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How to reach a Vanguard retirement specialist about an IRA recharacterization
A call4me customer's assistant called Vanguard's retirement specialists line the day before the October 15 recharacterization deadline. Here is the phone tree, the transfer to Retirement Services, what the specialist said about a pending recharacterization, and the full 14 minute recording.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Samsung oven door glass repair in Sacramento: a real $295 labor quote
A call to True Appliance Repair's line was routed to a local company, which quoted labor from $295 for a shattered outer oven door glass, if the customer buys the glass.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Check a same-day Molokini snorkel trip with Boss Frog's Maalaea
Three real Saturday morning calls checked the Malolo afternoon snorkel trip, the daily snorkel report and a second Molokini operator for two adults.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
How to get off the Vitalant donor call list
A call4me customer's assistant called Vitalant's donor line to stop blood donation recruitment calls. A person took the number off the call list and said it takes 10 to 12 days to fully clear. Here is the path, what was said, and the full 7 minute recording.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Book a same night table at Equal Parts SF by phone
Staff said they were fully committed from 5:45 to 8:15 PM, then offered a lounge table. A real call booked two people for 7:00 PM the same night.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Airbnb customer service number: how to reach a live person
We called Airbnb's support line twice with general questions for this guide. Here are the key presses that got us to a person, what the representative said about last minute host cancellations and refunds, and the full recordings.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
How to make phone calls from the Claude Agent SDK with MCP
We built a small agent with Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK, connected call4me as a remote MCP server, and had it call the Social Security Administration. Here are the query() options that keep the key in an environment variable, the permission settings a headless agent needs, the turn budget for a long hold, and what the call actually got.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Walmart customer service number: get past the AI agent to a person
We called 1-800-WALMART with general questions for this guide. An AI agent answers first; asking twice for a representative got us a live person. Here's what the rep and the AI each said about hours and refunds, and the full 6 minute recording.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
ICEBAR Orlando tickets: walk in with a group or buy online first
A real Friday night call checked entry for seven people, online versus door prices and whether the group needed a guest list.
OCT 11 / Nick Khami
How Joe got dress shoes held for same day pickup before a gala
Six calls to three DC stores ended with black Stacy Adams loafers set aside at Men's Wearhouse for pickup that day.
OCT 9 / Nick Khami
DoorDash customer service number: reaching a live person
We called DoorDash's support line to ask about missing items and refunds. Here are the exact key presses, the words that got us transferred, what the live representative said, and the full recording.
OCT 9 / Nick Khami
Priceline customer service: reach a person at 1-877-477-5807
We called Priceline's customer service number with no booking. An automated assistant, then a trip number menu, then a 22 minute hold. Here is every prompt, what the representative said about changes, cancellations and non-refundable refunds, and the full 26 minute recording.
OCT 9 / Nick Khami
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- Stripe blog - machine payments and how agents pay for things.
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