CSR on phone: Let me spell that for you, that name is McKeon: “m” as in “m”, “c” as in “c”, “k” as in “k”, “e” as in “e”, “o” as in “o”, “n” as in “n”.
Portland, Maine
Overheard by: brian brinegar
CSR on phone: Let me spell that for you, that name is McKeon: “m” as in “m”, “c” as in “c”, “k” as in “k”, “e” as in “e”, “o” as in “o”, “n” as in “n”.
Portland, Maine
Overheard by: brian brinegar
Customer: So I just bought a DVD/VCR player here and I put it in my boyfriend’s car but it wasn’t really my boyfriend’s car because that car that I put the player in is gone now and my boyfriend’s car is still here.
Pause
Customer: Is there a form or something that I can fill out?
400 North Alafaya Trail
Orlando, Florida
Overheard by: KTB
Customer: Is Office 2003 the latest version of Office that’s out?
Salesperson: Yeah, they most likely won’t come out with a new version until Vista is released, which should be about the end of the year.
Customer: What’s that?
Salesperson: Vista?
Customer: Yeah, Rista? What is that? Is that the new Office?
Salesperson: No, Vista is the new operating system that’s coming out. Last I heard Microsoft was planning to release it near the end of this year.
Customer: Microsoft’s going to sell computers now?
Salesperson: No, Vista is the operating system that gets installed on computers. It’s what makes your computer run.
Customer: Oh, yeah, I knew that already. Are you going to be carrying Microsoft’s new computers?
Willard Building
State College, Pennsylvania
CSR to another: I am so tired today… I couldn't sleep last night. First I was waiting to check the Powerball numbers, and then found out I didn't win and have to go back to work today. I was so mad I couldn't fall asleep!
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: unleaded
CSR: So that is apartment “E,” like “echo”?
Customer: Eh… No, no, no. “E” like “elephant”!
Kitchener
Ontario
Canadia
Accountant: So it's an EFT, whatever that stands for.
CSR: “Electronic funds transfer.” Wait… Aren't you an accountant!?
Newmarket
Ontario
Canadia
Analyst: The problem, though, is that it’s not child pornography — just the regular kind.
16340 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
Server: Are you ready?
Customer: I don’t know what I want. What do you like?
Server: When the customer makes up his mind and orders.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Overheard by: I Like the Grilled Tuna
CSR: I'm taking a transvestite hooker over a straight hooker any time.
Scarborough
Ontario
Canadia
CSR: Thanks for calling Widgets Inc.* How may I help you?
Client on phone: Yeah, I was just talking to Roger* and we lost connection. Maybe you can finish walking me through whatever.
CSR: Sir, we do not have a Roger. You were just talking to me. We didn’t lose connection. You hung up on me and I was walking you through understanding that our software does not do "whatever."
Eighth Floor, Galleria
Hoover, Alabama
