A Phoney Afternoon, From 4:11 To 4:23

Old timey phone by photographer Randy Son Of Robert“One moment, please.” Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beeeeeeeep. “Thank you for continuing to hold. All of our agents are still assisting our other customers. For immediate help, check out our online page at www dot istockphoto dot com, slash f-a-q.”

Brrrrrring! (Silence.) Click.

Me: “Hello? Hello? Hell-ooo-hooo?”

(Silence.)

Me: (Unprintable.)



Telephone image from Randy Son Of Robert and his Creative Commons license. Yay!

Comments

Maureen said…
Ouch!!! Yeah, that would indeed suck.

Big time.
April 28, 2008
P.L. Frederick said…
Unfortunately, we’ve all been there.

Customer service companies: If you want to keep paying your bills with paying customers, pay attention.
April 28, 2008
Anonymous said…
LOL! That made me laugh out loud. I detest waiting on the phone. By the time they get to me (if they ever do) I'm a mite surly ....
April 29, 2008
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