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Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :

I have beaten the monstrous, unholy dragon that is Cox Communications.

I will be getting high-speed Internet soon, and I will not be paying them their damn $4.

You see, I'd tried to sign up for new high speed service in January. And they sent me...a piece of cable, but no modem. When I called them about this, they told me that I couldn't have service until I paid my account balance, which was apparently four dollars. Keep in mind that I had not had any service from them for over a year. I asked them if I could pay by phone, and they said no. I asked if I could write a check, and they said no. I asked if they could add it to my bill, and they said no. Well, good.

I guess they finally figured out that it wasn't worth losing my monthly high-speed Internet money just so they could get four dollars that they wouldn't let me pay them anyway.

I am the winner.

What have you won today?

-pH

Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :

I got ten dollars and expedited shipping from Amazon.com. Go me.

Posted by Jet (Member # 9475) on :

I worked for one hour and got paid 25 dollars for the job. Go me.

Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :

I won four years ago and I'm still in the victory screen making a pose while my experience is tallied.

I might even level!

Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :

That's interesting. Did they expect you to bring the $4 to their CEO in person, crawling the entire way on your knees?

Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :

School is out today! [Big Grin]

Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :

I got a $200 dinner complete with bottle of wine, appetizer, steak, fish, salad, and dessert (not in that order) for FREE! It was a mystery shop and even if I had been paying full price, it was a great evening. The waiter was FANTASTIC!

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

My cable company hooked up my cable last year, and has never billed me. Go me!

Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :

My boss called in sick and I'm going on vacation all next week! Rock!

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

I just got a full time job paying me $10 an hour (in a college town) working literally whenever I want how ever long I want, and because of the slowness of my superiors I literally do nothing all day and get paid to do it. GO ME!

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

Yesterday I called Dell to RMA something and the guy kept putting me on hold... He tried walking me through a stupid script to diagnose the problem but "I'm sorry, the troubling equpiment has already been removed from the machine because I had to get it back into production immediately. I just want you to send me the replacement parts so I can ship you the broken ones back."

And he put me on hold again.

"What colour is the light on the power button," he asked.
"The parts are already out of the machine"

Hold...

"What happens when"
"I already replaced the parts."

Hold...

"Look, I'm almost out of time. Just send me the replacement parts"
"Ok give me a second"

Hold...

Cell phone goes off. I'm out of time.

**HANG UP**

...

This morning I got in and the replacement parts were sitting on my desk. Less than 18 hours from my call.

Victory!

Pix

Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lissande:
That's interesting. Did they expect you to bring the $4 to their CEO in person, crawling the entire way on your knees?

Maybe I should've burned it as a sacrifice to the Great and Vengeful God of Cable.

-pH

Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :

I weaseled out of having to go to graduation at the high school. [Smile]

Posted by Ginol_Enam (Member # 7070) on :

I didn't have to weasel to get out of having to go to graduation. I just said I wasn't going...

Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :

THEY TURNED OFF MY CABLE TV.

Oh, Cox, you wily beast. I see. I see how this game is to be played.

I guess I'll just have to go buy a bunch more television shows on DVD.

-pH

Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :

quote:
Originally posted by pH:
THEY TURNED OFF MY CABLE TV.

Oh, Cox, you wily beast. I see. I see how this game is to be played.

I guess I'll just have to go buy a bunch more television shows on DVD.

-pH

I hear the Tick is coming out.

Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :

quote:
Maybe I should've burned it as a sacrifice to the Great and Vengeful God of Cable.

I'm surprised you didn't realize at once that they were just waiting for you to suggest that.