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Best Buy return policy, past the return window and without a receipt, from two recorded calls
Best Buy return policy: past the return window or without a receipt, from two real calls
Best Buy's own return policy, quoted, plus two recorded calls to Best Buy customer service asking what happens after the 15 day window, who can approve an exception, and how a purchase is found without a receipt.
OCT 24 / Nick Khami
Afternic phone number, a GoDaddy domain broker reached in 44 seconds on a call to make an offer on a domain
Afternic phone number: how to make an offer through a GoDaddy domain broker
A call4me customer's assistant called Afternic's UK line to make an offer on a domain listed for sale. A GoDaddy broker answered 44 seconds in, turned down the opening offer, and said how close to the list price sellers usually expect. Here's the menu, what the broker said, and the full 6 minute recording.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Samsung oven door glass repair in Sacramento, labor quoted from $295 when the customer supplies the glass
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
Costco return policy, late and no-receipt returns, from a recorded call
Costco return policy: returning late or without a receipt, from a real call
Costco's own return policy page, quoted, plus a recorded call to Costco customer service asking what happens past the 90 day electronics window, how a purchase is found without a receipt, and how the refund comes back.
OCT 24 / Nick Khami
Dell customer service: the sales line 1-877-275-3355 reached a person in 4 minutes 38 seconds
How to reach a person at Dell customer service
We called Dell three times for this guide. Its customer service number twice ended at an AI assistant that hung up. Dell's sales line got us to a person in 4 minutes 38 seconds, who transferred us to customer care. Here's the path, what customer care said, and all three recordings.
OCT 22 / Nick Khami
SEV Skin Sacramento, the free first lip flip covers clients new to injections
SEV Skin Sacramento: who qualifies for the free first lip flip
A real call asked whether two past laser facial clients could still get the free first lip flip. Staff said yes, as long as they had never had injections at SEV Skin.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Town Fair Tire Manchester CT, four Blizzak WS90 snow tires quoted at $853.98 out the door, compared with four other shops
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
An agent built with the Claude Agent SDK places a phone call through the call4me MCP server and reports the outcome
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
AT&T 1-800-331-0500, how to talk to a real person at AT&T wireless customer service
AT&T customer service number: how to talk to a real person
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.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
Home Depot 1-800-430-3376, how to talk to a real person at Home Depot customer service
Home Depot customer service number: how to talk to a real person
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.
OCT 13 / Nick Khami
Delta 800-221-1212, how to get past the AI voice assistant to a person
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 1-888-221-1161, how we got past the AI assistant to a person
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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