01 / 03 · BUYING AN AIRCON
Hours of messages.
Zero replies.
You message six installers. Outdated Facebook pages. Generic auto-replies promising callbacks. Nothing for hours. Eventually you give up and visit a physical store — only to find the price is 40% higher than installers direct. Three days lost just to get two quotes.
02 / 03 · BOOKING A DENTIST
Ten clinics.
No one answered.
It's urgent. You message ten dental clinics on Google. Two reply — three hours later. You start calling. Most don't pick up. Some say “walk in.” You drive to four clinics, half closed, the others booked solid. Half a day wasted before one clinic finally said “come now.”
03 / 03 · FINDING A ROOM
7pm to 11pm.
Rain. Family in the car.
Last-minute trip for your daughter's birthday. You message every place on Google Maps. No replies. Phone calls — most don't answer. One says they have a room. You drive 5km, no one's at reception — caretaker asleep. Four hours wandering in the rain before a local pointed you to a lodging house.