Tuesday, October 21, 2008

computers is our friends

On travel near San Diego this week. Have the wife and IAC with me. We got in at 5 local time, but it was nearly 7 by the time we got near the hotel. We went to Target first, to pick up some diapers and milk for IAC, and decided pizza would be a good, easy, quick dinner, so i looked up a local Domino's Pizza. I called and below is basically how it went down:

Domino's: Hello, this is Stanley, how can I help you?
Me: Hey, I need to order a pizza for delivery.
Stanley: What's your phone number?
M: I'm at the Courtyard Marriott, but don't know the number off the top of my head.
S: I need the number.
M: Hold on a second.
S: You can just call me back when you get the number.
M: ok fucker, click

literally 15 seconds later, I call back.
S: Hello, this is Stanley, how can I help you?
M: Hey, I've got that hotel #.
S: Can I have it?
M: blah blah blah phone number
S: what room are you in?
M: I haven't checked in yet, just wanted to call ahead so you could get my pizza in the oven.
S: I need the room number.
M: you can't bring it to the front desk?
S: I need the room number.
M: FUCK YOU! click

seriously, is that kid so stupid he didn't know what the hell to do if he didn't have a number to put into a space on the computer screen? is it asking too much for the kid to think outside the box a little?