Please hold the line — and keep the volume low

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Please hold the line — and keep the volume low

There are not many things more frustrating than being stuck on the phone with a banker, taxman, George Foreman grill salesman, professional masseur, or marriage counsellor, while they repeat over and over their 15-second message assuring you that your business is important to them.

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