Kidado

First of all, I have been engrossed in the holiday season since the temperatures have consistently dropped below 50 degrees  and have neglected this blog terribly.  With that said, when kidadoblog returns in 2009 I think a new look is in order.

Now to continue with this post…a minor dilemma we’re facing at the moment…

How should we celebrate New Year’s Eve?

Option 1:  Stay home with kids and have a nice cozy dinner with mom and dad, dance a little, wii a little, laugh a lot right through the new year.

Option 2: Attend $100/person private party with sister and boyfriend at nice venue after eating a sweet dinner with husband.

Option 3:  Fado’s at $10/person at door, $5/person in advance and  includes music and complimentary midnight toast all in a pub like atmosphere.

We’re digging Option 1 and Option 3 at the moment.  It’s always nice to celebrate with family and not have to worry about dropping a dime or prettying up for an event.  Fado’s would be a nice alternative to the pricey $100/person party.  If I’m going to head out to celebrate New Year’s Eve, I much prefer to be in a pair of jeans.  I like the idea of a comfortable pub like space where I can hide in a corner with my hubby and not have to talk to anyone.

So as much as I’d like to join my sister, I’ll have to toss out Option 2.

We have 24 hours to make up our minds.  We’re known to make plans and drop them at the last minute.  So I don’t see us making any decisions until late tomorrow.  Hmmm…..

Everything’s ok in every department and that’s all I’m going to say. Ok, spoke too soon… dental insurance not covering my daughter’s fillings. Ahhhh. But I’ve brushed my ill feelings aside for now and will deal with it in the New Year.

Until, then I will continue to enjoy the holiday season with this:

KEANE, You don’t See Me

You Don’t See Me: Live at Largo LA from keaneofficial on Vimeo.

Cheers!

So.  Just got another email from Amazon.com stating that they only processed one transaction.  They attributed the other charge to the bank’s authorization hold  procedures.  I still don’t get it.  Why two separate transactions.  It looks as if I bought the item twice.  Also, the bank stated Amazon did it on two separate days. I was told that it could just drop off.  But until then all I can do is wait.  If in fact the second charge does process, I will be one unhappy lady.

Did I mention this is the second time I was double charged this holiday season?  Oh yes, I was overcharged for something else this week, too.  Not having a joyous holiday shopping experience.  Can you tell?

BUT I will not let the errors of others dampen the holiday season.  It is a freakin pain though, isn’t it?!

Happy holidays everyone!

“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.
– Orison Marden.

1-866-216-1072 Amazon Customer Service

Oh yeah. Needed this # badly after Amazon.com double charged me for an item! Considering the desperate situation I was in (I wanted my money back IMMEDIATELY!!!) I needed to speak to a live person so I clicked on CALL ME. And yes, only a millisecond goes by when you hear your phone ring. Yeah, it was fast, but the rep was obviously overseas and clearly unmoved by my dilemma. I explained and complained rather irately to the guy. He reviewed my order, stated that his system shows I was only charged one time. WTbleep I thought very loudly in my head because unless I was seeing double, my bank statement that I had up on another tab did clearly show two separate debits for the same item, same amount. So I repeated my complaint over and over again until I was able to get the guy to finally show some kind of emotion. He sighed and said it needed to go to the investigations department. So he sent it to the investigations department. After I hung up with this rep I decided to go through the process again. I wanted to make sure this guy was doing as he should in my situation. I spoke to a woman who reassured me that everything was going to be resolved. Yeah right.

I received an email 24 hours later from Mark S. in the Charge Inquiry investigation department. It basically stated that yes there was an order made for an item in the amount of $52.97. Uh, duh. I did order it, but not TWICE!! And a lame apology for not mentioning this charge during my dealings with customer service. OK. So what about my refund for the second charge???

So I went at it again. Now it’s back to the investigations department. I’ve called my bank. They verified that Amazon.com charged me twice. My bank will gladly take charge, file a claim for me if Amazon.com fails the second time around.

Can anyone explain this?

Well, see you in 24 hours with the results.

Love them over at the Apple store. They knocked off an additional 20 bucks! They also advised us to back up our data and endless photo files…we got lucky this time, our hard drive was unharmed. Whew.

My daughter came home with an amazing story today.

A very good friend of hers walked into her 7th grade homeroom this morning to find a rather large package sitting at her desk. The package was sent to the middle school with her name on it. The postmark showed it was mailed from a New York City address. She proceeded to opened the package to find her wallet, six gift cards, some of her clothes and other personal items that all belonged to her. She had lost these belongings over a year ago in the city!

An amazing story with a very happy ending.

I wonder if the gift cards were used?

Whoever you are, good samaritan, you’re awesome.

By the way, my computer is on its way home. Another good deed: Mac knocked 80 bucks off a $180 dollar repair job. Thanks Apple!

Okay, so what good deed have you done lately??