Today I bought a new Blackberry Pearl to replace my Katana. I say I bought it.. actually it was my dad who spent an hour on the phone with AT&T trying to reactivate one of the lines on his plan, and add a fourth line, and buy two new phones all in one call. You’d think that a company as essential to American life as a phone company would be able to accommodate its customers with ease.. like perhaps offering the same price for a phone whether it’s bought online, over the phone, or in a store. But no, the consumer must research all their options and talk to at least 6 different people in order to get done what they need done. But then really, what did I expect? It’s a corporation, out for our money and not for our happiness. And it’s not as if you could just tell a salesperson “Take care of it for me, would you?” because you know they’re looking to fill their pockets with their share of commission, not look out for your best interest. At the end of the day though, I got nice, new Blackberry (thank you dad) for my birthday. I hope it doesn’t turn out to be one of those unnecessary luxuries (ahem, iPhone) with all kinds of extras that I don’t need. But my dad has a Curve and loves it, so we’ll see. Now I just have to cancel my Sprint plan.. which normally would be a pain in the backside, but my particular circumstances allow me to cancel without paying, thank God.
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