Is it me? Or is this messed up?
I subscribe to the Boston Globe Thurs-Sun. I would love to get it every day, but really don't have the time to read it. Well, perhaps if I got off the computer a bit more I'd have time, but I digress.
I was getting a special 12 week deal where I was paying $2.50 per week. So the Globe just called me and told me that my 12 weeks are up. But they have good news! They can offer me all 7 days for just $2.88 per week.
I said that I simply don't have time for 7 days of delivery, so I'd like that rate for my 4 days of delivery.
Well, that's not possible. If I'd like to keep my 4 days, I need to pay $6.00 per week instead of the $2.88 for 7 days.
Does this make sense? So I cancelled my subscription. I'm sure I'll get a call tomorrow offering me an even better deal than I had before, but this is just plain silly. Right?
-b
I was getting a special 12 week deal where I was paying $2.50 per week. So the Globe just called me and told me that my 12 weeks are up. But they have good news! They can offer me all 7 days for just $2.88 per week.
I said that I simply don't have time for 7 days of delivery, so I'd like that rate for my 4 days of delivery.
Well, that's not possible. If I'd like to keep my 4 days, I need to pay $6.00 per week instead of the $2.88 for 7 days.
Does this make sense? So I cancelled my subscription. I'm sure I'll get a call tomorrow offering me an even better deal than I had before, but this is just plain silly. Right?
-b
8 comments:
I hate that stuff! I never have time to read the paper, it just keeps stacking up. I always check the headlines online now. So much easier. :)
You should do what I do. Just keep saying it's unacceptable and ask to speak to a manager. I've gotten lots of free things that way... :o)
Over the summer, I tried the 7 days a week subscription from the Globe and ended up recycling them...most of them. I gave up. There is so much access to info on the web. It's about them getting the newspapers out there that's why they want you to take it for 7 days. And they'll keep calling to offer it to you here and there...so don't worry.
We just do the Sunday paper...it's less pressure and I now enjoy getting it.
that just happened to me at CVS. I had a coupon for 86 pictures for $12 (or something like that) but I only got 82 developed. They wanted to charge me $20 for 82 pictures. I could only use the coupon if I got 86 pictures developed. They absolutely refused to charge me the lesser amount for fewer pictures. So then I had to wait 20 minutes while they developed 4 more pictures for me that I didn't even want so I could save the $8.
Ah, the insanity!!
And Melanie, I did speak to the manager. To no avail. And they know me in CVS, since it's right across the street. Every cashier there knows my son's name. They probably feel sorry for him for having a raving lunatic for a mother! And another one for an aunt! (kidding)
CVS has strange policies... I had an odd experience there the other day. I actually made 7$ returning something. I bought something with a 7$ coupon returned it, and they gave me the full price.
The cashier was aware and had called the manager over to explain. The manager said give me the full price back. I even told him he was wrong, but he said to give me the full price. I took the money.
So B- take the deal and recycle the ones you don' t want...just throw them straight into the bin... is my suggestion. They aren't going to cave in. And it's not you at all...It's the screw up world we live in. I have a similar Sprint story. I'll share with you later.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is insane like that too. They send me an annual bill for $241 every year so I let my subscription expire. Then they'll call me a couple of weeks later and offer me the same thing for $65. I think maybe the people who call me never pay attention to the fact that I receive it by mail. Whatever, dude, I'll take the $176 savings.
But actually, B, you have plenty of time to read the paper every day. Your kids are asleep by 5:30-6 every night!
For those of you who have been challenging me, I now have a blog!
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