Another day in the life of a slave continued 2-8-09 - Eric Nolan's Blog

I know this is going to sound like a petty, cheesy and useless rant but I feel though I need to vent. I like seemingly everyone else in the world have been sucked into the world of instant communications i.e, cell phones. I see the need for this overblown technology, however I am not one for in my opinion all of the useless extras like text messages, games and you tube on my phone. I use it just like it was intended A PHONE. Though sadly I understand progress and the capitalistic need to exploit and squeeze every penny out of everything. That being said I found myself being in need of something more economical then my prepaid was offering, so a good friend of mine gave me a phone that she no longer used since she upgraded. <br><br>Delighted by her generosity I took it to the nearest store to activate it. The rep was very helpful and told me that he could indeed activate it but that since the phone was web capable I would have to get a plan with web access. Not particularly thrilled with the idea, I thought no big deal the phone was free to me so that was fine, so the rep told me of a brand new wonderful plan that fit the bill budget wise so I agreed. However since the plan was so new he didn't have all of the info necessary to activate it at that time and asked if I could return tomorrow to complete the transaction, ok no problem I said. Well as requested I went back today to finish where we had left off and was informed that he could not locate any additional information on this new rate plan he offered the previous day, and proceeded to offer other plans that were considerably higher.<br><br>Not unfamiliar with the old bait and switch maneuver I began an intensive interrogation of this rep and his boss that made them squirm. I have to admit it was quite gratifying to watch those two fidget and stammer under scrutiny when asked why in the hell they would offer a plan to a potential customer when they were not able to deliver ? neither was able to offer an answer beyond gibberish and double talk. Waving a wad of cash under both of their noses I explained to them why it was walking out the door and that I would send their regards to the store down the road along with a new customer and fistful of cash. As I was leaving I could hear the boss explaining to his soon to be ex employee what dumb M*****F***** he was for offering stuff he could not deliver. It is stories like this that speak volumes about our economy, piss poor training, lieing to people, and absolutely no clue of common sense. As petty and materialistic as this rant is I thought it was relevant for the current times. See you later with more useless crapola from a slave&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>

Eric Nolan Date: 2/9/2009 7:21:00 PM Vince I am sorry to hear how you got bent over and screwed by AT&T I had considered them as potential carrier and heard from friends to steer clear. You just confirmed my decision. I myself would have most likely gone nuclear in the store after being informed of a $40 restocking fee, I find it absolutely bizarre that you have to absorb the cost of their mistake and if I were you I would launch a campaign of being the biggest pain in the ass in that store till I got that $40 back. It's the point of the matter and I don't back down to anyone if I know I am right, just my to cents pal. I'm just an idiot that way and if you have the time and one man protest complete with a sign is always fun if you have the time and determination. I have done it before complete with a portable BBQ and my ipod and wouldn't you know it I got my way before the burgers were done LOL !!! Good luck. Login to Reply

Vince Suzadail Jr. Date: 2/9/2009 9:23:00 AM I got sold a pair of blackberries by AT&T along with the internet and all the other bull that you had to take with the purchase. When I got it home, I had no phone reception at all. She promised me I would have reception if I took the blackberries. BULL$H*T. They did take them back and allowed me to extend my current plan but charged me $40.00 for restocking the blackberries even though thety lied about the reception. Guess which company I won't have in 2 years. Who knows, the way the economy is going, calling Washington could be an international call in two years. At least our president won't have a difficult time being popular, following the walking disaster that we had for eight years. Keep bitching!! We need more bitchers. Vince Login to Reply

Eric Nolan Date: 2/8/2009 1:38:00 PM Ah how I love stoking the fires of strong opinion, your both right, it does speak volumes of the state of the economy and the attitudes of capitalism at its finest. It matters not to me what you represent, liberal, left wing, right wing, I could care less when it comes right down to it unless the crew gets it together and makes things right. Being anything will mean absolutely nothing, thank you both for your input I find it fascinating to know that people do still care. Good day ladies Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 2/8/2009 12:07:00 PM Ok so we no longer get good service almost anywhere, BUT, to give the devil his do...how do you exspect anyone to be trained, care about the training, care wether or not you care, WHEN; they don't make a living wage? We are getting just what THEY get paid for not much. Government still allows for wait staff to get LESS than minimum wage as well as agricultural laborers; piece work? Hundreds of thousands of folks have no paid sick days? No health insurance, their children are raised with substandard education in most cities. Why would the folks who are the product of this mess NOT want to sc**w folks with money? Bleeding Heart Liberal and Proud of it. Login to Reply

Danielle White Date: 2/8/2009 11:53:00 AM Just because a phone is Web-capable, doesn't mean you have to use it or pay for it. Thank GOD you didn't let those thieves rip you off! ***Danielle*** Login to Reply