Am I the Only One, Or does Hold Music Make Anyone Else Want to Commit Mass Murder?

[Amused]

Good gawd, the crap some companies play... :disgust:

 

[StageLeft]

Sometimes but there is this hold music that some phone service uses and it's pretty funky.

 

[Amused]

<< Sometimes but there is this hold music that some phone service uses and it's pretty funky. >>



Invariably THEY are the ones that pick up in under three days.

 

[ultimatebob]

<< Am I the Only One, Or does Hold Music Make Anyone Else Want to Commit Mass Murder? >>



Umm.... no. Perhaps you should get some therapy to take care of that whole homicidal rage thing?

Seriously, though, some this stuff is pretty bad. It really starts getting irrating after you've heard their entire music rotation two or three times, or around the 20th time the lady in the recorded message reminds you that "Your call is important to us, please stay on the line". If my call is soooo freaking important, shouldn't you hire some more phone staff to handle your call volume?!? Arrgh!

Ok, never mind. The next time you feel like driving over to their home office with the AK-47, AmusedOne, let me know and I'll guard the exits for ya

 

[ScottyB]

[Homer] Mmmmmmm, masss muurrrder [/Homer]

 

[ViperMagic]

My ISP plays the local rock station

 

[Alienwho]

Funny you should mention this, I just called papa johns a few hours ago, and they put me on hold, it had this gay country music papa johns song, I almost killed myself.

 

[Amused]

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<< Am I the Only One, Or does Hold Music Make Anyone Else Want to Commit Mass Murder? >>



Umm.... no. Perhaps you should get some therapy to take care of that whole homicidal rage thing?

Seriously, though, some this stuff is pretty bad. It really starts getting irrating after you've heard their entire music rotation two or three times, or around the 20th time the lady in the recorded message reminds you that "Your call is important to us, please stay on the line". If my call is soooo freaking important, shouldn't you hire some more phone staff to handle your call volume?!? Arrgh!

Ok, never mind. The next time you feel like driving over to their home office with the AK-47, AmusedOne, let me know and I'll guard the exits for ya >>



Hot damn!

Yep, that is the ONLY thing more annoying than the music. Them telling me how important I am, or worse, trying to sell me crap.

 

[Amused]

I can't believe there are so few people annoyed by this crap

 

[Zebo]

<< I can't believe there are so few people annoyed by this crap >>



Hell yes we all hate it I'm sure, but what can you do if thier the only game in town?

1. Do not go though the "menu" selections. Act like you have a rotary dial phone and get straight to an operator who directs you call properly and sometimes she'll even be able handle it. Much faster from my experiance.

2. If there are other alternative vendors which actually staff the operator pool; use them instead. The idea of phone song games will catch up to them someday money wise and maybe it will go away. Please go away.

3. get a speaker phone and go over to ATOT while waiting. That place nakes time really fly, just ask anyone.

 

[Amused]

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<< I can't believe there are so few people annoyed by this crap >>



Hell yes we all hate it I'm sure, but what can you do if thier the only game in town?

1. Do not go though the "menu" selections. Act like you have a rotary dial phone and get straight to an operator who directs you call properly and sometimes she'll even be able handle it. Much faster from my experiance.

2. If there are other alternative vendors which actually staff the operator pool; use them instead. The idea of phone song games will catch up to them someday money wise and maybe it will go away. Please go away.

3. get a speaker phone and go over to ATOT while waiting. That place nakes time really fly, just ask anyone. >>



1. Yep, it sometimes works. The bank I was calling when I made this thread would just hang up on you though :|

2. Yeah, a bank that doesn't have an automated caller menu, but offers a low % rate mastercard. When you find one, let me know

3. Got a speaker phone. The music still sucks, and it makes me jump every time the 'Thank you for holding, we appreciate torturing you" announcement comes on.