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A caller who phoned 911 to complain that a nail salon wouldn’t change their nail colour is No. 1 on E-Comm’s top 10 nuisance calls list of 2017.

Christie Duncan, the 911 operator who fielded the call, says nuisance calls occur more often than you’d think and they tie-up 911 lines meant for emergencies.

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“Spending time on calls like these takes me away from being available to help someone who is a serious emergency situation,” Duncan said in a release. “And believe it or not, this isn’t the first time I’ve received a call about the colour of nail polish.”

Here is E-Comm’s 2017 list of top 10 reasons to not call 911:

1. Complaining a salon wouldn’t change nail polish colour

2. Car refusing to move forward at a gas station pump

3. To report food was inedible and restaurant refusing to provide refund

4. Complaining tenant moved without returning keys

5. Calling because someone parked in their parking spot