Hello Nice People,
Today has been a "Lazy" sort of day. In fact most of this week has been the "Lazy" sort. Have been tired most of the week. But I have to get my ducks in a row and get my ---- together and wake up and smell the coffee and whatever else will get me moving.
CELL PHONES I think I made a pretty good swap today. My cell phone plan allows for 4 or 5 phones, so there is me and hubby (thats him over there on the couch----------> . And I have daughter and son in law on my plan. We all have the basic phones, no cameras (cameras and phones? somehow they just don't seem to go together) No texting, no speakers, no bluetooth....just plain old phones. And I was quite proud that I did not yet fall prey for all that modern mish mashy stuff. Well SIL was the first of the four to break his phone. So since the plan is in my name, only I could go to Verizon to get him a new phone. I put it off for a week. Cuz I know that when I step into VerizonWorld, they will automaticaly up my contract for another 2 years. I think if you go in there just to use the bathroom, they will re-up your contract for another 2 years. So here I go, stubborn and stoic that they are NOT going to sell me one of those dern fancy, new fangled cell phones. And I told him right out, "I want to go the cheapest way possible." "OK" he said, "but we don't have these plain little jobbers anymore. But we do have this little silver one that is only a few dollars more and is perfect for a man." Hmmmm, that one over there sure is a pretty color. "Well, thats our new grape color." Now what would Shane want with a grape cell phone." That little plain silver one would be suitable for a man so I should go with that one. "Uhhh, what's the price on that grape one? It sure is pretty." "Well the grape one takes pictures, texts, has a clock, tells the day of the week, has an alarm, voicemail, email, feeds the dog and clips your toenails. It sure is pretty......but what would a man want with a grape cell phone?" Of course it would be perfect for ME!! salesman---> "Well, I could take your phone and put his phone number in it. Then take this cute little grape number and put your number in it and you would both be happy. I will even take all of your contact numbers out of your phone and put them into the new phone." Hmmmm, this salesman is just so accomodating and such a nice guy. SOLD, and I am now the owner of a pretty little purple telephone. Shane? Oh Shane!, he got a phone too. My old phone. And he is perfectly happy. And Verizon thinks they put one over on me HAH!!

What ever happened to the good old days when a phone was a phone? DB
ReplyDeleteI have Verizion too & every time I drive by the Verzion store I think to myself, "self..you should stop and look at the new phones." Then a still small voice screams...."NO, just keep driving." However, my present phone is a camera phone, and I can send & receive text messages. I think I've had it a little over 2 years. Way to go on the phone deal. You got the pretty new one. Linda in WA
ReplyDeleteI don't have a cell phone. I can barely operate my reg phone, I'd be totally lost trying to use a cell phone.
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Hugs,
Sugar
I do not have a cell phone, would have no use for one. To think we managed for all those years with just a phone in the house, personally I wish it was still that way because they reckon that is one reason why the bees are disappearing, they are being affected by the masts and signals. Oh, just to let you know that people have been telling me they did not get an alert for my last entry but I did do one if you wish to visit.
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Good for you getting a new phone. In July when the new iphone comes out, Im getting that one, and then my son is getting my razor. He has a plain ordinary cell right now and he wants to upgrade. Well, mama here gets first pick! LOL
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You bought right into that cell phone thing huh? Got everything on it just because it's purple. Yes, he got one over on you...LOL. Of course, you turned around and got one over on Shane too.
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thank you so much for the comment in my journal. I love the picture of the dog. LOL. I have added you to my alerts now. Your a bus driver, I work as a lunch lady at the high school. Thanks again for the cocmment. Marla
ReplyDeleteHello to you nice lady, the owner of a grape phone. Hope you enjoy it. That dog sure has some looong legs. lol Paula
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