Don’t You Just Hate When…

These are situations that actually happened to me or someone I know well.

Don’t you just hate when…

• You call customer service; they ask you to punch in your account number; your call is finally routed to a person, who ASKS FOR YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER!
• You buy something with cash, try to return it and they’ll only give you a store credit.
• You have a problem; tell a customer service rep your whole story; it keeps happening and every time you call you speak to a different person and have to repeat your story over and over again.
• Someone promises to call back at a certain time and doesn’t.
• You ask a store clerk where something is and they point to it instead of taking you there.
• You walk into a store that has 14 or 15 cash registers but there are never more than 3 going at one time.
• You make one of those "Anytime between 8AM and 12 Noon" appointments with a service person and they never show up.
• A company automatically renews your subscription unless you cancel it in writing.
• A salesperson shows up late for an appointment and tells you it was because he/she was busy with other clients.
• You make a restaurant reservation, show up on time and they tell you to wait because they’re "busy tonight."
• Someone tells you "Sorry sir/madam, but we can’t do that," when you know what they really mean is, "Sorry sir/madam, but we have no desire to do that for you."
• The telephone company is doing work in your area; inadvertently cuts off your service and then leaves for the day without fixing it.
• Your morning newspaper is delivered soaking wet.
• The Customer Service Department tells you they cannot (or will not) give out the number to corporate headquarters, because their executives don’t talk to customers.
• A company representative asks, "What can we do to get back your business?" You tell them and they reply, "Oh sorry, but we can’t do that."
• People constantly complain about their life; ask for your advice; you tell them what to do and they tell you every reason why it can’t be done.
• You’re expected to tip for bad service.
• Your food arrives cold; you send it back; it comes back hot, but now it’s overcooked.
• Salespeople throw information at you and expect you to know as much about their product and service as they do.

BONUS FOR ALL MY FEMALE READERS and unfortunately I’ve heard of these happening FAR too often:

Don’t You Just Hate When You Walk Into an Auto Dealer…

• With your husband and they only speak to your husband.
• By yourself and they say "Why don’t you come back with your husband?"
• By yourself and the only thing they show you is the vanity mirrors and the different colors the car comes in.
• And they ignore you.

If any of you out there have a "Don’t You Just Hate When…" I’d love for you to send it to me.