Repetitive Stupidity on the Phone

[HawaiianShirts]

I'm beginning to wonder if there is a positive correlation between the proximity of a phone to a person's brain and the amount of stupidity the person exhibits. My most recent evidence comes from a phone call I had today. This guy had no accent whatsoever, so I must assume he spoke English.

Me: (Store) Computers, this is HawaiianShirts.
Caller: Yeah, um... Hello?
Me: Hello! What can I do for you?
Caller: Yeah, um... I'm looking for... I'm wondering... I'm looking for... You have a Tosh... Tobisha (overly enunciated as toe-BEEEE-shah)... I'm looking for a Tobisha.
Me: You're looking for a Toshiba product?
Caller: No, um... I'm calling... Do you have a Tobisha, um... A Tobisha gigabeet? A Tobisha gigabeet? Gigabeats? Do you have a Tobisha gigabeats?
Me: I'm not sure I know what you're talking about.
Caller: I'm looking if you have (that's exactly what he said) a Tobisha gigabeats? It's a little thing with buttons and a screen?
Me: You mean like an mp3 player?
Caller: No, it's more like an iPod. It's a Tobisha... Tobisha gigabeats. You have those, right?
Me: I don't know. This is the computer department. Let me transfer you to the right person. Just a moment, please.
Caller: Right on.

The repetition was annoying. His apparent lack of understanding was worse. He sounded intelligent enough to understand the world around him, so I don't suspect any disabilities. Just plain dumb. And the sad part is that he almost got "Toshiba" right on the first try.

Why do I always get stuck with answering the phone...?

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Caller: I'm looking if you have (that's exactly what he said) a Tobisha gigabeats? It's a little thing with buttons and a screen?
Me: You mean like an mp3 player?
Caller: No, it's more like an iPod.

These people are trying to make our brains melt out of our heads aren't they. What do they think a @#$%ing iPod is?

M

[Gurndigarn]

The repetition was annoying. His apparent lack of understanding was worse. He sounded intelligent enough to understand the world around him, so I don't suspect any disabilities.

Can I suspect self-induced chemically-assisted disabilties?

[Hicksey]

There actually is a 'Gigabeat', believe it or not. However your SC was trying to spit out about the funniest mispronunciation of Toshiba I've heard in a long time.

Here's the site for those of you who are curious: Toshiba Gigabeat Website.

[friendofjimmyk]

Caller: I'm looking if you have (that's exactly what he said) a Tobisha gigabeats? It's a little thing with buttons and a screen?

That is truly a "Clerks" moment.

Although, I must admit to pulling stupidity like this sometimes. There are times where I have seen something cool and when I go to look for it in a store, I can't remember the name much less how to pronounce it so it all comes out sounding like this guy!

[HawaiianShirts]

Can I suspect self-induced chemically-assisted disabilties?

I was beginning to wonder that myself before the call was over.