[eye30]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22567656

Mr Clarke said the website pleasepress1.com was a "labour of love" which he built after seven years of creating post-it notes of sequences he used regularly.

Reporting a water leak to Lloyds TSB's home insurance department requires dialling a total of seven numbers, one at each stage of the call (1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 5, 4), and it takes more than four minutes to navigate the 78 menu options, according to the website

[Dazzler]

  Not a bad idea!

[Doggie 1]

They're a pain.
Especially when you do what it tells you to and then a recorded voice says, "I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that....." and starts all over again. 

[kittikat]

Personally, I would rather a press button menu than having to talk to the computerised voice. 

[Dazzler]

Personally, I would rather a press button menu than having to talk to the computerised voice. 

Me too..

[Doggie 1]

Personally, I would rather a press button menu than having to talk to the computerised voice. 

I'm sorry. I didn't quite get that. Can you please repeat? 

[Ugly Mongrel]

I've abused the automated voice on Telstra's directory assistance quite a few times.

[Doggie 1]

I bet you've abused yourself lots of times too.

[Ugly Mongrel]

I bet you've abused yourself lots of times too.

Only when I get the numbers wrong, Dave