So I finally got a cell phone. I realized it was near impossible for anyone other than like 5 people to get in touch with me since I don’t really have a phone number or anything at work and there’s no guarantee I’m there. Plus, it’s nice to have that in a car in case of emergencies. Kip said, “So Garrison just got a cell phone today, and a few weeks ago realized he liked the Harry Potter books. In related news, the temperature in hell today reached a chilling 30 degrees Fahrenheit.” Anyway, I don’t feel too bad about the “purchase” since it really wasn’t a purchase. But it is a funny story:
So apparently, if you read the fine print the Cingular people freak out when you catch them trying to screw you over. On the fine print it says that the activation fee for a new line with a one year contract is $36; the activation fee for a new line with a two year contract is $18. So I saw this and questioned the guy when the paper said that my activation fee was going to be $36. At this point he kinda freaked out and was like, “do you go to NC State?” I was like, “yeah….sure I do” and then he was like, “well, I can wave that activation fee then…and give you a 10% discount…oh yeah, and you actually don’t have to pay for that phone either.” So I got walked in the store, got a cell phone plan, and left the store without paying anything at all. That’s totally sweet is what it is. Plus there’s a 50 dollar rebate on the phone that I got for free, so I’m gonna try and see if they’ll give me the rebate and end up paying me to get a cell phone plan with them.
Doughnut time!!
