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"It rather sounds like a combination of a parody of The Carpenters and that funeral home music that’s played while everyone does the step-touch in front of the open casket at the visitation."

Pretty good description of generic hold music!

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I could just start to hear the whispered litany of “Sorry for your loss...so sorry for your loss...” when it ended. I was really about to lose it.

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I need to pay more attention to the little games I play with myself when I'm on hold, in order to stay sane. I just had a call with a bank today and I spoke with five different folks about one issue (not altogether uncommon as someone who has owned several businesses).

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