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An expensive start to a short vacation. Sigh.

August 14th, 2015 at 05:13 pm

So last night when NE usually leaves to go to the grocery store after being here, I asked him if I could come along since I didn't have to be up at a certain time. He was happy to oblige. Smile

While walking through the second store, he was like, we haven't made dinner together for awhile. So .. we then bought $17 worth of ingredients for his Tater Tot Casserole. (Tater Tots and veggie burger alone was nearly $9.) (We are splitting the cost.)

It was an enjoyable evening all together, even with deciding to make an expensive dish. (which I will probably save my leftover half and freeze for lunches.)

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Phone ... Sigh.

I got my phone unlocked from ATT as of yesterday afternoon. I started the activation process last night - but before I could do that I had to update my operating system, back up my phone, switch out SIM cards, and then restore from my backup.

Long process.

All to find out that as a GSM device on Ting, I have to use T-Mobile's network here. Coverage in my apartment is practically non-existent.

So... another long story a bit shorter .. I ended up purchasing a refurbished 5S from Ting for a total of $323. It should be here by Monday or possibly Tuesday.

This SO is not in my budget, but I have to have a phone. I could have gone with a 4S for $100 less, but I decided it wasn't worth it since the 5S should be good / last longer (i.e. support iOS updates) than the 4S. (As long as I don't pay another stupid tax by losing my phone yet again.)

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I SO need this 4 day break from work. So needed it.

I'm going to catch up on journals and then make myself get off my duff and start on my Kon Mari my closet and dresser project! If I get that done today, I'm rewarding myself with a matinee showing of Mission Impossible on Sunday. Smile

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Oh, I do want to give props to Ting's customer service. I emailed them Wednesday night telling them that I thought it was pretty bad not responding to a help email for 4 days (sent the email on Saturday.)

I got a response Thursday morning apologizing and giving me a $25 credit for my trouble.

Posted in General, Financial, Accountability, Budget | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “An expensive start to a short vacation. Sigh.”

  1. VS_ozgirl Says:
    August 14th, 2015 at 11:02 pm 1439589742
    1439589742

    Nice that they gave you a credit for the trouble caused.. Don't be too hard on yourself, everyone does silly things occasionally.. Good luck with the closet and dresser project!

  2. My English Castle Says:
    August 15th, 2015 at 01:26 am 1439598381
    1439598381

    ouch. Good luck on the kon mari!

  3. MonkeyMama Says:
    August 15th, 2015 at 10:01 pm 1439672502
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    I am surprised the only gave you $25. Their customer service has always been exceptional and is why I recommend so much. But I am guessing that they are experiencing growing pains. That is the polar opposite of good service. Yeesh!

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    August 15th, 2015 at 10:10 pm 1439673053
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    MonkeyMama - I know. In my CS rating note I praised the response of Nicole (the CSR) but also added that they might want to change their advertising of "No hold time" to what reality seems to be now ... Because it is uber frustrating to be on hold for 45+ minutes and have that whole spiel about how they know they're breaking their promise, but yada yada yada ... then get hung up on because it's now the end of business hours! That was why I sent the email in the first place - and then no response for 4 days?! Yeah, $25 was small compensation for how unhappy I was with that.

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