Stupid electronics questions

[Sainters7]

So I got a buddy who works at the Sony Store and he hates when customers ask him absolutely ######ed electronics questions. So of course bein the good buddy I am, I call him up at work sometimes, disguise my voice and ask a mind-blowingly dumb question(my personal favourite was when I yelled at him because I wanted to know why I couldnt play PS3 games on my PS2 system. My argument was its the same company and system, whats the dif?).

But lately I've been runnin out of good material. Anyone have any absolutely awful electronics Q's I could ask? But of course not ridiculous enough that he'll instantly know its me just messin with him. Thanks in advance, I love harassing him with this sort of stuff, it drives him crazy.

[Knut]

Hahahahaha...

Ask him if your video camera will work underwater.... when he says No... just have a long pause and say "oh!" then hang up.

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ask him what the red, white and yellow jacks are at the back of your TV, once he tells you what they are ask him why this "s-Video" cable won't plug into any of them

[Table 5]

Ask him how high up on the wall you have to mount your tv to make it High-Def.

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Ask him how high up on the wall do you you have to mount your tv to make it High-Def.

haha now that is funny (maybe cause I'm drunk)

[I_H8_Crawford]

Ask him what the chances are that the liquid will leak out of your liquid crystal display TV because you are worried about it ruining your carpet.

[IgnitedSoul]

Ask him which of the 5 remotes turns the TV on, or ask for a walkthrough of how to play a DVD.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Electronics retail, a business I love.

I'm assuming you've pulled the using dollar store batteries in your digital camera, then arguing that "all batteries are the same" and that "it's a myth that there's a difference between dollar store batteries and like Duracells"


Mixing up DVD+R and DVD-R (which is quite common)

Ask about having a hi-def receiver and not getting the channels in clearer. Upon questioning explain you don't have a hi-def TV.

What's the difference between an iPod and an MP3 player? Go on how you don't want an MP3 player, but an iPod.

Ask if he has the cordless phone battery you need. Try and describe the one you have without giving a battery number, voltage, or ampage. Get mad when he keeps asking you questions to figure out which one of the 2.4 million batteries it might be.

I've done the Radio Shack/Source thing I'm sure I have more dumb questions. My favourite is when customers would premise with "this is a dumb questions but . . . " at least they understood this lack of knowledge and didn't lose their patients with me while I tried to figure out their "you know an adaptor, for the thing in my basement".

Good Luck, if/when I think of more I'll post them.

Oh oh, call up and get them to look up a phone number for another store in the mall! Just because their also in the mall it automatically makes them 411.

[Barnes]

Ask him if they have any Wiis or iPods in stock.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford

Ask him what the chances are that the liquid will leak out of your liquid crystal display TV because you are worried about it ruining your carpet.

GOLD! Consider it done.

Lots of great ideas in here, thanks boys! Also Maritime, I'll be sure to dip into some of yours, I bet you've heard some beauties in the past eh?

[Dion]

Phone him up and tell him the TV won't turn on. After he makes you run through all the different possibilities mention to him that the TV came with electrical cord and ask him what you are supposed to with that.

[Barnes]

You can also ask if they carry wireless power bars.

[Gravitykillr]

Call and when he answers with "Sony Store blah blah blah" ask "Is This the Sony Store? are you open?" make sure you call at a silly time like 12 in the afternoon

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

GOLD! Consider it done.

Lots of great ideas in here, thanks boys! Also Maritime, I'll be sure to dip into some of yours, I bet you've heard some beauties in the past eh?

I'll be brainstorming for you. Unfortunately I've become so desensatised to dumb electronics questions, none of them faze me anymore.

But brainstorm I will. I also love the LCD question!

[Prototype]

Tell him that your worried that you can't rewind your DVD, and that you think Blockbuster's gonna get mad at you.

Find a list of HD-DVD exclusive titles and ask him if they carry them in BluRay.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Call and ask why Kalmikov is so short on your new HD tv.

[Kool Keef]

Ask if he has any plug adapters in stock because your outlets have three holes and your new TV's plug only has two prongs.

[LChoy]

Duct tape a PS and PS2 together, and ask why it won't play PS3 games

[Prototype]

Originally Posted by lchoy

Duct tape a PS and PS2 together, and ask why it won't play PS3 games

But make sure you do all the duct taping before you call him.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Prottotype

Find a list of HD-DVD exclusive titles and ask him if they carry them in BluRay.

Ask about Hi-Def DVD formats, and ask if there's any other option besides blu-ray; because blue just doesn't match the rest of your decor.