What cheeses me off

[DejaBrew]

i have a photo with Happy Dragon as a toddler, im bawling he scared me big time!

Well if you had to be terrified at the hands of one of the big "friendly" mascots as a child of the era, better it be Happy Dragon than Humphrey B. Bear or worse still, Fat Cat.

I still remember A Current Affair staging a mock funeral - replete with cameo from Humphrey - after the rotund feline was "assassinated" by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal back in '91.

 

[Aeryn]

Yes both Fat Cat and Humphrey were creepy but I never had the misfortune of meeting them in person.

 

[kookaburra75]

Well if you had to be terrified at the hands of one of the big "friendly" mascots as a child of the era, better it be Happy Dragon than Humphrey B. Bear or worse still, Fat Cat.

I still remember A Current Affair staging a mock funeral - replete with cameo from Humphrey - after the rotund feline was "assassinated" by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal back in '91.

With this sort of pressure we might not see Humphrey back

Humphrey B Bear says cancel culture has killed opportunities for mute, pantsless bears on TV

TRENT BARTLETT Australia’s most famous boater hat-wearing anthropomorphic bear has broken his decades-long silence to add to the chorus of...

adelaidemail.com

 

[MARTINE]

Yes both Fat Cat and Humphrey were creepy but I ever had the misfortune of meeting them in person.

Interesting
When my daughter was young she loathed anyone in a costume going anywhere near her. Refused to go to Disneyland when we were in Paris (thankfully)!

 

[anat0l]

Very easy to test if it is indeed a real person.

This is actually quite fascinating.

It means we are far from any AI system passing the Turing test.

 

[SuePa]

Which is probably what the "bot" is now programmed (deliberately or by AI) to respond with.

I'm pretty sure she was actually a real human.
Either way, she resolved my issue.

 

[JohnK]

We are experiencing higher than usual call volumes....

Yes you definitely don't have enough staff.

 

[dajop]

It is so hard dealing with customer disservice in many organisations these days. An abridged version of an issue where i was charged for a ride I never took (it started journey as soon as I booked even though the driver was about 500m away “waiting for me” and then drove right past when I told him where I was.

Me: I was not picked up. Captain started ride before I entered car and never appeared

Them: I had a look at the details, and the fare you were charged lines up with the estimate shown before the ride.

Me: The driver never picked me up and was in the wrong location. You will see in my account. I have a second ride 10 mins later between the same points. This would be impossible if the driver picked me up.

Them: After carefully reviewing your trip, we can confirm that the cancellation fee was applied correctly in this case, and unfortunately, it is not eligible for a refund

Me: I DID NOT CANCEL THIS RIDE. The driver cancelled the ride. And I had to wait for a new ride.

Them: radio silence

 

[DejaBrew]

It is so hard dealing with customer disservice in many organisations these days. An abridged version of an issue where i was charged for a ride I never took (it started journey as soon as I booked even though the driver was about 500m away “waiting for me” and then drove right past when I told him where I was.

Me: I was not picked up. Captain started ride before I entered car and never appeared

Them: I had a look at the details, and the fare you were charged lines up with the estimate shown before the ride.

Me: The driver never picked me up and was in the wrong location. You will see in my account. I have a second ride 10 mins later between the same points. This would be impossible if the driver picked me up.

Them: After carefully reviewing your trip, we can confirm that the cancellation fee was applied correctly in this case, and unfortunately, it is not eligible for a refund

Me: I DID NOT CANCEL THIS RIDE. The driver cancelled the ride. And I had to wait for a new ride.

Them: radio silence

Reject CC fee? Take it up with your relevant Fair Trading body? Obviously shouldn't need to be this hard.

 

[dajop]

Reject CC fee? Take it up with your relevant Fair Trading body? Obviously shouldn't need to be this hard.

Not worth it for the amount and it’s with Uber owned Careem, which operates across the ME and North Africa. So not so much consumer protection. But maybe they’ll surprise me on Monday.