Allie K. Miller investigates Instinct's AI call: balloon costs $3.99, store clerk says caller sounded like a "slow old man"
alliekmiller · x · 2026-10-21
- Allie K. Miller personally called Michaels to verify the call Instinct Concierge made for her earlier: the balloon actually costs $3.99, not the $33.99 quoted.
- Staff confirmed receiving the call and said the caller sounded like a "slow old man," not like AI at all.
- She can't tell if Instinct used an AI voice imitating an older man or actually had a human make the call, and publicly asked @instinct and @noahrshinn to explain.
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