Shop Talk
How hard is it...
...to pronounce "Katana"?
Seriously, today alone I've heard it pronounced as "Can-tanner" and "Catalina".
Discuss and post other hilarious mispronunciations of things related to the cellular phone industry.
Seriously, today alone I've heard it pronounced as "Can-tanner" and "Catalina".
Discuss and post other hilarious mispronunciations of things related to the cellular phone industry.
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where to begin... noika, nokie, nokeeter, nikiode, nautica, (can't even list all the Kyocera ones), sony excursion, sony erection (i wish i was kidding)...
almost 10 years in this game. MIGHT be starting to get to me.
This job would be great if it weren't for some of the customers.
almost 10 years in this game. MIGHT be starting to get to me.
This job would be great if it weren't for some of the customers.
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BLUETUBE...
and i kept saying bluetooth so that she would catch on but she didnt
and i kept saying bluetooth so that she would catch on but she didnt
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a k-y phone really? maybe this customer should have bought one of tha brand's phones
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Its not the effing Game People! (The Sims )
Its a Sim Card... not more then one... singular.. SIM
Not Sims Card
Its a Sim Card... not more then one... singular.. SIM
Not Sims Card
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How 'bout
Kenmore
K-Y phone
kie sierra
And my all time favorite....
That little Nekky phone that starts with a K!
(It used to be that our only bar phones were Nokia and Kyocera.)
Kenmore
K-Y phone
kie sierra
And my all time favorite....
That little Nekky phone that starts with a K!
(It used to be that our only bar phones were Nokia and Kyocera.)
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it's not even a mispronunciation, but....
i can't stand when someone calls text messaging 'tex-mex'. grrrr.....i'm really starting to get irked by old people. 😕
i can't stand when someone calls text messaging 'tex-mex'. grrrr.....i'm really starting to get irked by old people. 😕
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Damn, I wish I some hot steaming fajitas carne asada with a side of arroz amarillo and frijoles rojos right now from Don Pablos. 🤣
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You are just evil! I haven't been able to eat Mexican in years!
Or any other Ethnic food that includes wheat!
Man I miss that!
Or any other Ethnic food that includes wheat!
Man I miss that!
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Wheat Allergy... Probably Celiac. I refuse to get tested, but all symptoms go away when I don't eat wheat. IBS is a symptom of untreated celiac.
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ah..... I see. I have been avoiding the Lounge lately, too much negative emotions, put me in a bad mood all day. Usually I can spot 'em when they intro themselves (and I think I saw his standard intro in the phonescoop forum) but I haven't really watched to see if he's being nasty again.
I will usually give someone a second chance if they will behave(bennieboy-xyzpdq). But he's had how many re-incarnations? And hasn't figured out a standard of behaviour? Can't be too bright.
I will usually give someone a second chance if they will behave(bennieboy-xyzpdq). But he's had how many re-incarnations? And hasn't figured out a standard of behaviour? Can't be too bright.
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back before we went to GSM and sold digital and analog, i had some guy ask me about the difference between 'digimal' (dig-like you dig a hole) and 'afrolog'.
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Not really a mispronunciation... but...
For the record... when referring to a headset, BLUETOOTH MAY NOT BE USED AS A NOUN.
No, you don't want to buy a bluetooth. You want a Bluetooth(adj) Headset(noun).
See how bluetooth describes the technology used in the headset? You're still buying a headset, it's NOT a bluetooth.
I want to kick every customer in the face that says "I want a bluetooth"
For the record... when referring to a headset, BLUETOOTH MAY NOT BE USED AS A NOUN.
No, you don't want to buy a bluetooth. You want a Bluetooth(adj) Headset(noun).
See how bluetooth describes the technology used in the headset? You're still buying a headset, it's NOT a bluetooth.
I want to kick every customer in the face that says "I want a bluetooth"
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What are the rules for using it as a verb?
I hate tweeny boppers who try to tell me their phone is defective because they can't bluetooth ringtones. We need to call it OBEX, if the phone don't OBEX, then all the bluetooth in the world won't help you get free ringtones.
I hate tweeny boppers who try to tell me their phone is defective because they can't bluetooth ringtones. We need to call it OBEX, if the phone don't OBEX, then all the bluetooth in the world won't help you get free ringtones.
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Yes, but I have custies that try to use it as a verb, noun and adj, all in the same sentence.
Pick one and get out of my store!!!!!
Pick one and get out of my store!!!!!
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Noun definitely doesn't work. I tend to stand there and wait for them to finish the sentence. When they don't I ask if they want a Bluetooth Phone, USB dongle, speaker phone, stereo headset, or ear piece.
Sometimes they get it, but usually it just confuses them more which is equally as fun for me.
Sometimes they get it, but usually it just confuses them more which is equally as fun for me.
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ralph_on_me said:
Sometimes they get it, but usually it just confuses them more which is equally as fun for me.
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this is the only thing that gets me to 6oclock some days.
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My store sells computer technology and equipment as well. I hate it when people come in and say "I need a USB." Or even worse, "UBS". And when I ask them to elaborate, they look at me like I'm the idiot. 🙄
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Bluetooth as a verb MIGHT work, but you're not really bluetoothing (?) something to someone, your sending something via bluetooth... where bluetooth describes how you are transferring it (adverb).
Still, I'll allow it. Calling a headset a bluetooth is still grounds for foot-to-face contact.
Still, I'll allow it. Calling a headset a bluetooth is still grounds for foot-to-face contact.
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Sending something via bluetooth... that phrase uses the word as a noun, unless the word technology is implied. If you put "the" in front of bluetooth, the sentence still means the same.
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An older guy came into the store yesterday looking for a "cyanide cartridge".
I was a little concerned until I realized he was looking for a cyan printer cartridge (we also sell computer supplies). 🤣
I was a little concerned until I realized he was looking for a cyan printer cartridge (we also sell computer supplies). 🤣
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If the guy's wife turns up dead, you know he wasn't asking for the wrong thing, he just want in the right store...
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i've had a whole lot of customers tell me they have the "vee threem" to which i respond 😳 the V3M"
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Motoriko Phone
"I want to get my grandson one of dem Kickstand phones." Yeah that was a special one.
"What is the model number of my Sidekick iD." Are you serious? I get that a lot.
(not a crazy pronunciation, just stupid.)
"I want to get my grandson one of dem Kickstand phones." Yeah that was a special one.
"What is the model number of my Sidekick iD." Are you serious? I get that a lot.
(not a crazy pronunciation, just stupid.)
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Oh I know!
Katain-ya...Kanata....Kat-ena It's horrible
Sanjo....Sane-yo
Tray-o (treo)
Bluetoofs....and just people asking for Bluetooths in general
Blueberries
San-sung
LG Muzak
K-razor (krzr) lol that used to annoy me immensly
Katain-ya...Kanata....Kat-ena It's horrible
Sanjo....Sane-yo
Tray-o (treo)
Bluetoofs....and just people asking for Bluetooths in general
Blueberries
San-sung
LG Muzak
K-razor (krzr) lol that used to annoy me immensly
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nokia- nokie, noooki
sony ericsson- sony eckerson, sony erskon, sony erection
sim card- slim card, sims card, smartschip
izar-i soar
imei- i-m-i?, iem
warranty- warrenty, guarantee
sony ericsson- sony eckerson, sony erskon, sony erection
sim card- slim card, sims card, smartschip
izar-i soar
imei- i-m-i?, iem
warranty- warrenty, guarantee
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C - do you have any covers for a RAZR?
M - yes, several, what color would you like?
C - well i like the blue that it came in, So maybe another blue or clear.
M - 😕 blue? what company had a blue RAZR?
C - You guys did I got it here...
M - Do you mean a katana?
C- no it was a RAZR
M - may i see it
C- sure here ...
M I'm sorry ma'am I don't have any covers for your SONY Z520!!! we've never even carried this model 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳
C- well aren't all these kiops owned by the same people?
M('kiops'??) - no ma'am, this is a Cellular one phone, they have a store right down the hall that way.
C - 😈 well fine I'll just order it online and save a few dollars...
why do they have to be so stupid!?!?!!!?!?!?...
(continues)
M - yes, several, what color would you like?
C - well i like the blue that it came in, So maybe another blue or clear.
M - 😕 blue? what company had a blue RAZR?
C - You guys did I got it here...
M - Do you mean a katana?
C- no it was a RAZR
M - may i see it
C- sure here ...
M I'm sorry ma'am I don't have any covers for your SONY Z520!!! we've never even carried this model 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳
C- well aren't all these kiops owned by the same people?
M('kiops'??) - no ma'am, this is a Cellular one phone, they have a store right down the hall that way.
C - 😈 well fine I'll just order it online and save a few dollars...
why do they have to be so stupid!?!?!!!?!?!?...
(continues)
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2 things you should know before hand.
1)In Sprint Retail we don't handle cancellations.
2)It was my last day @ that store yesterday.
A couple comes in (mom & son, lovers, brother/sister, or just friends, I have no clue) and they immediately start giving me attitude. Yelling at me because the cancellation department has made the smae mistake 2 or 3 times, and not cancelled his service. So he's getting billed for his normal monthly charge. I tell them, "I'm truly sorry to hear that, but we don't handle any cancellations problems in store. Our systems don't access that part of our company database. What I can do is give you a direct number to the cancellations department. I wish there was more I could do but unfortunately there isn't." Th...
(continues)
1)In Sprint Retail we don't handle cancellations.
2)It was my last day @ that store yesterday.
A couple comes in (mom & son, lovers, brother/sister, or just friends, I have no clue) and they immediately start giving me attitude. Yelling at me because the cancellation department has made the smae mistake 2 or 3 times, and not cancelled his service. So he's getting billed for his normal monthly charge. I tell them, "I'm truly sorry to hear that, but we don't handle any cancellations problems in store. Our systems don't access that part of our company database. What I can do is give you a direct number to the cancellations department. I wish there was more I could do but unfortunately there isn't." Th...
(continues)
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