, these are just the tip of the proverbeal iceberg. I'm guessing you're actually at a location. Not one of ours (we don't carry VW). You know as well as I do that we could write over a page a day on the things we hear. I say hear b/c I'm at a national call center. You probably see more than I do. But if you're like me, you love hear that "Whatever" at the end of the argument because you know that its reached to point where you've won!
__________________
I guess they shouldn't have set their phasers to miss-Mike Nelson

  #5  
Old 01-28-2007, 01:08 AM
Rahmota Rahmota is offline
Customer
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 565
Default

I've got to say a person who leaves thir kid behind like that needs to pay better attention to things goign on.

Also workign at the dealership I've noticed its more than just VW that lock themselves. The Suzuki XL7 for 05 did that too. As did a chevy impala. I think its supposed to be a part of the antitheft security systems on some of the cars.

  #6  
Old 01-28-2007, 02:26 AM
SCSlave's Avatar
SCSlave SCSlave is offline
It's One Big Suckfest
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Just Left of Normal
Posts: 129
Default

They left their KID in the car?! HOW do you forget your child?! I hope to God they found the kid OK. Not so sure if parents should have him back though.

I love call center stories. I've got many. MANY.
__________________
Oh, "Blah blah blah 'Your Needs'!"

  #7  
Old 01-28-2007, 03:59 AM
Becks's Avatar
Becks Becks is offline
Member of the T-Plush Fan Club
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: adding to the male harem
Posts: 9,726
Default

Quote:
Quoth roadside View Post
SC: “I don’t like this compact car I rented. I didn’t know it would be so small.”

Oh. My. Damn.
__________________
Unseen but seeing
'oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane.' - KiaKat
There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days. - Irv
I wish I could hate you to death.. - Unkie KhirasHY

  #8  
Old 01-28-2007, 01:50 PM
Eireann's Avatar
Eireann Eireann is offline
Store Manager
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 799
Default

Sad, but true: snopes.com has several stories of parents forgetting their children in cars, only to find them when it was too late. Sometimes, it was "dropping the child off at daycare" that slipped the parent's mind on a busy morning. Sometimes, the parent thought the OTHER parent had the child. The stories are tragic.

The worst stories are of parents/grandparents/caregivers DELIBERATELY leaving a child or children in the car.

  #9  
Old 01-28-2007, 02:23 PM
friendofjimmyk's Avatar
friendofjimmyk friendofjimmyk is offline
Captain Save-a-Ho
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Nebulan, fifth quadrant
Posts: 2,193
Default

I, too, am in roadside assistance and it is funny how many folks leave out the little detail of their child being locked in the car.

They'll get through all the information we need for the call and when we wrap it up and give them the time the service should be there, that's when they add that their child is locked in the car.


Hello, McFly - that's something we need to know FIRST in order to get someone out there IMMEDIATELY!!!

My theory is that maybe some folks are a bit ashamed of locking junior in the car to begin with and believe that it will only take 15 mins to get a truck to them. Then, when they find out it could be an hour - that's when they freak out about the kid being in the car.
__________________
"I'm still walking, so I'm sure that I can dance!" from Saint of Circumstance - Grateful Dead

  #10  
Old 01-28-2007, 05:53 PM
SCSlave's Avatar
SCSlave SCSlave is offline
It's One Big Suckfest
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Just Left of Normal
Posts: 129
Default

I wonder if they throw in 'my kid is locked in the car' to get someone out there faster.
__________________
Oh, "Blah blah blah 'Your Needs'!"
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump



All times are GMT. The time now is 09:23 AM.


vBulletin skins developed by: eXtremepixels
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.


| Home | Register | FAQ | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search | New Posts |