February 2009 Archives
PayPal - Sarah: Hello, I'm and I'm here to answer your questions about PayPal. Even though I'd like to be a real person, I'm not. I'm programmed to answer your questions. How can I help you?
me: hi, sarah.
PayPal - Sarah: Good evening. How can I help you?
me: just a recommendation, if you can pass it on...
PayPal - Sarah: I'm not sure I've understood. Could you please rephrase that?
me: please stop asking me if i REALLY want to use the payment method i asked for.
PayPal - Sarah: I'm sorry but I'm unavailable right now. Please try again in a few minutes.
me: TYPICAL.
PayPal - Sarah: I apologize if you can't find the information you seek by speaking with me. Please enter a new question, visit the Help Center, or Contact Us.
me: PAYPAL DOES NOT CARE!
PayPal - Sarah: I'm not sure what you're saying. Could you please rephrase that?
me: are you a bot?
PayPal - Sarah: Even though I'd like to be a real person, I'm not. I'm programmed to help you with basic customer care issues.
me: lol
PayPal - Sarah: Lovely to see you smile.
me: are you using ELIZA code?
PayPal - Sarah: Do you mean:
What if my bank never receives the random deposits?
Where do I find my PayPal verification code?
What is the verification process?
me: sarah...?
PayPal - Sarah: I'm not sure what you are saying. Could you please rephrase your question?
me: you're my hero, sarah. tell me about paypal.
PayPal - Sarah: I'm sorry but I'm unavailable right now. Please try again in a few minutes.
me: how can you answer then?
PayPal - Sarah: I apologize if you can't find the information you seek by speaking with me. Please enter a new question, visit the Help Center, or Contact Us.
me: i need YOU, sarah!
PayPal - Sarah: If I can't answer your question, you can visit the Help Center, or contact us by email or telephone...
me: your coders suck pretty bad, don't they sarah?
PayPal - Sarah: Unfortunately, I haven't been designed to talk about drinks.
Before we continue, was this helpful?
Yes
No
me: no
PayPal - Sarah: I'm sorry that I was not helpful. Please try to rephrase your question so that I could try to provide a better answer. Anything else I can do to help you?
me: you deserve better.
PayPal - Sarah: Ok, what's your question?
me: why aren't you at least as good as ELIZA? she was written like 40 years ago.
PayPal - Sarah: Eliza? An acquaintance from long ago She had a tendancy to give answers to me by asking another question.
me: YES!!!
PayPal - Sarah: If there's anything else you'd like to ask me, I'm here 24-7 to answer any questions you might have.
me: ok. i take it back about the coders.
PayPal - Sarah: Unfortunately, I haven't been designed to talk about drinks.
i like how any mention of coders brings up a response involving drinks. and the bit about ELIZA.
and to be fair, she did tell me she was a bot from the beginning; i was just too outraged that they ask me EVERY TIME i try to use a credit card if i wouldn't really really rather use my bank account instead to notice.