Phone Tagged

Everyone hates being put on hold, but, after all, you did call--you want to talk to them. But something happened to me yesterday that I'd never experienced.

The phone rang and a computer voice said "Hello, please hold. We have an important message for you." They called me to put me on hold!

I listened to this repeat for about five minutes. (I was actually on the computer at the time, so I didn't mind.) To be honest, I was intrigued to know what was so important.

When the other side finally picked up, it was a weird request--did I know someone who supposedly lived nearby. The answer was no, and that was that.