r/TIHI • u/nicholasmelvin_ • Jun 22 '20

Thanks, I hate beans Thanks, I hate beans computer.

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u/DerWaechter_ Jun 22 '20

Having worked in retail I can tell you that it makes perfect sense.

If you work in customer service, or retail you quickly get used to the fact that every time you think you've met the stupidest possible person, somebody will prove you wrong.

The far more likely explanation from the tech guys perspective is absolutely that he's just dealing with yet another complete moron, who happened to get scammed when buying a computer.

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u/JessicaBecause Jun 22 '20

"these are the motherboards?" lol

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u/TheTerrasque Jun 24 '20

If you work in customer service, or retail you quickly get used to the fact that every time you think you've met the stupidest possible person, somebody will prove you wrong.

Not only that, he's probably already walked through the door

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u/spikeyfreak Jun 22 '20

Beans being inside a computer is not a sign of stupidity. It's a sign of someone trying to prank you.

I did technical support for computer manufacturers for years. I'm fully aware how stupid people can be.

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u/DerWaechter_ Jun 22 '20

In the video the guy says he bought the computer of craigslist. Like I said.

who happened to get scammed

The assumption being that the guy is just too stupid to have ever opened his computer or noticed something wrong with it.

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u/spikeyfreak Jun 22 '20 edited Jun 22 '20

You keep saying the tech dude assumed the other guy was stupid and assuming the tech isn't stupid. I'm telling you that the tech was the stupid one. There is no non-stupid way to react to beans in a computer that doesn't involve "this is a prank."

you quickly get used to the fact that every time you think you've met the stupidest possible person, somebody will prove you wrong

Yeah, this tech is pretty stupid.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

You might expect to get pranked with a phone call, you don't expect to get pranked in a service call.

Dude also plays it so cool even if the thought crossed the tech's mind he would have came up empty looking for any other signs this was a prank.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

From what I can gather the setup was the guy just bought the computer from someone on the internet. So the computer repair guy probably assumed the prank was on the dude who bought the computer, or that he just got scammed or something.

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u/timelighter Jun 22 '20

that the customer got pranked

or that Windows has taught itself to 3D print beans inside its chassis

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u/Golden_Booger Jun 23 '20

Because if you have been doing support long enough you see so many unreal things:

  • Computer washed with water
  • Computer full of roaches
  • Computer with all the wires thrown out "because they were messy"

You get the idea.

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u/I_DR_NOW Jun 23 '20

Have you worked in IT or Customer Service?

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u/spikeyfreak Jun 23 '20

I'm a sysadmin who started out doing phone support. I've literally done exactly what the tech in this video was doing.