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How to get an AAA tow reimbursement from AAA Northeast, from a real call
A call4me customer paid for a tow out of pocket and wanted AAA to pay it back. Their assistant called AAA Northeast's reimbursement line, reached a person in 1 minute 8 seconds. Two days earlier it had called the tow company twice to get the receipt in the right name. Here is what each call settled, what it didn't, and all three recordings.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Town Fair Tire Manchester CT: get a Blizzak WS90 snow tire quote and compare it
A call4me customer's assistant priced the same set of four Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 snow tires at Town Fair Tire and four other shops around Manchester, Connecticut. Town Fair quoted $853.98 out the door. Here is every quote, what each one included, and all five recordings.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Sassafraz private dining in Toronto: pricing the Bellair room for 12 to 14
A real call asked Sassafraz in Yorkville about a private dinner for 12 to 14. The date was taken, but staff named the room, the minimum and an all in per person estimate. Four other Toronto venues were called for the same night.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Suitsupply customer service: how to reach a person about a return, hemming or pickup
Two real calls from a call4me customer's assistant: Suitsupply Chicago on Rush Street on returns and hemming, and Suitsupply Washington in Georgetown on an order pickup. A person answered both store lines in about half a minute.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Amazon customer service number: get past the AI to a person
We called Amazon's customer service line with general questions and no account. Here is how we got past the AI assistant's verification texts to a live person, what she said about callbacks and refunds, and the full 7 minute recording.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
Can ChatGPT make phone calls? Add a calling MCP server as a plugin
ChatGPT's custom MCP servers now live under Plugins. Here is how to add call4me as one, sign in with OAuth, confirm the call, and follow it to a transcript.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
How to make phone calls from Goose with an MCP extension
We added call4me to Goose as a remote MCP extension, ran it headless with goose run, and had it call Amazon customer service. Here is the config.yaml that keeps the API key out of the file, the permission mode headless runs need, and what the call actually got.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
How to talk to a real person at Costco customer service
We called Costco's membership and warehouse line with general questions and no member number. Here is the touch-tone menu, how long it took to reach a person, what the representative said about prices, refunds, non-members and scams, where Costco's own website says something different, and the full 19 minute recording.
OCT 13 / 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
Book a private dining room at Lai Wah Heen in Toronto
A real Toronto call secured a private dinner reservation for a group, but left the final menu, price and room capacity to confirm in writing.
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
How to reach a person at Pottery Barn customer service
We called Pottery Barn's customer service line to ask about order status, returns and furniture delivery. Here is the phone menu, the one phrase that got us to a person, what she said, and the full 2 minute recording.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
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