One More Time for the Idiot!

How frustrating can life be sometimes - I have a a vault full of frustrating stories and that just from today! I'll spare you the majority of them, but this last one just happened - I ordered a pizza.

OK, so I ring the number and ask for the specific local pizza place. No problem so far... 'Hello, how are you?' 'Good mate (I answer), how are you?'

Pizza Guy: Sorry, what did you say you wanted?

Me: I didn't mate, just answering the first question?

Pizza Guy: Did you have a voucher for that?

Me: For what - haven't ordered anything yet?

Pizza Guy: OK, so what were you after then?

Me: I have an Internet voucher for a large pizza and a cheesy Garlic Bread for $9.95 (AU). I'll have a deep pan ham and pineapple thanks. Pick up.

Pizza Guy: OK, that's a deep pan ham and pineapple - do you have any vouchers tonight?

Me: Yes I do - $9.95

Pizza Guy: OK, so that's a large pizza for $9.90.

Me: And the Cheesy Garlic Bread

Pizza Guy: Oh, Ok. What's your name?

Me: I tell him my name

Pizza Guy: Can you spell it mate.

Me: I spell it for him

Pizza Guy: So what's your name - can you spell it again?

Me: I say my name, spell it again - this time more slowly, and then I say it again.

Pizza Guy: Ok, that's $9.90 and it will be 10 minutes.

So after that breathtakingly difficult conversation I waited 10 minutes and then headed to the pizza shop - could it get any worse?

Me: Hi buddy, just here to pick up my order. Tell him my name.

Pizza Guy: Sorry mate, we don't have any orders for that name - did you call here?

Me: Yeah, I rang this shop direct. I spelled out my name for the guy twice.

Pizza Guy: No mate, not here. Hang on a tick Has a look through a few papers & asks what I said I ordered. Yeah mate, it's under a different name - do you know what it is?

Me: No, because I gave him my name and spelled it to him twice. How would I know what other name he put it under. I would have assumed it would be under the name I spelled out twice to him.

Pizza Guy: No mate, different name - here it is. Turns out it is nothing like my name & it will still be a couple of minutes. So I sit down and wait (he never told me the name until after I got it). Then a few minutes later they start calling out names.

Pizza Guy: Yeah mate, what name are you waiting for?

Me: I wish I knew!!!