OT: Monday Madness

Had to repost this from rec.sport.football.college:

[Onyx_Hokie ()]
[Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:56:20 -0000]

> [Trent Woodruff ()]
> [Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:41:29 -0600]
>
> > Look at what you save!
> >
> > http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239
>
> I want to know how many of those they've sold at that price.

I also want to know what country "Alden" is sitting in right now:

Chat Information

Welcome to Overstock.com's Customer Service Live Chat! You will be
joined with a chat representative as quickly as possible. (Less than 2
minutes)

Chat Information

Welcome to Overstock.com Customer Service, you are now chatting with
Alden.

Alden: Thanks for visiting Overstock.com, my name is Alden, how can I
help you?

you: Hi there.

you: i think you may want to check this ad out immediately:

you: http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239

Alden: I'll be glad to check on that for you.

you: List Price: $99.99 Today's Price: $137.45 You Save: ($37.46) (-37%)

you: You "save" -37% ?

Alden: Just to confirm are you referring to '250GB CAVIAR SE16 SATA II
7200 3.5 RPM 16MB 3.5IN RETAIL 300MB/S'?

you: Yes, Alden.

Alden: Thank you for the confirming the item.

you: Do you seriously not see the problem?

Alden: Would you mind holding while I check on that for you?

you: Alden.

you: I don't want to buy the item.

you: I want to alert you to the fact that someone at Overstock has
apparently made a mistake.

Alden: I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused to you.

you: and put marked a 37% price increase as a "savings"

you: Stop typing to me out of your Customer Service Rep book.

you: You have a brain. Use it. Speak (well, type).

Alden: Let me check what best I can do for you.

you: good lord

you: goodbye.. please report the error to your supervisors

--
Onyx_Hokie

"To those who have fought for it,
freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."

Frisbee®

"Frisbee®" wrote:

> Had to repost this from rec.sport.football.college:
>
> [Onyx_Hokie ()]
> [Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:56:20 -0000]
>
> > [Trent Woodruff ()]
> > [Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:41:29 -0600]
> >
> > > Look at what you save!
> > >
> > > http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239
> >
> > I want to know how many of those they've sold at that price.
>
> I also want to know what country "Alden" is sitting in right now:
>
> Chat Information
>
> Welcome to Overstock.com's Customer Service Live Chat! You will be
> joined with a chat representative as quickly as possible. (Less than 2
> minutes)
>
> Chat Information
>
> Welcome to Overstock.com Customer Service, you are now chatting with
> Alden.
>
> Alden: Thanks for visiting Overstock.com, my name is Alden, how can I
> help you?
>
> you: Hi there.
>
> you: i think you may want to check this ad out immediately:
>
> you: http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239
>
> Alden: I'll be glad to check on that for you.
>
> you: List Price: $99.99 Today's Price: $137.45 You Save: ($37.46) (-37%)
>
> you: You "save" -37% ?
>
> Alden: Just to confirm are you referring to '250GB CAVIAR SE16 SATA II
> 7200 3.5 RPM 16MB 3.5IN RETAIL 300MB/S'?
>
> you: Yes, Alden.
>
> Alden: Thank you for the confirming the item.
>
> you: Do you seriously not see the problem?
>
> Alden: Would you mind holding while I check on that for you?
>
> you: Alden.
>
> you: I don't want to buy the item.
>
> you: I want to alert you to the fact that someone at Overstock has
> apparently made a mistake.
>
> Alden: I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused to you.
>
> you: and put marked a 37% price increase as a "savings"
>
> you: Stop typing to me out of your Customer Service Rep book.
>
> you: You have a brain. Use it. Speak (well, type).
>
> Alden: Let me check what best I can do for you.
>
> you: good lord
>
> you: goodbye.. please report the error to your supervisors
>
> --
> Onyx_Hokie
>
> "To those who have fought for it,
> freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."


I had the same problem with Dell.

=?Utf-8?B?T1RITUFO?=

So you're saying:

"OTHMAN" <> wrote in message
news:06578FC4-A30B-407A-9E9B-...
>>
>> Chat Information
>>
>> Welcome to Overstock.com's Customer Service Live Chat! You will be
>> joined with a chat representative as quickly as possible. (Less than 2
>> minutes)
>>
>> Chat Information
>>
>> Welcome to Overstock.com Customer Service, you are now chatting with
>> OTHMAN.
>>
>> OTHMAN: Thanks for visiting Overstock.com, my name is Alden, how can I
>> help you?
>>
>> DELL: Hi there.
>>
>> DELL: i think you may want to check this ad out immediately:
>>
>> DELL: http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239
>>
>> OTHMAN: I'll be glad to check on that for you.
>>
>> DELL: List Price: $99.99 Today's Price: $137.45 You Save: ($37.46) (-37%)
>>
>> DELL: You "save" -37% ?
>>
>> OTHMAN: Just to confirm are you referring to '250GB CAVIAR SE16 SATA II
>> 7200 3.5 RPM 16MB 3.5IN RETAIL 300MB/S'?
>>
>> DELL: Yes, OTHMAN.
>>
>> OTHMAN: Thank you for the confirming the item.
>>
>> DELL: Do you seriously not see the problem?
>>
>> OTHMAN: Would you mind holding while I check on that for you?
>>
>> DELL: OTHMAN.
>>
>> DELL: I don't want to buy the item.
>>
>> DELL: I want to alert you to the fact that someone at Overstock has
>> apparently made a mistake.
>>
>> OTHMAN: I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused to you.
>>
>> DELL: and put marked a 37% price increase as a "savings"
>>
>> DELL: Stop typing to me out of your Customer Service Rep book.
>>
>> DELL: You have a brain. Use it. Speak (well, type).
>>
>> OTHMAN: Let me check what best I can do for you.
>>
>> DELL: good lord
>>
>> DELL: goodbye.. please report the error to your supervisors
>>
>> --
>> Onyx_Hokie
>>
>> "To those who have fought for it,
>> freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
>
>
> I had the same problem with Dell.

BD[MCNGP]

On Feb 5, 2007 at 9:40am "Frisbee®" blathered:

> <snip>

Thanks you sir for posting this.

May I have your account number please?

Will you please hold while look up your records?

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TechGeekPro

Almost all online support is now over seas and I doublt any of them use
english as their native language.


--
LGHT

LGHT

Frisbee® prattled ceaselessly:

> Had to repost this from rec.sport.football.college:
>
> [Onyx_Hokie ()]
> [Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:56:20 -0000]
>
>> [Trent Woodruff ()]
>> [Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:41:29 -0600]
>>
>> > Look at what you save!
>> >
>> > http://www.overstock.com/?wp_ml=0&pa...rod_id=2085239
>>
>> I want to know how many of those they've sold at that price.
>
<snip>

They fixed it. It now lists at over $220 instead of $99. They're still
selling it for the same sale price.

--

Catwalker
aka Pu$$y Feet
BS, MCSA, MCSE
MCNGP #43
www.mcngp.com
"Definitely not wearing any underwear."

catwalker63

On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:48:36 -0600, LGHT cast into the ether:

>
> Almost all online support is now over seas and I doublt any of them use
> english as their native language.

No way! Where'd you hear that load of guano?

--
JaR
American as Pizza Pie!
Remove hat to reply

JaR

JaR prattled ceaselessly:

> On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:48:36 -0600, LGHT cast into the ether:
>
>>
>> Almost all online support is now over seas and I doublt any of them use
>> english as their native language.
>
> No way! Where'd you hear that load of guano?
>

I think my sarcasm meter just exploded.

--

Catwalker
aka Pu$$y Feet
BS, MCSA, MCSE
MCNGP #43
www.mcngp.com
"Definitely not wearing any underwear."

catwalker63

On Feb 6, 11:17 am, catwalker63 <_catwalker...@hotmamamail.com> wrote:

> I think my sarcasm meter just exploded.

Here... you can have mine.

Cerebrus

"LGHT" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Almost all online support is now over seas and I doublt any of them use
> english as their native language.
>
Just because someone has a thick accent, doesn't mean that english isn't their
primary language. That would be like saying people from Tennessee or Louisiana
don't speak english...nevermind, I see your point.

BD[MCNGP]