Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of November 16, 2015
Mon, 11/16/2015 - 11:07am
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~Angela
Hi everybody…
If you ever have to call customer service, here’s a way to lighten the experience, start off on the right foot and have some fun at the same time.
Whenever I call customer service, after they answer the phone and after they identify themselves, here’s where the fun begins.
I reply “Hello, is this a person to whom I am speaking?”
After breaking into a laugh, I tell him I was just joking around and I explain
having done this for nearly 40 years, I will invariably get 1 of these 3 responses:
Response #1
I will get a moment of stunned silence (simply because what they just heard, simply doesn’t register)
Response #2
They will usually reply by saying, “hang on, I’ll see if they’re here” (just to give themselves a little extra time to think of “what to say”)
Response #3 (although this rarely happens)
They just hang up.
Then I thank them for not choosing door #3.
Now we begin our conversation, with a smile on both ends of the telephone line.
I’ve found out, through years of experience, when you begin a conversation with a little humor, it always goes a whole lot better…
Stay safe, have fun and I’ll see ya next week…
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If you ever have to call customer service, here’s a way to lighten the experience, start off on the right foot and have some fun at the same time.
Whenever I call customer service, after they answer the phone and after they identify themselves, here’s where the fun begins.
I reply “Hello, is this a person to whom I am speaking?”
After breaking into a laugh, I tell him I was just joking around and I explain
having done this for nearly 40 years, I will invariably get 1 of these 3 responses:
Response #1
I will get a moment of stunned silence (simply because what they just heard, simply doesn’t register)
Response #2
They will usually reply by saying, “hang on, I’ll see if they’re here” (just to give themselves a little extra time to think of “what to say”)
Response #3 (although this rarely happens)
They just hang up.
Then I thank them for not choosing door #3.
Now we begin our conversation, with a smile on both ends of the telephone line.
I’ve found out, through years of experience, when you begin a conversation with a little humor, it always goes a whole lot better…
Stay safe, have fun and I’ll see ya next week…
I was taught at a very young age to always be polite and respectful. Including when calling (any) customer service. "Is this a person to whom I am speaking" was something I've heard my dad say a lot over the years (my wife says it's because I grew up on a farm, and we tend to repeat things a lot). I've also heard him say to the operator, "Hello, is this the middle? Please get me the other end" I find myself using the first one sometimes, but my wife says it's because I grew up on a farm and we tend to repeat things a lot.
On a serious note, I've found that overall, I have a much better experience if I am nice from the beginning, and like you said - with a little humor.
I hope everyone has a great week!
And now, back to your regularly scheduled forum - already in progress . . .
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If you ever have to call customer service, here’s a way to lighten the experience, start off on the right foot and have some fun at the same time.
Whenever I call customer service, after they answer the phone and after they identify themselves, here’s where the fun begins.
I reply “Hello, is this a person to whom I am speaking?”
Showing my age here, but that brings back memories of Lily Tomlin on Rowan and Martin's laugh in, back in the days when there were good programs on TV.
http://www.lilytomlin.com/wordpress2/lilytomlin/lily-tomlins...
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I hope everyone here has a great week be safe.
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