Today I got to give a friend a birthday card and buy her lunch—four days before her birthday. She is not a big fan of the smeared-out birthday celebration like I am. It went well. I got to write that I love her and am very proud of her. She is doing really well considering the nasty painful shoulder she has to deal with.
I also got to take two friends to the T-Mobile store to help them buy new cell phones. Shawna sold hernearly new smart phone to Leslee and then bought a new G2 with the money and contract renewal credit. She was delighted with her new G2. Leslee upgraded from a pre-paid G0 (zero!) phone to a G3 smart phone with full web access, touch screen and qwerty keys.
It took 2 T-Mobile sales guys over an hour with help to complete the transaction. It is easy to imagine why few people shop at the T-Mobile store even though they have the best monthly rate plans for smart phones. I can buy a phone at Walmart for T-Mobile with a swipe of the bar code at the cash register. At the T-Mobile store, the same process takes 20 minutes.
Someday soon, I will have to pony up for matching technology. I will likely get an Android touch-pad in the next year while stretching out my basic cell phone plan for as long as possible.
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