I've talked before about dealing with bad customer service. I'm all for being vocal when you have a truly negative experience. But I'm trying to make a more conscious effort to also write companies about positive experiences. Customers rarely write in with happy comments. Just think what a nice change of pace your comments will be to the Continue Reading
Archives for March 2013
Always check with insurance
So. We went to see a genetic counselor, who recommended some chromosomal tests be run for both of us. Since I was the only one who had received prior authorization, we decided to just run the tests for me first. If everything comes back clean, we'll get authorization for him. They took the blood samples at the office and said they'd call once Continue Reading
Tax refunds (yay!) and don’t forget Free File
Yet another reminder that it never hurts (and often helps) to ask: By emailing a CPA one question, I lowered our federal taxes by $242. My reading of the tax law said I couldn't take a particular deduction. But I thought I'd ask because, uh, I wanted to save $250 less if I could. Turns out that I misunderstood the rules. And so we went from Continue Reading
Update-apalooza
Well, the sunburn is now in the itching phase, so that's probably good news. It's still tender to the touch but nowhere near as bad as before. But still not safe to wear a bra. Since I'm not exactly light in the chestal region and am wearing an exceedingly thin shirt, I've stayed home since Saturday. That may sound like a negative, but it Continue Reading
Always get a second opinion
I'm torn between elation and being plain out pissed off. Per your guys' suggestions, I got an exam with a different dentist to see if I really needed all that dental work. I was able to switch over my insurance, so I didn't even have to pay out of pocket. As you probably figured out from the title, they didn't find much wrong. Well, I Continue Reading
The death of the AMC freebie?
On many occasions, I've talked here about the free AMC movie vouchers care of MyCokeRewards: two silver tickets, a large popcorn and two large drinks. We started visiting a dine-in theater because, baffingly, it was the only one in the area that let us use vouchers in the first two weeks. It didn't even charge $3 for the privilege. The couple Continue Reading