cymbidia
unrepentant pervert
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So, my cell phone died.
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=65973
I went out and looked at new cell phones, then called AT&T, my wireless providers, and asked them about getting a discount on a replacement. I've been a customer for more than 7 years and the cell phone store person (really it one of those kiosks in the mall, not a store in the classic sense at all) told me they would discount my new phone due to my illustrious record of paying my bills to them on time.
AT&T said that they would *give* me a phone like my old one for free or they would discount the new one i wanted ($99.99) by $50. I chose the $50 discount on the price of that cool new, small, light new phone.
The next day i went back to the kiosk and told them about it. They checked to verify my story, of course, and then did all the fiddling around with my new phone to give it the same phone number as my old phone. They asked me for a check for $107.
"This is supposed to be $50 off!" i protested.
They slipped me a rebate form, all filled out, for another $50.
"Yeh," they agreed, "but you have to pay for it upfront and then you get the AT&T $50 off your bill plus another $50 comes back to you as a manufacturers rebate."
So i wrote them the check and sent my mfg's rebate in this morning.
The big girl's eyes lit up when i told her the story. She thinks her phone (the same model as my old one) is too big and heavy, and that it, too, might accidentally break. I warned her against such tactics.
I don't know how long this rebate thing is running but i know i just got a really great new cell phone for $7. If you've had an account (in good standing) with AT&T for more than a year, they should be do this for you, too, if your phone ceases to function.
Thank you most sincerely to all those on the original thread for your suggestions that i check into whether my phone provider would discount a new phone for me. I wouldn't have thought to do that and am grateful for your sharing of your knowledge and experience in the matter.
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=65973
I went out and looked at new cell phones, then called AT&T, my wireless providers, and asked them about getting a discount on a replacement. I've been a customer for more than 7 years and the cell phone store person (really it one of those kiosks in the mall, not a store in the classic sense at all) told me they would discount my new phone due to my illustrious record of paying my bills to them on time.
AT&T said that they would *give* me a phone like my old one for free or they would discount the new one i wanted ($99.99) by $50. I chose the $50 discount on the price of that cool new, small, light new phone.
The next day i went back to the kiosk and told them about it. They checked to verify my story, of course, and then did all the fiddling around with my new phone to give it the same phone number as my old phone. They asked me for a check for $107.
"This is supposed to be $50 off!" i protested.
They slipped me a rebate form, all filled out, for another $50.
"Yeh," they agreed, "but you have to pay for it upfront and then you get the AT&T $50 off your bill plus another $50 comes back to you as a manufacturers rebate."
So i wrote them the check and sent my mfg's rebate in this morning.
The big girl's eyes lit up when i told her the story. She thinks her phone (the same model as my old one) is too big and heavy, and that it, too, might accidentally break. I warned her against such tactics.
I don't know how long this rebate thing is running but i know i just got a really great new cell phone for $7. If you've had an account (in good standing) with AT&T for more than a year, they should be do this for you, too, if your phone ceases to function.
Thank you most sincerely to all those on the original thread for your suggestions that i check into whether my phone provider would discount a new phone for me. I wouldn't have thought to do that and am grateful for your sharing of your knowledge and experience in the matter.
