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    Myself, CW1, CW2 and M, the dept manager were working recently when the phone rang with a outside call. CW1 answered talked for a minute and called CW2 over and handed the phone to them. Nothing unusual, maybe the call was for CW2. A minute later CW2 motions me over and asks me to take the call.

    M: Hi, can I help you?
    SC: Yes! *in exasperated tone* Do you carry *something i can't quite make out due to being partially mumbled, spoken fast and quietly*?
    M: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that last part. What were you looking for?
    SC: Sigh... Can I speak with SOMEONE ELSE who knows something?
    M: *looks for M nearby, didn't see them* I just didn't catch what you wanted? If you can repeat the part I can hep you.
    SC: SOME. ONE. ELSE. NOW!
    M: Please hold.
    SC: No no no!
    M: *hold*

    I page M, and while wait for them to call me back CW1 and CW2 say the same thing happened. M calls back and I explain, they take the call.

    A minute late I hear M page SM to take the call. Later M returns and eventually SM talks to the SC and finally gets them to tell them what they are looking for in a normal voice. We don't carry it, as it is a exclusive brand to <competitor>.

    SM tell them that and the SC is furious that it takes 5 people to get a straight answer from us and no wonder only <competitor> sells said item. They also say were were all rude and unhelpful before they hang up.

  • #2
    I figured it would have been a personal item since the SC found it necessary to act like they were passing on a state secret. :/

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    • #3
      I have trouble understanding foreign accents, yet accented folks are almost without fail utterly patient and polite while I try to make out what they're saying or have them spell the word(s) I don't understand. Yet the mumblers are so impatient! They can say the word without mumbling, which I can tell because they SCREAM it at me when I ask them to please repeat what they said.
      A lion however, will only devour your corpse, whereas an SC is not sated until they have destroyed your soul. (Quote per infinitemonkies)

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      • #4
        Quoth bainsidhe View Post
        They can say the word without mumbling, which I can tell because they SCREAM it at me when I ask them to please repeat what they said.
        At which point I tell the caller I'm terminating the call due to them yelling in my ear. And then I hang up. My hearing is important to me and I intend to keep it as long as I can.

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        • #5
          Quoth mattm04 View Post
          SC: SOME. ONE. ELSE. NOW!
          You. Are. Being. Disconnected. For. Being. An. Abusive. Twatwaffle!<click>
          I never lost my faith in humanity. Can't lose what you never had right?

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          • #6
            Wow, I'm surprised you didn't hang up. If someone is that much of a jerk, I've just pretended that I lost the call before.

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