UK woman calls police over eyebrow appointment gone wrong

You could make the joke that an eyebrow appointment gone wrong constitutes a “crime” - but one unhappy customer in the UK took that line of thinking a little too literally.
 
Greater Manchester Police has shared a recording of the emergency call the disgruntled woman made after having her brows tinted and plucked.
 
“Hi there, I need to report a crime, please,” her call begins.

"I've gone and had my eyebrows done yesterday,” the woman continues.
 
“I've gone there, basically, she's hurt me and she’s done my eyebrows without a skin patch test."

At this point the operator cuts the caller off to inform her that, in fact, this is a complaint for Trading Standards - the UK’s consumer rights body - rather than the police.

Clearly displeased with the response, the woman shoots back, "If you ain't gonna deal with it, I'll deal with it.”

Posting the clip on Twitter, Greater Manchester Police issued a firm reminder to locals not to waste resources by calling 999 for non-serious matters like these.
 
“This wasn't an emergency and took valuable time away from someone who needed our help,” they wrote.
 
“We're seeing high levels of calls at the moment - think before you dial and don't be like this person.”

However, emergency services in Australia have seen their fair share of ridiculous, resource-wasting calls.
 
Earlier this year, Queensland Police revealed 89.4 per cent of the 612,250 triple zero calls the service received last year were not “genuine emergencies”.

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They also shared some jaw-dropping examples of calls they had fielded.
 
One person rang to ask what day it was because they’d “just woken up”, while another attempted to report a fellow passenger playing loud music near her on the train.

There had also been 000 calls seeking help with ordering a taxi and ordering pizza.

“I just wanted to know, what time does Blue Heelers start?” the fan asked.
 
In case anyone needs a reminder, the Australian Government’s Triple Zero website explains the situations in which the emergency number should, and shouldn’t, be used.