Omg. I just spent 36 minutes explaining to a man how to turn his son's toy on and make it work. The first question was "does it have a functional battery?" and he said yes.

After 34 MINUTES he decided to check if it actually had a battery. You know the rest of the story...

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HAHAHA, it's funny how they waste our time and give us a good story to share at the same time, over time I've learned that these types of clients are the best because in the end they always apologize.

These types of stories give me years of life, in my office, we establish 2 hours on Fridays to share these types of stories, so with your permission, I will comment on it and give you credit.

Lol poor guy though! I'm sure he was very confused trying to figure out why his son's toy was not working. I'm glad that in the end you were able to help him.

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