Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 15, 2016
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Transcript:
Pig: Whatcha doing, Rat? Rat: I'm on hold with an airline and a recorded voice is apologizing for the inconvenience and telling me they appreciate my business. Which is nice to bear but becomes...sheer @*#@*@# mockery when you've heard it thirty-one @#*#@*# times in a row!! Pig: Maybe they really really appreciate your business. Rat: They should just say, 'You're screwed and it amuses us.'
Pet peeves -1) “We are experiencing a high volume of calls during open enrollment” – That was 8 months ago2) “Please listen carefully as our options have changed” – That was 2 years ago.3) 15 minutes of traversing their option menus (none of which address your issue) before pressing “0” is activated to allow you to speak to a representative.