The Ol’ Luck Strikes Again

As a little Happy Birthday to me, I figured it was time to get a new cell phone. I’ve had a Nokia 3360 for almost three years now and it was past time to get rid of that sucker. Besides, in the land of cell phones, it was approaching the status of Zack Morris’ cell phone from Saved by the Bell.

For those of you who don’t really follow the workings of the cell phone industry, here’s a little heads up. When I first moved to Tallahassee, I had to switch from Alltel to US Cellular because of coverage reasons. Then AT&T decided to buyout US Cellular which was then bought out by Cingular. Somewhere during all those transitions, my contract expired. So I figured that since I was eligible for a new contact that meant a new phone.

I did a little research, asked around, and decided that I wanted a flip phone. Being the uber techno nerd that I am, it needed to have a camera and internet access. I checked out Cingular’s website to see what phones they offered. As it turned out, they had a special on the phone I wanted: renew your contract and get a free phone. Sweetness. However, there was a lot of online paperwork to fill out and I didn’t feel like waiting on shipping. So I ran by one of the umpteen million stores we have in Tallahassee. Once there I discovered that deals online didn’t apply to in-store purchases…which equated to $99.99 for the phone. HA! Umm…yeah…so I got it online.

Once I finally got my hands on my new phone, I had to call and get it activated. It was supposed (key word) to be a nice little automated process…but that never happens. I ended up having to call Customer Service to see why I couldn’t activate my phone. Needless to say, I got a real winner. The whole time I’m talking to her, she’s breathing kinda heavy. At first I was wondering if I dialed the right number. So then she starts to look at my account. I can hear her mumbling everything she’s doing, “Back…click here…go here…(typing)…ok…ummm…drop this down…select this…” Then she goes, “Arrrrrrrrr….ahhhhhhh…..” “What?! Is something wrong with my account?” “No, my foot is asleep.” To make a long rambling story short, for some strange reason the activation date for my phone was 6/22/05. She then tells me that she will have to talk to her manager and call me back.

Thirty minutes later…nothing. So I call CS back and talk to a completely different person. I explain to her what was going on and she’s like, “Hmmm…it doesn’t seem like anyone has been looking at your account. But, no problem! I can activate your phone for you.” Then I ask her, “I got a complete idiot last time didn’t I?” Her response: “Yes.”

Starling luck strikes again.

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Today’s shameless shoutout goes out to the person that left me warm pancakes and cold juice on my doorstep when I left home at 6:30 this morning. At first I didn’t recognize the belated birthday handwriting. But then I realized that you are one of the few people in the world that knows I like that kind of syrup. Mucho thanks!!! They were Bruce Almighty “good!!”
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