Mad telphone answering programs

Some automatic telephone answering programs can really get annoying. I wonder how much business's lose because of infuriating systems. I tried to buy an air filter from Sears and eventually gave up. Maybe I'll try again.

Here's suggestion. The response would be something like this: "Hello. To speak to a human being, press 1. To proceed with the automatic system, press 2." If you pick 2, it would then dive into the usual mishmash.

It would be interesting to find out if anybody tries this scheme. In any case, what do you think of it?

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