Actual call centre conversations !!!!!

Customer: "I've been ringing 0700 2300 for two days and can't get
through to enquiries, can you help?".
Operator: "Where did you get that number from, sir?".
Customer: "It was on the door to the Travel Centre".
Operator: "Sir, they are our opening hours".



Samsung Electronics
Caller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?"
Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about".
Caller: "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that
I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and
telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?"
Operator: "I think you mean the telephone point on the wall".



RAC Motoring Services
Caller: "Does your European Breakdown Policy cover me when I am
travelling inAustralia ?"
Operator: " Doesn't the product give you a clue?"




Caller (enquiring about legal requirements while travelling in France ):
"If I register my car in France , do I have to change the steering
wheel to the other side of the car?"



Directory Enquiries
Caller: "I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff
please".
Operator: "I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling
correct?"
Caller: "Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar
but the 'B' fell off".



Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company
in Woven.
Operator: "Woven? Are you sure?"
Caller: "Yes. That's what it says on the
label; Woven in Scotland ".



On another occasion, a man making heavy breathing sounds
from a phone box told a worried operator:

"I haven't got a pen, so I'm steaming up the window
to write the number on".



Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop".
Customer: "OK".
Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?".
Customer: "No".
Tech Support: "OK. Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?"
Customer: "No".
Tech Support: "OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have
done up until this point?".
Customer: "Sure. You told me to write 'click' and
I wrote 'click'".
Tech Support: "OK. In the bottom left hand side of
the screen, can you see the 'OK' button displayed?"
Customer: "Wow. How can you see my screen from there?"


Caller: "I deleted a file from my PC last week and
I have just realised that I need it. If I turn my
system clock back two weeks will I have my file back again?".



There's always one. This has got to be one of the
funniest things in a long time. I think this guy
should have been promoted, not fired This is a true
story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was
transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer
care department. Needless to say the Help Desk
employee was fired; however, he/she is currently
suing the Word Perfect organization
for "Termination without Cause".
Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer
Support employee. (Now I know why they record these
conversations!


Operator: "Ridge Hall, computer assistance;
may I help you?"

Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with
WordPerfect. "
Operator: "What sort of trouble??"
Caller: "Well, I was just typing along, and
all of a sudden the words went away."
Operator: "Went away?"
Caller: "They disappeared. "
Operator: "Hmm So what does your screen look like now?"
Caller: "Nothing."
Operator: "Nothing??"
Caller: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
Operator: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"
Caller: "How do I tell?"
Operator: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"
Caller: "What's a sea-prompt?"
Operator: "Never mind, can you move your cursor
around the screen?"
Caller: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it
won't accept anything I type."
Operator: "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"
Caller: "What's a monitor?"
Operator: "It's the thing with the screen on it
that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light
that tells you when it's on??"
Caller: "I don't know."
Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor
and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
Caller: "Yes, I think so."
Operator: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug,
and tell me if it's plugged into the wall.
Caller: "Yes, it is."
Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did
you notice that there were two cables plugged
into the back of it, not just one??"
Caller: "No."
Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back
there again and find the other cable."
Caller: "Okay, here it is."
Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if
it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
Caller: "I can't reach."
Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
Caller: "No."
Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on
something and lean way over??"
Caller: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the
right angle - it's because it's dark."
Operator: "Dark??"
Caller: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light
I have is coming in from the window.
" Operator: "Well, turn on the office light then."
Caller: "I can't."
Operator: "No? Why not??"
Caller: "Because there's a power failure."
Operator: "A power....... .. A power failure?
Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now.
Do you still have the boxes and manuals and
packing stuff your computer came in??"
Caller: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
Operator: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your
system and pack it up just like it was when you got it.
Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
Caller: "Really? Is it that bad?"
Operator: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."
Caller: "Well, all right then, I suppose.
What do I tell them??"
Operator: "Tell them you're too f*%king stupid
to own a computer!!!! !"