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Reach a ServiceOntario representative by phone about a suspended licence
A call4me customer's assistant called ServiceOntario twice about a suspended driver's licence and a licence plate that didn't renew, plus Toronto Court Services once in between. Here is the voice menu, what got through to a person, what the representatives would and wouldn't say, and all three recordings.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
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
Lincoln Urgent Care, Lincoln CA: what a visit costs without insurance
A real call asked the front desk what an uninsured existing patient pays out of pocket for a standard visit, and what that price covers.
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
Book a private room at Zessan Otemachi by phone in Japanese
A real call in Japanese booked a private room at Zessan's Otemachi restaurant in Tokyo for that evening at 6 PM, for three adults and an 11-month-old, with a ¥10,000 per adult minimum spend.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Book the M Hansik Durham private dining room: the $350 fee and $1,000 deposit
Three recorded calls for a Durham company dinner of 12 to 14: M Hansik's enclosed private room and how to book it, plus Vin Rouge's covered, heated garden. What each restaurant said, and what still has to come in writing.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Exchange a 20 lb CO2 tank in San Juan: Hydro Warehouse PR swaps it for $50.18
A call4me customer's assistant called Hydro Warehouse PR in Spanish about a 20 lb CO2 tank, then called two local drivers to run the swap. Here is what staff said, what the drivers quoted, and all five recordings.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
How to sign up for swim lessons at the Bonner Springs YMCA
A real call to the Bonner Springs Family YMCA asked about Saturday morning preschool swim lessons for a non-member child. Here is what staff said, and the full recording.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
How to get a private dining quote at Palmeri in Brentwood
Two real calls to Palmeri Ristorante in Brentwood, one in English and one in Italian, priced a private dinner for 8 in the wine room. The quotes differed, and nothing was booked.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Order a dairy-free cake from Café Demi Teaneck by phone
Two real calls to Café Demi in Teaneck held a dairy-free Pecan Maple cake, then paid for two by card and set up a same day Uber courier pickup.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
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
Marina traffic court phone number, and how to pay a fine
A call4me customer's assistant called the Monterey County Superior Court traffic line in Marina to ask how a fine could be paid. Here is the phone tree, the 6 minute 54 second hold, what the clerk said about payments, and the full 13 minute recording.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
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