Tried to buy a prepaid SIM card from Vodafone (in Spain).
This story reminded me of this situation: b3ta.com/questions/corporateidiocy/post1540438

Sounds simple... except it's not. Went into the store, waited a while until the queue died down, then made a simple request. The salesperson couldn't register it because her computer had lost its internet connection. The other salesperson at the other desk had no interest in helping. After waiting about 15 minutes, we left.

Still don't have a SIM card from them. I think it's for the best (and they're too expensive anyway). But you'd think this huge telecoms company would be able to, I dunno, set up a basic LAN...
(Treeki, Fri 24 Feb 2012, 14:36, 4 replies)

So, the shop's computers couldn't connect to the system
that processes sales and activates SIM cards?
What should they have done - given you an unregistered SIM?
Tinkering with their LAN probably wouldn't help, given that they probably needed access to a remote system.
Systems fail. You can't always get what you want. Get over it.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 24 Feb 2012, 14:48, closed)

You can't always get what you want
but if you try sometimes...
(The Magic Number is neither magic nor a number, Fri 24 Feb 2012, 15:01, closed)

That computer had no internet connection at all.
The other one in the store did, but the salesperson that was using it didn't want to help us.
(Treeki, Fri 24 Feb 2012, 15:27, closed)

I see.
Probably could have complained and got him sacked. I doubt Vodaphone would've been to impressed with his attitude.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 24 Feb 2012, 17:55, closed)