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A Boring Dystopia
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First time?
Yep. Not a fan and I have some comments and suggestions, if I may?
We are experiencing higher than normal call volumes and hold times. Your call is important to us and will be answered in the order in which it was received
Can I get some music while I wait?? 🧐
Turns out Nickelback went to hell and they have to continuously perform for eternity to operate hell’s hold music, so, you can listen to something while you wait. If you hit 2 you get Jessica Black’s Friday on repeat but you can’t go back, so choose carefully
👍 (adding another suggestion to the list)
A poorly ripped, grainy low quality mp3 that sounds vaguely like a song you heard once in some kind of office elevator plays, that is 23 seconds long, but is looped for a 30 second timer, then theres an unnaturally long pause before the "your call is important to us" message plays, completing a 1 minute time cycle.
The music starts again.
You, sir, (or madam) deserve a drafty spot in hell
No, the company that played this, that I remember such an exact shitty hold, does. I wish I could remember the name of the company too - I hate them so much for this. The fact you get the first 7 seconds of the song a second time, followed by the pause that makes you think someone picked up has got to be the most rage-inducing thing I have ever heard.