Thursday, July 12, 2007

Call Center Boo-boos

Telesales agent getting the customer's credit card info:
Agent: Can I have your expiration date, sir?
Customer: My what?!!


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Telesales agent giving promo spiels:
Agent: You called at the right time, ma'am. We have a lot of freebies to give away, such as free installation, free equipment, and free DVD player. That's a great offer, di ba?
Customer: Huh?!


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Agent verifying info from the customer:
Agent: Is that a P for Ping-Pong?
Customer: No, it's B.
Agent: Oh, B, like Bing-Bong...


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Customer trying to return a defective product:
Customer: I need to return this defective sauna belt that you delivered yesterday.
Agent: For that concern, you can call our customer service at www.picustomerservice.com
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Customer: Call where??!!


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Agent answering a call:
Agent: Thank you for calling Dish Network Department, my name is Vince..... (sees that the number called by customer is for a different client— a DirecTV dealer).
Customer: So, I called the wrong number then?
Agent: Let me transfer you to DirecTV. Please don't go.... (puts the customer on hold, and then. . .)
Thank you for calling DirecTV Department, my name is Vince...


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Agent wrapping up the sale:
Agent: Our INSTALLATORS will contact you within the next 24 hours to verify your installation schedules...
Customer: Uhm.... Say what now? Who's gonna call me?
Agent: The INSTALLATORS, sir.


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Agent getting coupon code from customer:
Agent: Can I ask for the coupon code? It's a bunch of letters.
Customers: Like ABCs?
Agent: Yes.
Customer: OK. ABCDEFG. . .


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Agent giving the customer service web address:
Agent: It's P- as in Papa, I- as in India, C- as in costume, U- as in you, S- as in Sam, T- as in Tango, O.... Oscar...V- for Voy...


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Agent wrapping up the sale, trying to give the account info to customer:
Agent: I will now be giving you your account number and order confirmation number. Do you have a PEN and BALLPEN with you?


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Agent trying to create urgency over the available promotion:
Agent: Are you sure you don't want to take advantage of me?
Customer: Say what?


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Agent trying to upsell a warranty:
Agent: Here's an example: In California, a plane crashed into a customer's house, their dish was replaced, no questions asked!


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Agent trying to upsell a TiVo to customer:
Agent: With a TiVo, you can do this and that, and you know, pretty much anything under the sun. Isn't that a great offer?
Customer: What?


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Agent was asking the customer about the cost of his cable service:
Agent: How much are you paying with your current provider?
Customer: Well, I'm only paying $25.00 (--which is way cheaper than what the agent was offering)
Agent: (Surprised) Shet, magkano??!!


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Agent getting customer's address:
Agent: Can I have your address, please?
Customer: It's twenyfurfif- ysavan newyaorkgh road (2457 New York Road)
Agent: Can you repeat that ulit?


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Agent asking the customer to be put on hold:
Tech Agent: Sir, Can I hold you for just a minute?
Customer: Sure, baby, go ahead!


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Agent verifying correct spelling:
Agent: Is that a B as in boy, or a B as in Bravo?
Customer: Umm... How about B as in Boy?


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Technical Agent giving customer support:
Agent: Is the ethernet cord connected?
Cust: Tha Hwhut??? (with Alabama accent)
Agent: 'Yung yellow cord kung nakakabit ba!


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Agent from a local phone company entertaining a Visayan customer:
Customer: Hillo! Wala kasi yung bell ng pon namin??
Agent: Hindi naman po ba nabagsak yung phone?
Customer: Hende naman.
Agent: Kailan pa po ito nagsimula?
Customer: Ang alen?
Agent: Na hindi po nagri-ring yung phone?
Customer: Nagre-reng naman ah?!
Agent: Di ba sabi mo walang ring?
Customer: Hende! yong BELL! yong lestahan nong babayaran namin!!
Agent: Ahh... yung BILL?!


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Technical Agent: To help you out with your concern, ma'am, let me just pull out my tool here, OK? (referring to a computer program used in call centers to address the customer's concerns)
Customer: Pull out your what now?


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Tech Support: OK, Bob, just type P on your keyboard?
Customer: What? Could you repeat that?
Tech Support: 'P' on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: No way. I'm not going to do that.


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Agent: Sir, that is C for Cubao, Q for Quiapo.....
Customer: What is that?! I dont understand. I don't want to talk to you.
Agent: Who do you want to talk to?
Customer: I want to talk to the highest person.
Agent: My supervisor is not available as of the moment sir.
Customer: I said, I want to talk to the highest person.
Agent: OK, you want to talk to the highest person?
Customer: Yes!
Agent: Do you want to talk to God?
Customer: What the f***! I'd rather talk to you.


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Irate Customer: F***k you!
Tech Support: Sir, we're not allowed to say "F***k you!" here...


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Agent: It's C as in CAT.
Customer: what?
Agent: C as in CAT. C-A-T as in meow meow...


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Agent: Thank you for calling us. This is Candy. How may I help you?
Customer: What did you say your name was... Mandy?
Agent: No, sir. It's Candy.
Customer: Sorry, I can't hear ya. Didja say Mandy?
Agent: It's Candy, sir. Candy... as in Stork!


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Agent: Alright, let me verify that... Was that a "G" as in golf?
Customer (with a different accent): NO! That was a "G" as! in GEBRA! (z as in zebra)
Agent: Oh, Gebra! Like the one in the Goo?!


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Agent: Yeah, sir. . . Hello, sir? Are you there?
Customer: Yes, sorry. I'm still there.


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Agent: OK, sir. Do u have a PEN and a PENCIL ready?
Customer: What?!!
Agent: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I mean, do u have a PEN and a BALLPEN ready?


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Agent: I'd like to speak with Billy Thompson please?
Contact: He's not in. Would you like to leave a message in his voicemail?
Agent: Sure, SIGE.


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Tech support: We're going to perform a check disk to see if your hard drive has errors in it. Please type in C-H-K-D-S-K.
Customer: What is that again?
Tech Support: C-H-K-D-S-K. That is... C as in Charlie... H as in Harley... K as in Karly.. D as in Darley... S as in Sarley... and K as in Karly... got it?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

galing! sooo funny...i know that happens all the time. I made a lot of funny mistakes too, kaya im so anxious about it now that i will be working in a call center here in the US.