A fast-food restaurant not being open 24-hours-a-day as advertised is this yearB次元官网网址檚 worst 911 call made in B.C.

E-Comm, the provinceB次元官网网址檚 largest call centre, released its top 10 head-scratching calls Thursday B次元官网网址� and some are laughable while others concerning.

The theme this year was consumer complaints, the centre said, from a retailer not accepting a return of shoes without the original box to a gas stations attendant putting the wrong type of fuel in a vehicle.

A returning complaint unnecessarily called into 911 this year was someone asking if the clocks move forward or backward during the Daylight Saving time change.

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Call-taker Kayla Ryan, who fielded the call about a store rejecting a shoe return, said that when someone calls 911 for general information the dispatcher cannot simply disconnect the call.

B次元官网网址淲e still have to confirm the person is safe before completing the call,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淐alling the police to complain about a storeB次元官网网址檚 return policy isnB次元官网网址檛 a reason to call 911.B次元官网网址�

While most use the emergency line responsibly, E-Comm corporate communications manager Jasmine Bradley said that those who donB次元官网网址檛 are tying up lines at centres which collectively handle 1.45 million calls each year.

B次元官网网址淐alls such as those on this yearB次元官网网址檚 headscratcher list waste valuable emergency resources that would otherwise be available to someone whoB次元官网网址檚 health, safety or property was in jeopardy or a crime was in progress,B次元官网网址� she said.

Here are E-CommB次元官网网址檚 top 10 reasons not to call 911 this year:

1. To complain a local fast food restaurant wasnB次元官网网址檛 open 24-hours-a-day, as advertised
2. To complain a store wonB次元官网网址檛 take shoes back without the original box
3. To complain that a gas station attendant put the wrong type of gas in their car
4. To report a rental company provided the wrong sized vehicle for a customerB次元官网网址檚 reservation
5. To report a restaurant wouldnB次元官网网址檛 redeem a customerB次元官网网址檚 coupon
6. To ask for help turning off their car lights
7. To report their vehicleB次元官网网址檚 windshield wipers had stopped working
8. To find out where their car had been towed
9. To report a lost jacket
10. To ask if the clocks move forward or back during the spring time change

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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