Shame, I hope the lady I just spoke to is not too sensitive. I do suffer from inherited and incurable foot-in-mouth syndrome!
I had dialled the number of a major insurance company in Gauteng but while waiting for the line to be picked up, one of my co-workers was talking to me from my office door.
In the background, I could hear that the line had been answered but it sounded like an automated voice answering machine and I didn't quite catch the message. So I stayed silent, waiting for the next recorded message. The voice started up again "You are through to 'our' company and you are speaking to Susan. How may I assist you?"
I suddenly realised my mistake and that I was speaking to a living person and I laughingly replied to her "Oh sorry Susan. I thought I was speaking to a recording!" Oops, probably not the best thing to say but I did qualify my statement by saying that I hadn't been listening properly. She didn't seem too worried and soon put me through to the right department where the queueing system IS a recorded message and blow me down if the recording didn't sound the SAME as Susan!
Ha ha ha thats funny :)
ReplyDeleteI've been caught many times but in the opposite way... I start talking TO the recording!
Have a wonderful Easter with the boys and kitties :)
That is very funny! Maybe she made the recording for the queueing system.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Easter weekend.
This is Susan calling. We're funny like that!
ReplyDeleteThat made my day. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh that's funny! I think these poor call centre people actually hears everything.
ReplyDeleteI think we are related. Are you my long lost sister? That is too funny and has happened to me (maybe once or twice)
ReplyDeleteForever - I do sometimes have been caught out with very realistic cell phone voicemail messages. Very embarrassing if you are not alone when you start talking!
ReplyDeleteLynette - She might have! Maybe the company is being run by robots...
Griever - My pleasure. Writing about it made my day.
Cat - And receptionists come a close second to call centre staff. I'm just glad I no longer have to answer a phone as a receptionist - not fun!
Alyssa - Welcome to my blog and thanks for following. I think everyone with a sense of humour is related and sometimes you just have to find the funny in an otherwise boring day.
Susan - Haha. Susans' of the world stick together. I'm sure you don't sound like a recording!
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