So I called the Phone Company this morning. I wanted a simple change to add Call Screening to my account. I got a foreign speaking woman who told me that it would be better to change packages because I would get all of the features I wanted as well as unlimited local and long distance calls. She quoted me $31.00. Wow at that price I couldn’t pass it up.
So I waited as she processed the order. The order part was done and she came back to say she was incorrect the price was $59.00 per month. SAY WHAT! She wrapped up the call before I had a chance to get a word in edge wise.
So I called back. I wanted to know the price of the Call Screening Feature by it’s self. Seems that was a bit complicated and I got hung up on.
I called back and got someone else asked the same question. They went through a lot of rigmarole asking questions and restating what I had already said, so they could be sure they understood me. Huh, either you get it when I say it or you don’t. It’s pretty simple. Since I could see I was getting no where, I asked for a supervisor. Then I got hung up on again.
Now I’m about ready to kill and madder than a Honey Badger. So I called back and spoke with yet another person. Turns out the Call Screening Feature isn’t available in my area. So I had them cancel the order and went back to service as it was before I called.
Me and the phone company never have gotten along. I always call with simple requests but their employees can’t seem to fulfill them. I just don’t understand why.
What was really surprising to me is how quickly that order processed through. Just a couple years ago you could call and make changes to your account and they wouldn’t process through for a couple days. Today if you call by the time your done with the call the order has processed. Amazing how they were able to speed things up. Also they don’t charge those one time installation charges. I guess since VOIP has come into play they want to be sure not to loose any customers.
If it wasn’t for dependable service regardless of the weather, I would ditch my traditional landline phone and switch to a VOIP service. The other thing that is holding me hostage is our house alarm. It will work on VOIP but with my luck our house would either catch fire or be broken into when the VOIP service was down. The Fire Department and/or Police would never know and we would be left holding the bag. I know they make back up cellular connections but that is expensive and now isn’t the time for me to freely spend money.
My other upset of the day was at TGI Friday’s. I knew I had a bunch of reward points and haven’t used them in a while. So we ordered and got yummy food as well as great cold drinks. Then I go to pay and find out you can’t redeem your points in the store any longer. You have to go on-line and redeem them, wait for a coupon to be e-mailed to you and then bring that with you to the store before it expires. It’s all a gimmick, they are hoping that either you forget the coupon or you forget to use it by the expiration date and forfeit your points. I liked the old system better where you could redeem in the store, it was easier and much more convenient. Still it was a great meal.
The mail brought me the latest edition of the Under Gear dot Com Catalog. Who’s on the cover but none other than Mario Lopez modeling his new line of Underwear. Super HOT. I don’t care if he cheated on his wife he could do what ever he wanted to me, I’d be his prisoner for a day or longer! One thing that most of us gay men have in common is this catalog, no matter where we are living we are sure that it follows us. Even if you don’t order there are some good looking underwear models!
I finally got my bank statement and have been waiting patiently for it since I started using my debit card on a daily basis. I was seriously afraid that I might not balance. Sure enough I found an error. Turns out I forgot to log one of my Unemployment checks. So now I’m more money ahead. I’ve never come up with a negative balance and I have never bounced a check in my life. Those are traditions that I plan to uphold.
On the Job Hunt I found 3 jobs that I applied for on-line tonight. Typically Monday’s are a bust. I know that I’m so not qualified for one of them, but applying certainly can’t hurt anything.
So that’s a wrap for Monday. I’m off to surf the web and see what is new with the rest of the world. Talk with you peeps later!