• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    22 hours ago

    I called the local HVAC company and they had an AI rep. The thing literally couldn’t even schedule an appointment and I couldn’t get it to transfer me to a human. I called someone else. They never even called me back so they probably don’t even know they lost my business.

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        14 hours ago

        Well. I haven’t told this story before because it just happened a few days ago.

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        19 hours ago

        It happens a lot.

        I often choose my HVAC, plumber, electrician and lawn care teams in the same manner.

        I call all of them. None answer. Few have voicemail set up. I leave voicemail with full contact info. I submit all of their web forms. Maybe one of them answer the phone, or calls back, or replies to the web form. I usually go with that one, if I haven’t already fixed it using YouTube, by then.