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Pin On Grand reservations: a table for seven on a busy Saturday
A real call booked seven people for 7:00 PM at Pin On Grand, with indoor or outdoor seating depending on availability.
OCT 11 / Nick Khami
Salon Per Se Bellaire: rescheduling a haircut with the same stylist
A real call moved a haircut to an evening slot with the customer's preferred stylist, after checking several acceptable days.
OCT 11 / Nick Khami
Sabai Eugene reservations: the call that booked Friday dinner
The assistant waited through the reservation queue, accepted 7:15 PM instead of 7:00 PM and got an explicit table confirmation.
OCT 11 / Nick Khami
ICEBAR Orlando tickets: a group walk in call and the prices quoted
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
Rick booked dinner with one prompt
A table for two at Farmer's Grain, confirmed by phone for Saturday at 5 pm. The call cost 25 cents.
OCT 9 / Nick Khami
GEICO customer service: the words that reach a person
We called GEICO twice. An AI-assisted voice menu answers first. Asking for a representative got us looped and dropped. Saying \"get a new policy\", then \"auto\", got a licensed agent on the line 2 minutes 35 seconds in. Here are both recordings, the exact prompts, and what the agent told us.
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
Venmo customer service number: the path to a person
We called Venmo twice. The first call got stuck at a prompt for the phone number on your Venmo account. The second took the dispute branch, said yes to the calling number check, and reached a live representative 4 minutes 57 seconds in. Here are both recordings, every key we pressed, and what the representative told us.
OCT 9 / Nick Khami
Everything we've improved in call4me since launch
Scheduled calls, your own caller ID, live listening, more international calling, and improvements shaped by your first calls.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
Delta customer service: get past the AI to a person
We called Delta's reservations line with general questions and no confirmation number. Here is how the AI voice assistant handed us off, how long the hold took, what the representative said about change fees and eCredits, and the full 18 minute recording.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
PayPal customer service number: past the AI to a person
We called PayPal's customer service line without logging in. Here is how the AI assistant handled us, the menu that ended in a transfer, what the representative said about disputes, holds and verification, and the full 8 minute recording.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
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