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I just want a bigger screen. I don't even use a smart TV. Right. So traded. Well, he had had this TV mounted on his wall. and when he gave me the TV, it didn't have a base with it, you know, to set it on an entertainment stand or something like that, right? So, I thought, well, what the fuck am I going to do with this TV, man? I want to screw holes in the wall. I don't even know this place.
I just want a bigger screen. I don't even use a smart TV. Right. So traded. Well, he had had this TV mounted on his wall. and when he gave me the TV, it didn't have a base with it, you know, to set it on an entertainment stand or something like that, right? So, I thought, well, what the fuck am I going to do with this TV, man? I want to screw holes in the wall. I don't even know this place.
I was renting a place, you know, where my ex and I had been living. Um, and I thought, I don't want to screw holes in the wall. I'm going to call Sanyo and see if I can get a base for this TV. So, I call Sanyo. Now, here's the first thing. Did you know Sanyo is in Tijuana, Mexico? Well, if you ever buy Sanyo TV, that's where they make that motherfucker, is Tijuana, Mexico.
I was renting a place, you know, where my ex and I had been living. Um, and I thought, I don't want to screw holes in the wall. I'm going to call Sanyo and see if I can get a base for this TV. So, I call Sanyo. Now, here's the first thing. Did you know Sanyo is in Tijuana, Mexico? Well, if you ever buy Sanyo TV, that's where they make that motherfucker, is Tijuana, Mexico.
I was renting a place, you know, where my ex and I had been living. Um, and I thought, I don't want to screw holes in the wall. I'm going to call Sanyo and see if I can get a base for this TV. So, I call Sanyo. Now, here's the first thing. Did you know Sanyo is in Tijuana, Mexico? Well, if you ever buy Sanyo TV, that's where they make that motherfucker, is Tijuana, Mexico.
That is where Sanyo is, and that's where their call center is. So I called the 1-800 number for Sanyo. They, you know, go through the automated bullshit, and they transfer me to the, I guess they would call it the parts, or the repair department. They had a name for this department. This girl picks up the phone and says that her name is Meredith.
That is where Sanyo is, and that's where their call center is. So I called the 1-800 number for Sanyo. They, you know, go through the automated bullshit, and they transfer me to the, I guess they would call it the parts, or the repair department. They had a name for this department. This girl picks up the phone and says that her name is Meredith.
That is where Sanyo is, and that's where their call center is. So I called the 1-800 number for Sanyo. They, you know, go through the automated bullshit, and they transfer me to the, I guess they would call it the parts, or the repair department. They had a name for this department. This girl picks up the phone and says that her name is Meredith.
And she's got the thickest Mexican accent, Spanish, whatever, Latino accent you could imagine. Okay. Like, yeah, my ass, your name's Meredith. Hello. My name is Tom. Yeah. Yeah. No, no, it's not. And so I start talking, but she spoke really good English. She just had a thick accent, but she understood perfect. So I start talking to her, explain to her, give her the model number of the TV.
And she's got the thickest Mexican accent, Spanish, whatever, Latino accent you could imagine. Okay. Like, yeah, my ass, your name's Meredith. Hello. My name is Tom. Yeah. Yeah. No, no, it's not. And so I start talking, but she spoke really good English. She just had a thick accent, but she understood perfect. So I start talking to her, explain to her, give her the model number of the TV.
And she's got the thickest Mexican accent, Spanish, whatever, Latino accent you could imagine. Okay. Like, yeah, my ass, your name's Meredith. Hello. My name is Tom. Yeah. Yeah. No, no, it's not. And so I start talking, but she spoke really good English. She just had a thick accent, but she understood perfect. So I start talking to her, explain to her, give her the model number of the TV.
And she's like, oh, yeah, I have a base for that. She's like, I'll tell you what. After talking to her for about 30 minutes, she's like, I'm going to send you this base for free. And I'm like, really? She's like, yeah. And I'm like, okay. Sure enough, like 10 days later, I hadn't received anything. So I call her back again. And I'm like, did you send it?
And she's like, oh, yeah, I have a base for that. She's like, I'll tell you what. After talking to her for about 30 minutes, she's like, I'm going to send you this base for free. And I'm like, really? She's like, yeah. And I'm like, okay. Sure enough, like 10 days later, I hadn't received anything. So I call her back again. And I'm like, did you send it?
And she's like, oh, yeah, I have a base for that. She's like, I'll tell you what. After talking to her for about 30 minutes, she's like, I'm going to send you this base for free. And I'm like, really? She's like, yeah. And I'm like, okay. Sure enough, like 10 days later, I hadn't received anything. So I call her back again. And I'm like, did you send it?
She's like, oh yeah, I sent it out, I swear. So every, because she was the sole person in this department that ordered all the parts and shifts. So every time you would call, you would get her. Okay. So I call her back. She's like, yeah, I promise. I mailed it. You know what, all this stuff. Sure enough, as I'm on the phone with her, I swear to God, there's a knock at my door.
She's like, oh yeah, I sent it out, I swear. So every, because she was the sole person in this department that ordered all the parts and shifts. So every time you would call, you would get her. Okay. So I call her back. She's like, yeah, I promise. I mailed it. You know what, all this stuff. Sure enough, as I'm on the phone with her, I swear to God, there's a knock at my door.
She's like, oh yeah, I sent it out, I swear. So every, because she was the sole person in this department that ordered all the parts and shifts. So every time you would call, you would get her. Okay. So I call her back. She's like, yeah, I promise. I mailed it. You know what, all this stuff. Sure enough, as I'm on the phone with her, I swear to God, there's a knock at my door.
It's the fucking UPS man.
It's the fucking UPS man.
It's the fucking UPS man.