Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th September 2013

Dilbert//8933, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 29th September 2013

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internet & world wide web sales personnel deluxe edition store online shopping unnecessary warranty extenstion digital receipt

Official transcript

Dilbert: Okay, you talked me into buying the deluxe edition. Salesman: We don't have that one in stock, but I could call around to our other stores. Dilbert: Technically, that means this is not actually a store. You're more like online shopping, but with a terrible user interface. Watch me buy that same item with my phone while you stand there being obsolete. And... done. Salesman: Did they try to sell you an unnecessary warranty extension? Dilbert: No. Salesman: Yes! I still have a purpose! Dilbert: Here's my digital receipt.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OKAY, YOU TALKED ME INTO BUYING THE DELUXE EDITION.

SALE 10% OFF WE DON'T HAVE THAT ONE IN STOCK, BUT I COULD CALL AROUND TO OUR OTHER STORES.

TECHNICALLY, THAT MEANS THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A STORE.

SALE 10% OFF YOU'RE MORE LIKE ONLINE SHOPPING BUT WITH A TERRIBLE USER INTERFACE.

WATCH ME BUY THAT SAME ITEM WITH MY PHONE WHILE YOU STAND THERE BEING OBSOLETE.

SALE 10% OFF AND ... DONE.

DID THEY TRY TO SELL YOU AN UNNECESSARY WARRANTY EXTENSION?

YES! I STILL HAVE A PURPOSE!

HERE'S MY DIGITAL RECEIPT.

SALE 10% OFF

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The End of an Era"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in Dilbert, depicts a conversation between Dilbert and a sales representative at an electronics store. The representative is enthusiastic about the new deluxe edition of a product, but Dilbert is unimpressed, having already purchased the same item with his phone while standing there. The representative attempts to sell him an unnecessary warranty extension, which Dilbert rejects. In the end, Dilbert is left feeling frustrated with the salesperson's pushy tactics and the lack of innovation in the product. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of modern consumerism and the challenges of dealing with pushy salespeople.

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