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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

THIS WORD YOU KEEP USING

Ring, ring, ring.

Customer Service: Thank you for calling blahblah. How can I help you?

Me: I was wondering what your hours are.

Customer Service: Monday through Friday, 8 to 4, specific time.

Me: 8 to 4. That is specific. Good to know. Thanks.

Customer Service: No. Specific time.

Me: Why are you so emphatic about this?

Customer Service: Because you are calling from out of state. I'm supposed to tell everyone from out of state that we're in specific time.

Me: (puzzles) Wait, do you mean Pacific Time? As in, your company is headquartered on the West Coast, in the Pacific Time Zone?

Customer Service: (pause) Yes.


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7 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Hahaha...oopsie doodle.

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  2. Claire GillianFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    Wonder if that CS employee used to work at one of the Cake Wrecks bakeries?
    http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

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  3. Misha GerrickFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Lol. Oh.... no.

    :-D

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  4. JA Grier (ee/em/eir)February 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Ah, the difference a single letter can make. A lesson for any writer. And also funny.
    One Writer's Mind

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  5. Tatum FlynnFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Oh. Dear. :)

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  6. Shari GreenFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    LOL! :)

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  7. Elena SolodowFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    I've been there, for years sayings "for all intensive purposes", before realizing that it didn't actually make sense.

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