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I never thought I'd say this, but sometimes it's very hard to spend money!
The other day I put in a call to pay hubby's work credit card, which had racked up quite a hefty balance with an unusual three business trips in a month. Hotels, restaurants, cash, airport shuttle and parking -- the works.
I got an automated payment system and got busy punching in the account number and other information they needed.
But when I entered the payment amount on the telephone keypad, the automated message told me the following:
"I'm sorry, you cannot enter a payment amount larger than two dollars."
Say what?!
Thinking I must have hit something wrong, I entered the amount again.
"I'm sorry, you cannot enter a payment amount larger than two dollars."
Right about then, I began fantasizing about slamming the phone down and taking my money somewhere with sand, surf and drinks with little umbrellas in them. Hey, if they don't want it...!
Finally, though, I called customer service and talked to that obsolete relic known as a "real person." I said:
1. I was told I could only pay $2. Somehow, I think you'd like more.
2. I thought you'd like to know there's a glitch in your system that may be telling everyone you only want $2 from them, too.
For anyone wondering when the economy will recover, my answer is: Not this week!
That's my two dollars' worth.
