life together (a friends & family update blog)
Given that there are 132 short shopping days until Christmas, I’m sure you’re all eager to hear the great shopping tip I received today (courtesy of a neon sign in a shop window). Well, here ’tis:
“For the person who has everything, say it with concrete”
Inside the store displaying this sentiment was a wide variety of statues, lawn ornaments, and other lovely concrete paraphernalia to aid your expression of love to those around you.
There you have it folks.
Me: “Hi, I recently got married. My wife and I are both customers of 21st Insurance, and we’d like to combine our accounts…”
Call center lady (Paraphrase): Sure! Here, let me apply her teacher discount to you and your car as well, then give you a multi-car discount, change her last name [with no paperwork!], and you’re all set!
……
Me: “Hi, I recently got married. My wife and I are both Worldvision sponsers, and we’d like to combine our accounts…”
Call center lady (Paraphrase:) Um, I’m sorry, we can’t actually do that. Would you like us to give you a call when we upgrade our computer systems and can?”
Me: “Uh, sure. Can we at least stop getting duplicate magazines?”
Call center lady: Oh… okay, that we can do.
I can live with that.
