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We called the Social Security Administration's national 800 number with general questions for this guide. The menu asked for a Social Security number; we didn't give one and still got an agent. Here is the menu, the 20 minute hold estimate, what the representative said, and the full 22 minute recording.

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.

We called AT&T wireless customer service four times for this guide. Two calls never got past the voice system, one hit our own time limit on hold, and one reached a live representative after 44 minutes. Here are the recordings, the route that worked, and what the representative said.

We called Southwest's general questions line, 1-800-I-FLY-SWA, for this guide. Saying "representative" put us on hold, and a live reservations agent answered 4 minutes 10 seconds in. She wouldn't take general questions. Here is the route, the full recording, and where Southwest answers them in writing.

We called The Home Depot twice with general questions for this guide. 1-800-HOME-DEPOT left us on hold until a survey picked up. The online orders line reached a live representative in 1 minute 34 seconds. Here are both recordings, the menus, and what the representative said, checked against homedepot.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.