Young, pretty receptionist with Southern drawl to old salesman: You have the lowest motives with highest hopes that I have ever seen!
Pearl, Mississippi
Overheard by: Brain Dancing
Young, pretty receptionist with Southern drawl to old salesman: You have the lowest motives with highest hopes that I have ever seen!
Pearl, Mississippi
Overheard by: Brain Dancing
Receptionist: How was everything today?
Male client: Oh, it was great! The massage was great, though I couldn't understand a word she said.
Receptionist: Well, it's a good thing that she's not massaging you with her mouth!
Day Spa
Manhattan, New York
Receptionist: I was just going to put this in the mail for you today but since you’re here I’ll just give it to you.
Customer: Do you want me to mail it?
Rayen Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio
Colleague: What happened to the woman who used to process requisitions? Her office looks deserted.
Secretary: She’s gone.
Colleague: Is she going to be replaced?
Secretary: We don’t replace people in this office; we just hire someone new.
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, Mississippi
Office supervisor: Could you please send our new price list to our office in Kuala Lumpur?
Receptionist: Is Kuala Lumpur a real place?
Office supervisor: Oh my god! (laughs, then leaves)
Receptionist, to other office colleagues: Why did he laugh at me?
Colleagues: You have got to be kidding!
Belmont
Western Australia
Australia
Speakerphone: …but then they said my trial was rescheduled for December 3rd, and then the other day I got a notice that said it was for December 1st and I just wanted to tell [Leslie] that they’re changing it.
Secretary: Um, okay, sorry, but the 3rd of December is a Saturday. Speakerphone: I’m not going to argue with you! I’m just telling you what they said!
Secretary: Um, ok.
3 South Pinckney Street
Madison, Wisconsin
Overheard by: temp drone
Receptionist on phone: Are your panties un-bunched?!
55th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, New York
British receptionist, over intercom: I just found a water bottle in the toilet. If it's yours please come to the front desk to get it. (a moment later) No, the water bottle was not literally in the toilet.
Manhattan, New York
Secretary: Line 1 is Donna with the Bank of Sea Court.
212 West First Street
Portales, New Mexico
Mailman: Is this the 3rd floor?
Receptionist: No, this is the 2nd floor.
Mailman: But isn't the next floor like the …4th floor?
Receptionist: No, that's the 3rd floor.
Mailman (confused): Yo, man, that's weird.
Richmond Street
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: front desk
