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WEDNESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 1990
You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month.
The call took 94 minutes. You break even in 2031. They put it back up in 2027.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- The retirement age goes up a year every time you check. It's not a…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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