• uranibaba@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I picked up a package from the post office. They had a sign saying “ring the bell once for service, two or more for a weather report”. I image this has a similar back story.

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      5 months ago

      I don’t get it. Is this a play on whether they report to you or not?

      I might have said “two or more to speak with our complaint department.”

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        5 months ago

        Customers only get service if they ring the bell once. If Karen comes and rings the bell ten times, Karen won’t get the service she wants. Instead she’ll get an inane conversation about the weather