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ksmithI am now the bemused owner of a black Razr, complete with camera and video and likely more things than I'll ever use. But I got a nice rebate and a Bluetooth headset, and was able to stick with a pay-as-i-go plan and keep my old number.
There was one PITA moment. I found the price break/rebate on the phone during an online search of the Cingular site. When I got to the store, I asked if they would give me that price. Not, they told me, unless I brought in the printout of the deal THAT WAS BEING OFFERED BY THEIR VERY OWN COMPANY ON THEIR VERY OWN WEBPAGE. Even the clerks admitted that it was a pain, but there you go. Luckily, I live only a few minutes from the store, so I went home, printed out the deal pages for BOTH COLORS I LIKED, then went back to the store. The clerk then phoned her manager for permission to give me the lower price. The upshot was that I didn't get the exact price break, but a lower price combined with a rebate that equals the lower online price. The clerk told me that I was right to bring in the price pages for both of the colors I was interested in, because sometimes management did get that picky. She smoothed things over a bit by giving me price breaks on the accessories. She also filled out all the rebate forms for me and will mail them from the store, which is another service they provide and, I think, pretty nice.
Came home with new phone. Ate lunch, then let loose the hounds and worked outside for a few hours. I hadn't intended to mow the lawn one last time, but I wanted to see if Ferdie (the Toro mower) would pick up the pine needles that littered the front yard. Well, he only picked up about half the needles, so I raked the rest. I was going to jog tonight, but my back, legs, butt, and shoulders are telling me that I really don't have to.
There was one PITA moment. I found the price break/rebate on the phone during an online search of the Cingular site. When I got to the store, I asked if they would give me that price. Not, they told me, unless I brought in the printout of the deal THAT WAS BEING OFFERED BY THEIR VERY OWN COMPANY ON THEIR VERY OWN WEBPAGE. Even the clerks admitted that it was a pain, but there you go. Luckily, I live only a few minutes from the store, so I went home, printed out the deal pages for BOTH COLORS I LIKED, then went back to the store. The clerk then phoned her manager for permission to give me the lower price. The upshot was that I didn't get the exact price break, but a lower price combined with a rebate that equals the lower online price. The clerk told me that I was right to bring in the price pages for both of the colors I was interested in, because sometimes management did get that picky. She smoothed things over a bit by giving me price breaks on the accessories. She also filled out all the rebate forms for me and will mail them from the store, which is another service they provide and, I think, pretty nice.
Came home with new phone. Ate lunch, then let loose the hounds and worked outside for a few hours. I hadn't intended to mow the lawn one last time, but I wanted to see if Ferdie (the Toro mower) would pick up the pine needles that littered the front yard. Well, he only picked up about half the needles, so I raked the rest. I was going to jog tonight, but my back, legs, butt, and shoulders are telling me that I really don't have to.
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Date: 2006-11-19 03:03 am (UTC)