GraveKeeper, my online buddy. What did I do to you?

[powerboy]

867 what? In California?

So today was a first for me. Our first and hopefully last customer from the area code 867. That couple was stupid jerks. Took 4 hours to deal with them. Had to show then every size unit we had a dozen times. Took them 30 minutes alone to figure out a code to use to get into and out of the gate, they keep trying to use the same one. The computer would not take it, because someone else is using that one. I live in California by the way. And they are moving from Nunavut, to here.

The whole time, I thought that the posts of 867'ers was funny. But now I share gravekeepers pain.

I know that not everyone that lives in the area code of 867 is stupid and what not. Just this couple wasted 4 hours of my life. What would usually take 40 minutes at the most.

Mods, after I posted this - it seems as if it is in the wrong section.

[Evil Queen]

*screams and attempts to scratch her eyes out*

*fails because she doesn't have nails and just screams instead*

[Kheldarson]

Apparently they want to share the pain with as many people as possible?

[powerboy]

I wanted to do that while they were there

[Gravekeeper]

See? SEE!? ><

You might think I'm joking or exaggerating with my 867 tales, but I'm not. Its all true, painfully, painfully true.

<sob>

[powerboy]

See? SEE!? ><

You might think I'm joking or exaggerating with my 867 tales, but I'm not. Its all true, painfully, painfully true.

<sob>

It is true. We need a support group. I apologize for thinking that you were exaggerating the tales about them

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

They're migrating. SAVE YOURSELF.

[Fenrus]

Hide the women and children, board up your houses, put out offerings of pants and pink camo to appease them!

[smileyeagle1021]

am I the only person who had a somewhat pleasant 867 experience?

seriously, I've only dealt with an 867er once when I was in the call center... they seemed a bit slow but were nice people.

that said... I don't doubt what GK says... it probably varies by industry as to which area sucks the most.

[Gravekeeper]

seriously, I've only dealt with an 867er once when I was in the call center... they seemed a bit slow but were nice people.

They were probably from the Yukon or NWT. All 3 share the area code and my callers from the Yukon are pleasant. I usually tense up when they first say 867 but I relax after I get a postal code that isn't flagged as "Middle of god damn no where, add $40 shipping.". -.-

NWT never calls me. I don't think they have phones.;p

[Ree]

am I the only person who had a somewhat pleasant 867 experience?

Well, I think, like a lot of geographical areas, if one encounters a large majority of problems with people from that area, a perception is built up about the intelligence and character of the population there, but if one were to actually look below the surface, they would find that not everyone fits that stereotype and generalization.

I think it's all relative, though. What is the exact population covered by "867"? Exactly how many calls are there from "867" in a given year? I'm sure the entire population doesn't call into that one center. That narrows the percentage a bit.
Are any of those who do call who are repeat customers? I'm sure there must be. That narrows the percentage even more.

So, while there's no arguing there are some pretty intellectually challenged people from 867, I doubt all people from there can be labeled as such, although poverty, lack of education and substance abuse probably bring the percentage back up slightly.

It's much the same as a recent thread where people from a geographical area in the southern US were being stereotyped and generalized as ignorant, bigoted, inbred, slow-witted hicks. All who posted were basing their comments on personal experience with people from there, but it hit more than a few sour notes with members who are actually from that area and are tired of the stereotype because it most certainly didn't apply to them.

In my experience, people can be stupid and it really doesn't have a whole lot to do with the area code where they live. They would be stupid in any other place on earth.

If powerboy's stupid and annoying customers had been from any other area code, we wouldn't even have this post.

[Gravekeeper]

As I said, the area code covers the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. The reason I tend to get a lot of "repeat business" with Nunavut is because it only has about 30,000 people living in it with only about 10 towns that have more then 1000 people to their name. Out of those 10 towns only 4 get our catalog and those 4 are pretty much as far north as you can get before you end up in Russia.

Hence there's not much variation in what I endure.

[Acolyte]

NWT never calls me. I don't think they have phones.;p

Either that, or they're all too busy doing crack.

(Yellowknife is not exactly the nicest place, and it gets worse from there. I mean, it's not *that* bad, but you've gotta be a special kind of crazy or money-hungry to go there.)

Between all 3 territories, there's *maybe* 100,000 people, and only 2 actual cities. Over a geographic area half the size of the USA, mind you. Pretty much anybody who lives up here is a certain kind of crazy. And there are LOADS of stupid, inbred, gas-huffing, Listerine-chugging failtards. But there are also loads of good people. It's just that we don't stand out when we call out, so nobody ever notices us.

[Munkie]

LoL also keep in mind, the further north you get, the more likely they're nuts because of the Midnight Sun. 24 hours of day? Who wouldn't go crazy? My roommate grew up in Yellowknife... he wants to take me up there to experience the midnight sun. I might go mad....

As if I wasn't already

[katie kaboom]

Hide the women and children, board up your houses, put out offerings of pants and pink camo to appease them!

dammit, my computer screen is now covered with a lovely coating of cafe mocha.