Alexander Graham Bell. The man who started this mess.
My wife did a little shopping around, and found a flip phone for $20 at Walmart, that supports AT&T. She then took that phone to our local AT&T mobile phone service store and paid them $10 to add 40 minutes of call time. Now all she has to do is keep buying at least 40 minutes a month from AT&T, at 25 cents a minute, to keep her minutes and service. All her unused minutes will roll over, each month.
Who knows, there could be better deals out there, but this seems good enough for our purpose, which is just to have a cell phone for emergency needs.
Thanks for all the great suggestions you guys gave us Friday. If we didn’t follow your particular suggestion, it at least helped point us in a general direction that was useful, because most of the suggestions involved doing something similar to what my wife finally did.
As a side-note, and to give credit where it’s due, my wife took the $20 Tracfone card that didn’t work for us, back to Walmart. She asked for a refund. They refused. They said they don’t give refunds for that card. My wife insisted and spoke with a manager.
She said, “If I stole $20 from this store, you’d have me arrested, wouldn’t you?”
Manager: “Yep.”
Wife: “Well you guys just stole $20 from me, by selling me this useless card. Isn’t stealing from customers illegal?”
The manager finally relented. He took a 20-dollar-bill from petty cash and gave it to her, in return for the card.
Thanks Walmart, for seeing the light and finally coming through.
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Sounds like a good plan for her . . . glad she got Wal*Mart to refund the $20.
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Thanks. She’s glad too. She finally has a phone she feels comfortable with.
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I’m glad you were able to resolve this. I was sharpening my pitchfork.
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Thanks. But that would have been fun to see your pitchfork in action.
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Glad it went well. I just got back from AT&T with my mother-in-law and her new flip phone. She too was quite happy.
But we didn’t get an extra $20! Smart woman, your wife.
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Good for your ma-in-law.
My wife is a very bold bargainer. Much bolder than me. I sometimes feel embarrassed when I go shopping with her.
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I should also give you credit for suggesting AT&T. I think my wife has gone with the same plan your mother-in-law is using.
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Oh no! I’m paying for your wife too? No wonder my plan is so expensive!
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We chose the plan because we heard that you are very generous and kind.
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I like your wife’s persistence and spirit of fairness. Glad she got her money back, glad you found an easy-to-use plan that fits your needs. 🙂
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Thanks. She surprises me sometimes with the way she sticks up for herself. I’m not sure if I should feel proud or scared.
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Way to go to your wife!! Sounds like what I’d do! Glad you found something that will serve the purpose and doesn’t require a long coil cord..
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Thanks, Gibber. My wife is a kung fu fighter in any store. She drives a hard bargain, and doesn’t stand for being ripped off.
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I’m like that too. lol
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