Customer places phone call
Customer: Is that Rent an anything?
RAA: Yes. We rent anything and everything.
C: Good I want to rent a dog for the afternoon
RAA: Great! Do you have a part number?
C: a part number? For a dog!
RAA: all our products have to have part numbers. Company policy
C: a dog isn’t a product
RAA: must be if we carry it
C: do you in fact carry afternoon rentals of dogs?
RAA: don’t know. I need a part number to find out
C: Let’s start again. Do you rent animals?
RAA: I’ll type it in to the computer. Yes. It says we rent animals.
C: Try entering dog.
RAA: It says what kind of dog?
C: That’s encouraging. Tell it German shepherd
RAA: it says it can only be Germans or shepherds
C: So you rent Germans and you rent shepherds. Is that right?
RAA: Must be. Which do you want to go for?
C: Which is the cheapest. No forget that. Let’s start again
RAA: again, again.
C: Yes again, again, already. I want to rent a dog. Any dog so let’s forget the german shepherd.
RAA: what’s wrong with a german shepherd?
C: Nothing. Just forget it. Type in afternoon rentals
RAA. Done. Huge list.
C: Does it say dogs anywhere?
RAA: It says cats.
C: So you rent cats.
RAA: Apparently
C: OK I’ll rent a cat
RAA: It says what kind?
C:Try Silver tipped Persian
RAA: It says how many? It does give a part number though which is a good sign.
C: tell it one.
RAA: It says the minimum order is five. Is that OK or would you like me to try dog again?
C: Where are you located?
RAA: The Philipines why?
C: It doesn’t matter. It’s not your fault. Where are the five cats located?
RAA: it says special order only. I guess we couldn’t get them for this afternoon.
C: this afternoon where?
RAA: don’t know but special orders take days even with a part number
C: OK let’s call it a day. I have lost interest and….
RAA interupts: Before you go would you like to take our satisfaction survey? It says you could win a German Shepherd cat
C: hangs up