Considering that I got back from the gym at 12:15 a.m. this morning and didn’t make it to bed for another half an hour after that, waking up at 7:30 a.m. on a holiday weekend is surprising.
I certainly epitomized Labor Day weekend thus far – did 4 loads of laundry, hand washed about 9 things, went to the gym twice, went to Verizon twice, had the kitchen light changed and even threw a few things in my suitcase for Vietnam. Today I still need to do one more load of laundry, clean off the top of the stove and clean the floors. It’s the perfect time since both of my male roommates are gone all weekend.
Verizon finally sorted out my payments on Saturday; everything was applied correctly. I also took the time to check out the Samsung Galaxy 4, or is that S4? My heart was set on it, but I needed to delete the photos and videos off of the iPhone 5 first. I was at Verizon again yesterday to make the exchange. Although it was supposed to be an even exchange, it’s amazing how much crap they tried to sell me – case covers, a Power Pack, a screen saver, insurance, the VC Cloud storage, another tablet, etc. I let the salesman know that I just paid off the iPad Mini the day before and already have insurance (for now). As for the accessories, I can buy them cheaper on Amazon. I still didn’t get out of there without spending money. They charged me $35 for a “restocking” fee, as well as $50 for additional taxes. Luckily, they’re offering a $50 rebate, although it won’t arrive for 3 to 6 weeks after mail-in. Customer service over the phone had already assured me that they will credit the $35 restocking fee because I’m a good customer and because of the debacle with the payment. As for the data plan, I took it off of my iPad completely; am sharing again with the boys at the cost of $17/month unlimited (my third). I still have the data plan on my cell phone, but at only 4 g’s at the moment. If I can get by with it, I’ll lower it to 2 g’s. Even so, these bloodthirsty cell phone companies are making a killing! Someone needs to open a new cell phone company with cheaper prices that will give them a run for their money!
The iPhone 5 failed to impress me. Let me rephrase that, I hated it and didn’t understand all the hype. There was nothing special about it. The Samsung has dual cameras that can be used simultaneously, 13 megapixels as opposed to the 8 on the iPhone, the option to shoot videos in fast or slow motion, hands free (more like finger free) answering and browsing, an eraser feature for people who photo bomb your pictures, plus the ability to use the phone as a remote for your T.V. In addition, I have my Hawaiian radio stations back. So take THAT, iPhone! (I’m still in love with that iPad Mini, though.)
Beings it’s Musical Monday and I’m awake, let me find an appropriate song. How about this?