So I am going through my mail (real mail, not email) and I got one of those things from a charity that has a nickel in it and on the outside it says “The enclosed nickel can help provide life-saving assistance”. So I guess I have to mail that nickel back to them to help out. The instructions aren’t really clear.
Seems like a poorly thought out fund raiser. They are basically saying, “All we really need from you is this nickel we just sent you.” I’m thinking they can stop mailing out the nickels which would save them the postage price, plus they would still have their nickel, because let’s face, I’m pretty sure not all of the nickels they mail out get returned to them. They should just keep them. So instead of running the risk of losing a total of 46 cents on each transaction, they would be making 5 cents on each transaction, and in time, I think they would be somewhat profitable.
Man, I could turn that whole organization around in a matter of years. And I didn’t even go to business school.
I think what Michael Phelps did winning all of those gold medals was great and all, and I actually watched several of the races, but am I the only one who wishes he would pull up his pants a little? I mean seriously, PULL UP YOUR PANTS!!!!!!! I could have enjoyed the events more if you would just PULL UP YOUR PANTS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!
So I called the phone company and said, “Hey, I would like that basic package that you have advertised as costing $7.95 to $17.00 depending on where you live.”
The customer service representative I was talking to said, “Sure. It will cost $19. 32 a month.”
I said, “But your…..”
Than she said, “SHUT UP!!!!!! It’s $19.32 per month and there’s nothing you can do about it, punk! And that doesn’t include taxes and the other crap we decide we want to charge you for.”
“S-s-so,” I asked meekly, “what does the total come to with all of those taxes and stuff?”
“You’ll be lucky if it’s less than $27. Goodbye.”
So, it looks like today was totally productive. I will be saving roughly $20 each month on my phone bill as long as I don’t use my phone in any way.
I am checking my email this morning when I notice the bill for my home phone has arrived. $48.18!!! For what? Nothing, that is what. I have basic service, no features whatsoever, and have to pay extra for long distance. I am getting so screwed on this. And it’s not like this was a month were I made a lot of long distance calls or something. This is the normal amount with no long distance calls whatsoever, which by the way the whole long distance call thing is seriously antiquated and stupid. It’s like the old roaming charges on a cell phone. Who even does that anymore?
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