If I added up all the hours I’ve waited for a real, live, breathing person to answer my customer service phone calls, lo, they would be many.
And if I could recapture all those lost hours, my house would probably be clean.
Or my laundry would be done.
Okay, maybe I’d just have some bonus Twitter time.
The point is, I wouldn’t have an ear shaped like a cauliflower.
Recently, I discovered a very helpful website called Get Human.
And well, just like the name, the promise of speaking to a human on the phone is real.
I can feel the tears welling up even now.
This comprehensive site has hundreds of phone numbers that help you bypass all the waiting and phone holding (not to mention the elevator music) with some helpful shortcuts.
It almost makes me long for an excuse to speak with a customer service rep.
Almost.
Get Human, it works for me!
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What a brilliant idea! I’ve never heard of such a site. What will they think of next… ?
Are you serious? I’ve never heard of this site. BUT…because like most people, I LOATHE listening to musak or going through a series of recorded messages, sooo…I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
Sorry, I didn’t mean to double post. I forgot to put my WFMW topic. #17 and #19.
Sweet! How excellent is THAT?!?
Thanks for sharing!
what an awesome tip! thanks!
I never heard of this before. Great idea.I get so frustrated with computerized people…especially when I am dealing with something that is also irritating. And I love the title Get Human. Love it.
Also, I am so very sad…I was #2 and even though I pre-posted my link on a MR. Linky…the wrong one showed up…so please delete that one, I wouldn’t want to mislead. Oh well…not really a big deal in the scheme of life now is it.?
But I stand behind my cupcake doctoring
Ear shaped like a cauliflower LOLOLOL. Great tip, I will check it out-thanks
I try to avoid making phone calls, but next time I need to, I’ll check it out. Thanks!
And I still can’t figure out how during just one refresh of the page the post can be up and 25 people already linked up ahead of me!
Now that could come in handy!
I was just talking to a friend about how annoying it is when you try to reach a live person on the phone! It’s getting really ridiculous. Thanks for telling us about this!
And thanks for hosting WFMW. It’s always a lot of fun!
And I thought I was brilliant for putting the phone on speaker while I worked.
ooooh. Thanks for that one. I will certainly put it to good use.
I will try this. I am so tired of holding onto the phone all day just waiting for a human voice to talk to me, lol! If I wanted to talk to myself I’d look in a mirror.
Get Human rocks! Thanks for the tip!
A long time ago I had a cheat sheet of numbers to big companies that circumvented their automated systems. It was lost, but I always remembered what a great idea it was. Thanks for the tip!
Danelle Ice / Homemaker Barbi
Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent tip! I keep forgetting about that site. Thanks for the link!!
Have a great day! and thanks once again for being our new host!
Kristin
That’s very interesting. Will have to keep that in mind.
I have heard of that… but I did not know where to find the info. Thanks!
I have to ask… Why is it called customer service anyway! More like customer dis-service… When you have to spend days on end on hold it isn’t exactly service and as for the sweet background music – aahhhhh!!!
Really. Huh. How cool is THAT?!! I’ll have to remember that for those certain bill companies that are harder to navigate.
Thanks!
This is AWESOME! I will have to try this the next time I need to talk to customer service! Thank You!
What a great idea! Will check it out. Are you enjoying hosting WFMW?!
Not sure if it works in US, but here if you do not select any of the options to press 1, 2 or whatever, you usually eventually get to speak to a human.
I made it into the first 100!!!
Thanks for letting me join your linky party today! Hope you have a great day!
This is my first time participating in Works for Me Wednesday…thanks for hosting it!
Never heard of this before….
sandy toe
Wow! I’ve never heard of that. It definitely beats the cauliflower ear.
Getting human wfm too… ha! Have to check that out.
Ginger
Thanks for the tip. It will especially be useful for my hubby because he is hard of hearing and gets frustrated with automatic calls.
Thanks for hosting! I’m glad to be able to join in!
~Liz
Wow, I have never heard of this, but what a great idea. The next time I have to call customer service I will check this out first.
Toni
Wow! I bet the “powers that be” are not going to be happy that you’ve let the cat out of the bag! Thanks for the helpful info!!
Oh I wish we had something like this in the UK. I’ve actually started to get really fussy about the companies I use. If I call their number and its automated on the call centre isn’t in the UK I think twice before I use them.
Wow … can’t believe all of the links and it’s only 8 something in the morning! Awesome!
Awesome! I must admit to being tired of muzak and robotic voices. (Like THAT was a hard confession!) Thanks for sharing!!!
Another WFMW. Yeah! I always like the tips here!
This is my first wfmw in a VERY long time! Took me a while to find you
I’ll have to check this out.
That is awesome info. I just emailed all my friends and family this info. Thanks for sharing.
This is FABULOUS!! Now if they could just come up with some kind of consequence for those pesky telemarketers, ESPECIALLY the ones who hang up on YOU!!! P.S. – It’s my first WFMW – Thank you!!!
Just love your words of wisdom on the Human. I too am running a contest this week hop on our too my site and sign up Its a fairley new site!
Thanks Again
what a wonderful tip!
I wish I had known about that site yesterday!
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome!!! I usually sit on the phone and repeat over and over again OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR until I confuse the system to give me an operator LOL
Fantastic! Thanks for the tip!
Oops, #257 and #258 are me… I couldn’t find the delete button discussed in the instructions. Anyway, glad you are hosting this now!
Now that is a great tip! You know I find it funny that they sure don’t have a problem ringing your phone off the hhhooooookkk YET you can never get through to anyone when you try to call! Geesh!
What a great site. Thanks for sharing.
Ahh! I will definitely check this out next time I have to make one of “those” calls! The number menus never have an option for what I’m calling about!
Hi, thanks so much for taking over WFMQ. I was wondering if anyone has suggested/requested that the links be double-spaced. It would be ever-so-much easier to read if there was just a bit of space between each number. Thanks, and have a great weekend!
Internet was down, so I didn’t get to post yesterday…
WFMW – Y activities for toddlers:
http://moziesme.blogspot.com/2009/03/wfmw-y-crafts.html
How great is this?!!? I never even knew it existed.
I learn something new from you every week!
Thanks!