Re:CallJoy – A cloud-based phone agent for small businesses
by notatoad on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @03:12PM
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>you could stop by and make an appointment in person
sure, you could. but that also means interrupting him while he's working - if he doesn't have time to answer the phone, he also doesn't have time to deal with you in person. it's just ruder to ignore you when you show up in person.
Re:CallJoy – A cloud-based phone agent for small businesses
by luckydata on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @03:32PM
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Also means I have to get out of work just to make an appointment, then get out again to actually go to it. Don't know where you live but in Bay Area traffic that's not something I can do often.
Re:CallJoy – A cloud-based phone agent for small businesses
by telesilla on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:54AM
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I think your lifestyle and your barber's lifestyle aren't necessarily a good match. Also, a good barber is a friendly barber (one who gets work) and in all my life experience you can walk into any hair salon/barber and make an appointment and the person working will take a moment to help you. It's not like a dental surgery where the doctor can't be interrupted in the middle of a root canal!
Re:CallJoy – A cloud-based phone agent for small businesses
by croisillon on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @05:36PM
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the reverse business idea of calljoy! the customer enters a tentative appointment in an app and a bike courier goes make the appointment in person :)
Re:CallJoy – A cloud-based phone agent for small businesses
by drivingmenuts on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @06:42PM
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Or you get a homeless person to do it - who is then gainfully employed, if temporarily. It's a win-win!
Anecdotally, I have heard that some people will get a homeless person to hold their spot in line at a locally popular BBQ spot.
Perhaps if your barber is that busy (because I assume he's that good), you could stop by and make an appointment in person?