Thursday, October 26, 2017

Day off from boating due to it being a bit too breezy...consumer affairs issues though

This afternoon Hubby with Gus our loyal four-footed canine companion brought in the mail.
For some strange reason unbeknownst by me I still order yearly four magazines, paper things, to be sent to us at home, where else? Maybe because they only cost $40 for all four for a year's subscription.

Any-who, I had been receiving for the last few years This Old House, actually decades longer for that one, but years for Better Homes and Gardens, Coastal Living and Southern Living that are all based out of Tampa Florida, only 100 miles up the road.

Well, for the last two months along with our regular mail we had been receiving our subscriptions all paid for by August yearly of only three of the four paid for, Coastal Living, Better Homes and Gardens and This Old House, but no Southern living????
Where oh where was my Southern Living Mag?

So I called their number, and unbeknownst to me or anyone else including the United States Post Office they said that they received notice that our address was unable to receive mail!
WHAT?
I told them that IS NOT TRUE!

Then I thought perhaps due to Hurricane Irma they were confused on our locale being hit?

Nope, the post office did not send them that, and they knew we were not hit, we checked.
Anyway, why would only one piece of mail be delayed by such poppycock lies!

Excuses, and as of today they appeared to not believe my phone call of over a week ago; armed with subscription data number date paid for, and on and on etcetera, etcetera ...proof of it being me and me being at the same address for nearly twenty years!
 They sent me a post card!
Asking me to call to verify that I live here?
So I called, and guess where I was talking to?
No, not India, the other cheap hourly wage country...for shame, the Philippines!
Jan, their representative had trouble with repeating the pronunciation of our street, but other than me not knowing if I was speaking to a deep voiced woman or man, I took a shot at man and was correct, although that had no bearing on the reason for me complying with their wasted phone call, but I did/do want my two months now of missing paid for magazines!

And after we hung up I am pretty sure they will be sending me my two missing months of magazines that should be here within 5-10 days from Tampa?
Pony express? I guess.
Crazy!

Moving on...

Another insulting redundancy: You see, I have been with Millenium Chronic Care Nurses for the last few years, and when the RN from there called the other day I told them I would no longer be with their internist and so I will no longer be using their services that is only with them, logically.
Today, I get a letter from the same nurse I spoke with stating that I had to sign their paperwork stating that, but I am no longer allowed by or for any reason to utilize their services since I am no longer with their doctor, huh?
WHAT? I told them that already... and we are done!

This letter I threw into the trash, since they couldn't even spring for a stamp!
And for years Medicare paid them just for my half hour to hour phone of calls once a month for $88 each call, for YEARS! They, at the very least could have enclosed a stamped envelope, shouldn't they, no let me, OF COURSE THEY SHOULD HAVE!

So for principle alone, I tossed it, shame on you Millenium, a for profit Mega Medical Conglomerate!
Hubby and I went to them for years, and years until too many mistakes and aggravation.
Our right and our truth to speak out; you betcha!

Ranting feels good when it is done for a really good legit reason; stand up for yourselves AMERICA!
I know only on a small scale, but everyone should, truly and that includes politics, bullying etc.!

On that note allow me to be the very first to wish you a very happy good night and ask you all to share your blessings and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!

 
  

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