Verbum Sapientibus,(A Word To The Wise...)

[Jackdaw33]

If,like me, you are thoroughly cheesed off, jumping through hoops on automated telephone answering machines, here's a little trick I discovered by accident this morning

After listening to a menu long enough to feed the entire population of :Peking, I chanced upon one option, which was, "If you are thinking of leaving us, please press 5". Call answered in under a second and got to talk to a human.

[Rockrose]

Doesn't always work - I tried this with Hastings and Sky and still waited over 20 minutes.

[jno]

does it work when you're ringing the undertakers?

[Zacs-Master]

Or the Labour party?

[Jackdaw33]

LOL. I could tell you a funny true story about when the undertakers came to collect my body from hospital after being misdirected to the wrong room. The young lad went as white as a sheet when I rose up and asked if I could be of assistance.

[Patsy33]

It is very frustrating. Good on you for getting through that way!

[Rockrose]

Also point out - you won't get away doing this too many times - your notes will be flagged up that you are doing this and you will be advised to complete the correct route.

[maggiebee]

If you think that the people on this site need something translated Jack, please don't pussy foot around in the first place and type in plain English - unless you're not English of course!

[bainbrig]

Sometimes (not every time) it works if you press NOTHING at all.

Similarly, on that awful Paypal automated voice thing, the quickest way to get through to a human being is to say "Brupghri qesteyuiw bupruhyy". It'll say "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" which you do, then you get put through to a Proper Ooman.

BB

[bainbrig]

Quod erat demonstrandum, Maggiebee. Or if you will, Caveat Emptor.

[maggiebee]

Translation please bainbrig, can't be ar*** looking it up and didn't take Latin at school. Faleminderit (thank you in Albanian)

[hereIam]

I've never, ever heard that option no. 5 !

[Jackdaw33]

//I've never, ever heard that option no. 5 !\\

Try ringing O2 customer services.

[webbo3]

staying silent is another way to speak to someone a bit quicker.

[retrocop]

With my luck I would explain my problem after a one second response and be told,”Sorry you are through to the peed off leaving number.Please hold while I connect you to a query department”
After listening to Beethovens V for 40 mns interspersed with how important your call is to us whilst Sharon discusses with Marlene what happened with Rodney the eve before you would be better to press appropriate button and take 40 Paracetamol and half a bottle of grog.