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Happy Crap-Tacular Birthday . . . A Four-Digit Code, My Kingdom for a Four-Digit Code!

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Industry Observer with RETIRED / State License is Inactive Inactive License Oregon

Image result for a horse a horse my kingdom for a horseIn honor of the year-old birthday of the AR Group Crap-Tacular -- which I encourage everyone to join -- I'm sitting at the party, currently on HOLD with Cricket.

 

A four-digit code . . . and four-digit code.  My Kingdom for a four-digit code!!  

My apologies to Shakespeare and Richard III

 

My son, who pays the Cricket bill since I'm on his plan, didn't pay the bill and I have no cell phone service at the moment.

When I called to pay, they took my money!  They were very happy to do that . . . 

They instructed me:  "You will have to turn your phone off, then turn it back on again.  Your service will be on."

So I did that . . . and I got a nice little text message saying "Thanks, we received your payment!"

You know what . . . there were NO CRICKETS CHIRPING!!

I had no cell coverage.

Okay, no problem . . . I call them back . . . they will allow cell phone service to call them apparently.

They asked for the four-digit code on the account.  I don't have a four-digit code, my son set the account up.  I have no clue what the four-digit account is.

Hmmmmmmm . . . maybe I should call him?!?!?  

Oh snap . . . I can't.  I have no cell phone service.

They told me "We're sorry ma'am.  Without the four-digit code, we can't access your account."

 

 

"BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FOUR-DIGIT CODE WHEN YOU TOOK MY MONEY!"

 

"That's correct ma'am.   We can take payment without the four-digit code, but we can't access your account without the four-digit code.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ This is JUST CRAP-TACULAR!

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Carla Muss-Jacobs has RETIRED effective May 1, 2018

Representing Buyers in the Portland Metro Real Estate Market | Clackamas Multnomah and Washington Counties | Since 1999

Carla Muss-Jacobs, REALTOR®, ABR, CEBA, ePro
Principal Broker/Owner ~~ INACTIVE

Carla Muss-Jacobs' retirement became effective May 1, 2018

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Comments (11)

John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

I just had a similar issue - one thing is for sure, the barriers for them to accept cash are super low, and the barriers to offer help are pretty high

Jul 13, 2015 06:16 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

OMG Carla.....that is crap. They can take you money but can't give you info. Hmmmmm. Good luck with this.

Jul 13, 2015 06:24 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

John Meussner I am pretty sure you have that backawards ... taking money high ... helping low.

Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner would you like me to call your son and ask him?

Jul 13, 2015 06:38 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

FEATURED IN CRAP-TACULAR

 

What a load of crap! 

Jul 13, 2015 06:40 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

No, I am FB'ing with him . . . LOL  Thanks for the offer though!  Makes a crappy situation a little less so!

Jul 13, 2015 07:02 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Oh CRAP!  lol.  Thanks for the laugh on a beautiful sunny day.  It's always such a pleasure to deal with the service providers over the phone.

Jul 13, 2015 07:32 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Carla. This is a sad commentary on where we are. No talk, just codes.

Jul 13, 2015 10:45 PM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Oh no....I apparently have a code for Sprint too, but I have no idea what it is either. 

Jul 14, 2015 01:23 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

My husband has this issue from time to time when he calls about his cell phone as we are on the same plan under my name.  He called me one day for the four digit code and I had no idea I even had one to access the account.

Jul 14, 2015 04:05 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

It's always some kinda snafu....

Jul 15, 2015 10:15 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Zing! Cha-Ching! :O) Money talks, Crap, well, it does whatever... ;O)

Sep 05, 2015 08:45 AM