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Let AI do the hard parts of your holiday shopping

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17 points ChrisArchitect | 3 comments | 13 Nov 25 17:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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SoftTalker ◴[13 Nov 25 18:14 UTC] No.45918379[source]▶
"you can save time by asking Google to call stores on your behalf."

I might have to make popcorn to watch the fallout on this idea.

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lawlessone ◴[13 Nov 25 18:35 UTC] No.45918657[source]▶
as someone who used to work in a store, i think i'd cry.

One old lady/man calling to ask if we can hold something, completely fine, happy to help them.

100s of able people making the phones unusable with calls they would never make if they had to do it themselves, unsustainable.

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1. encom ◴[13 Nov 25 18:48 UTC] No.45918840[source]▶
As someone who also used to work in a store, I'd just hang up. I barely had time to answer the phone most days, ain't got time for this bullshit.
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2. SoftTalker ◴[13 Nov 25 18:57 UTC] No.45918978[source]▶
When I worked in a store I never answered the phone. Why would I prioritize someone's call over helping people there in the store who actually bothered to come in person.

Drives me nuts when I'm at a store trying to talk to someone and they step away to answer a ringing phone. I usually walk out when that happens.

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3. encom ◴[13 Nov 25 20:14 UTC] No.45919946[source]▶
Yea, it was far down my priority list. Only responding to emails was lower. At the end of my shift there'd usually be 40 to 60 unanswered calls if I was alone at the store.

God that place was awful.