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Amazon worker packing box with caption 'When you work at AMAZON and now realize why they tell us 'DONT USE YOUR PHONE ON THE FLOOR' (l) Amazon building with sign (c) phone tracking (r)

‘When you work at Amazon and now realize why they tell us ‘DON’T USE YOUR PHONE ON THE FLOOR”: Amazon worker accidentally packs phone into customer’s order and ships it

'That happened once with a girl at my facility... they found her phone then fired her.'

On May 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘I haven’t heard that phone ring in a few hours’: Restaurant worker accidentally packs store’s phone in customer’s to-go order

'On the bright side, they can't call to complain.'

On Mar 23, 2023 by Braden Bjella

woman speaking sitting on couch in front of wall of framed records with caption 'I discovered a way to get through customer service (phone) lines in less than 2 minutes' (l) woman speaking sitting on couch in front of wall of framed records with caption 'you get to the main menu and you select 0# 0# 0#' (c) woman speaking sitting on couch in front of wall of framed records with caption 'and you go all the way through to a customer service rep' (r)

‘This is the most chaotic thing to tell the public’: TikToker shares customer service phone call hack to immediately speak to a person

'Saves so much time!!'

On Feb 8, 2023 by Braden Bjella

young woman (l) Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen (c) drive thru speaker with sign taped to it that reads 'Call this number to order please (405) 634-6340 (r)

‘They ain’t answer’: Customer has to call phone number when Popeye’s drive-thru microphone is down

'CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER PLEASE.'

On Jan 23, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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woman with caption 'Did you know if you call AT&T and ask for the loyalty department and threaten to leave you can get up to 25% discount on your same plan... just add automatic, paperless billing? I just saved $40 a month off my bill. Dial 611' (l) AT&T sign on building (c) woman with caption 'Did you know if you call AT&T and ask for the loyalty department and threaten to leave you can get up to 25% discount on your same plan... just add automatic, paperless billing? I just saved $40 a month off my bill. Dial 611' (r)

‘I just shaved $40 a month off my bill’: AT&T customer shares hack to getting 25% discount on same plan

'I did this yesterday and they lowered my bill $50 per month.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

Walmart customer picking up Walmart phone (l) Walmart with sign and parking lot (c) Walmart customer pressing buttons on Walmart phone (r)

‘Walmart, hire me’: Customer answers store’s phone when no employees are around

'Bro doesn't even having training and still managed to help them out.'

On Dec 14, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

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User error is leaving hundreds of thousands of Android devices open to takeover

User error leaves hundreds of thousands of devices open to takeover, claims one white hat hacker

On Nov 14, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker

man 'karen' argues that white rice will fix phone tiktok

‘If he knows so much why did he even go in there’: Customer insists that putting his phone in rice will fix it, argues with repair worker

'White rice does not repair phones. I repair phones.'

On Sep 12, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Starbucks barista standing in kitchen on phone looking down caption 'when the new hire stands around on their phone' (l) Starbucks barista standing in kitchen on phone speaking caption 'when the new hire stands around on their phone' (c) Starbucks barista standing in kitchen on phone caption 'when the new hire stands around on their phone' (r)

‘This is a veteran privilege’: Barista calls out new hires who use their phone on the clock, sparking debate

'I had to prove my worth and earn the right to violently slack off.'

On Sep 11, 2022 by Melody Heald

man hand pressing numbers on touch screen (l) Kroger building and sign (c) man grabbing receipt (r)

‘We didn’t work so hard for two decades to just give up now’: TikToker uses family’s old landline number for Kroger rewards points

'To whoever now has the phone number from my family's landline in the mid-2000s...'

On Aug 20, 2022 by Melody Heald

FCC orders phone companies to block scam network’s auto warranty robocalls

'We are not going to tolerate robocall scammers or those that help make their scams possible.'

On Jul 23, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Blonde woman. iPhone home screen with no service.

‘I’m cutting ur sh*t’: AT&T worker allegedly shut off ex’s service after she exposed his cheating in viral TikTok

'Is this even legal'

On Jan 16, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Man filmed himself jumping off boat to accidental death

Ryan Normoyle recorded himself jumping off a boat that he had left in gear.

On Oct 1, 2020 by Bryan Rolli

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J.J. Watt posted his phone number online, wants fans to text him

Hours after posting the number to social media, Watt said he’d received more than 25,000 messages.

On Nov 20, 2019 by Alexandra Samuels

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AT&T gets mocked by Verizon, T-Mobile for fake 5G network

It labeled the slightly faster 4G as '5G E.'

On Jan 8, 2019 by Mikael Thalen