- I have a series of back-to-back meetings in different parts of the country in June, ending in California. I thought I’d see how much extra it would cost to visit my daughter in Colorado on the way home, and it turns out that it will cost $500 less to break up that cross-country trip home! The flight from San Diego to Washington, D.C. was going to be about $900, but flights from San Diego to Denver and Denver to Washington, D.C. are only about $200 each. Crazy, but I’m looking forward to seeing her new apartment!
- I noticed that our cable bill was getting more expensive, so I called Comcast to see what was going on. It turns out that they were charging us for a digital box that we used to get free. They also were charging us for our two DVRs (we have one in the family room, and one in our basement “gym,” so both are indispensable!). I pointed out that our premium digital package is supposed to include one free digital box, but the CSR “explained” that that only applies to “Outlet 1,” while our digital box is at “Outlet 3.” Apparently, when our cable service was installed (three years ago!) the technician decided which outlet is which, and that can’t be changed. Sounds like a total scam to me, but she was able to adjust our account so that we won’t be charged for the DVR at “Outlet 1.” Still, it makes me mad that I have to check my cable bill every month for mystery charges and changes like this.
- I love using the self-service “Scan It” tool at my Giant grocery store. I scan and bag items as I add them to my cart, and then when I get to the checkout line I just have to scan the “finish and pay” barcode at the register, swipe my credit card, and I’m done. While the prices usually are accurate, there have been a few times when they were off–usually a sale item that scanned at full price. Whenever I’ve pointed an error out to a manager they have given me the mispriced item for free–even when it was a package of steaks!
Have you found billing errors on your cable bill?
Does your grocery store have a self-checkout option? Do you use it?
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My husband is the one who finds billing errors and fights them.
I, on the other hand, do the grocery shopping and I LOVE the portable self-scanner thingy. Bagging as you go seems to save so much time once at the checkout.
Great deal on the flight – it amazes me how different airfares can be from various cities and different days of the week. You can save hundreds by being very flexible.
My grocery store doesn't but I used it at Costco today:)
I'm going to use the Scan-it tool to scan my dream home. Hope the price is wrong so I can gets it for free. So far that's only worked with a pack of Sharpies.
Glad you scored a deal to visit your child-Princess!