Sprint Haters: I Am Not One

I heard a report recently that Sprint was one of the most-detested cell phone companies. That's why many people were waiting until the now-exclusive Palm Pre opens on other cell networks next year.

I have been with Sprint for many, many years as my cellphone provider. I've kept each of my phones well past their "hipness" dates and recently upgraded to a top-of-the-line touch phone.

It opened a whole new world to me with music, web and much more. The downside is that it is too easy to accidentally buy things. I've done it twice. I fessed up to my mistake to Sprint, but never actually requested a refund. I was merely asking about ways to make purchases harder. The CSR didn't offer me a solution, other than to be more careful, but he also gave me a complete refund of the charges.

I usually avoid calling big companies, since most of them are ignorant and hold times are so long. I found Sprint is wonderful via email and okay by phone. I do recommend using the email option if you're not in a hurry.

I like to slam companies when they don't care about their customers, but I'd also like to give a nod when a company does care. Thanks Sprint!

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I'm Not Impressed with the Tucson Citizen

I know it has only been a few days, but I must say the new Tucson Citizen online version is just a waste of bandwidth.

Some of the early topics on this new "editorial" and "opinion" site include poems, forwarded emails about dog and cat diaries, sad stories about how the the paper used to be, people who liked the paper, people who hated the paper, but no actual substance of any kind.

Only two employees remain, so I know it's hard to function.

I really do wish the Tucson Citizen the best of luck, but if it continues, please re-brand it and leave some sort of legacy to the newspaper, whether people like that legacy or not.

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Tacky or Not?

So, a co-worker (not mine) invites us to a party to renew her vows after ONE year of marriage. The invitation says "in lieu of gifts, we request a monetary donation to go toward a delayed honeymoon." Tacky or not? If it helps, we were never invited to the wedding.

Please comment!

Back to Updating

Okay, I've said that before, but there are so many additional options these days and work is forcing me to expand social media. I absolutely despise MySpace and Facebook and will not take part. I've just been nudged into Twitter and I can honestly say it's kinda nice. See the box to the right of this post and follow me.

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