Comments on: How Much is A Dollar Worth? http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth Faith & Culture Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Henry Bowman http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-4296 Henry Bowman Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:57:38 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-4296 I am now this --> <-- much closer to telling Qwest to take my home telephone line and shove it. Fact is, I don't really need a home phone anymore, and since they've been taking their sweet damn time getting DSL to our community, I say screwem. I am now this –> <– much closer to telling Qwest to take my home telephone line and shove it. Fact is, I don't really need a home phone anymore, and since they've been taking their sweet damn time getting DSL to our community, I say screwem.

]]> By: Henry Bowman http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-3198 Henry Bowman Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:59:44 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-3198 Apparently, more than it's worth to you. So if they're not worth anything to you, send me yours. Apparently, more than it's worth to you. So if they're not worth anything to you, send me yours.

]]> By: Doug Lyseng http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-3128 Doug Lyseng Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-3128 I have been a Qwest customer for over ten years and I have been very happy because Qwest use to treat their customers right. Being a computer consultant I have also recommended Qwest to many of my customers over the years as they were the best of the thief’s who advertise one monthly charge and then add another $20 or $30 in fees. Starting a couple of years ago they started adding a fee for this and a fee for that until Comcast is now starting to look good to me. <br>This latest “convenience fee” is nothing more than their way to get more money out of our pocket. It is Qwest’s way of saying “I know the economy is bad and you are having troubles paying rent and feeding your families and I feel for you but do you know how much it costs to heat our CEO’s 10 bedroom homes?” <br>The “Convenience Fee” is bogus, it costs Qwest much more to print and mail a bill, then to hire people to open and process a handwritten check. Not to mention all the bounced checks that on-line payments alleviate I say Qwest should drop my bill by a dollar instead of raising it for me making it easy or let’s say “Convenient” for Qwest to processes my payment. <br>I paid my Convenience Fee last month and then I changed to paper Bill. As I sit here writing a check to Qwest and putting a 45 cent stamp on the envelope I realize that this old school snail mail is pretty “Convenient” and it just saved me 65 cents.<br>I say we all call their bluff and all go to paper billing and see who it is more inconvenient for them or us! I have been a Qwest customer for over ten years and I have been very happy because Qwest use to treat their customers right. Being a computer consultant I have also recommended Qwest to many of my customers over the years as they were the best of the thief’s who advertise one monthly charge and then add another $20 or $30 in fees. Starting a couple of years ago they started adding a fee for this and a fee for that until Comcast is now starting to look good to me.
This latest “convenience fee” is nothing more than their way to get more money out of our pocket. It is Qwest’s way of saying “I know the economy is bad and you are having troubles paying rent and feeding your families and I feel for you but do you know how much it costs to heat our CEO’s 10 bedroom homes?”
The “Convenience Fee” is bogus, it costs Qwest much more to print and mail a bill, then to hire people to open and process a handwritten check. Not to mention all the bounced checks that on-line payments alleviate I say Qwest should drop my bill by a dollar instead of raising it for me making it easy or let’s say “Convenient” for Qwest to processes my payment.
I paid my Convenience Fee last month and then I changed to paper Bill. As I sit here writing a check to Qwest and putting a 45 cent stamp on the envelope I realize that this old school snail mail is pretty “Convenient” and it just saved me 65 cents.
I say we all call their bluff and all go to paper billing and see who it is more inconvenient for them or us!

]]> By: taking it from the man http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-3081 taking it from the man Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:28:20 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-3081 wow, suckin up to the man, eh? $10 is outrageous to pay online. They already have their servers set up, so maintenance costs are minimal. Plus, theu don't need anyone to take the payments via phone or in person. It's a scam and people like you who roll over make it easier for companies to get away with it.<br><br>shame on you, you do us all a disservice. And I don't want to hear the "the economy is down, we need to stay in business" either... wow, suckin up to the man, eh? $10 is outrageous to pay online. They already have their servers set up, so maintenance costs are minimal. Plus, theu don't need anyone to take the payments via phone or in person. It's a scam and people like you who roll over make it easier for companies to get away with it.

shame on you, you do us all a disservice. And I don't want to hear the “the economy is down, we need to stay in business” either…

]]> By: Not Relevant http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-3029 Not Relevant Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:29 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-3029 I don't get it. Qwest pushes people into paperless billing, which saves Qwest postage and printing costs, only to require a fee. Dubious. I cannot wait until my contract is up. I don’t get it. Qwest pushes people into paperless billing, which saves Qwest postage and printing costs, only to require a fee. Dubious. I cannot wait until my contract is up.

]]> By: Mr Cynical http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-3003 Mr Cynical Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:10:57 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-3003 It's called COST of doing business... look it up! It's called COST of doing business… look it up!

]]> By: Mikes Sumondong http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-2766 Mikes Sumondong Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-2766 i think the point is: why add $1 now when they were able to do it without any fees the last time? i think the point is: why add $1 now when they were able to do it without any fees the last time?

]]> By: Mike Jackson http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-2753 Mike Jackson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-2753 For $120/yr x 4 year loan a year...maybe you could have got leather seats or something. Or better yet, make an extra mortgage loan payment and save yourself a couple grand in interest. For $120/yr x 4 year loan a year…maybe you could have got leather seats or something. Or better yet, make an extra mortgage loan payment and save yourself a couple grand in interest.

]]> By: Mike Jackson http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-2754 Mike Jackson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:28:27 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-2754 I get personally annoyed by any convenience fees knowing from working in IT that paying bills online dramatically reduces the processing time of the company and lowers their bottom dollar. So then they charge me just because they think I'll pay it. If the convenience fee goes beyond a couple bucks, I'm switching companies or using mail just to stick it to them. Yeah, that's right, pay those administrative folks to process this! I also exercise my right as a citizen of a free society that embraces capitalism to file my complaint with the company over there excessive convenience fees and let them know my plan to either drop them or stick it to them and help keep those adminstrative jobs!<br><br>However, so far I have found that I can avoid convenience fees through automated drafts from my bank account. When you have 10 bills a month and all them are tacking on a 5 dollar convenience fee...well...you do the math. I get personally annoyed by any convenience fees knowing from working in IT that paying bills online dramatically reduces the processing time of the company and lowers their bottom dollar. So then they charge me just because they think I'll pay it. If the convenience fee goes beyond a couple bucks, I'm switching companies or using mail just to stick it to them. Yeah, that's right, pay those administrative folks to process this! I also exercise my right as a citizen of a free society that embraces capitalism to file my complaint with the company over there excessive convenience fees and let them know my plan to either drop them or stick it to them and help keep those adminstrative jobs!

However, so far I have found that I can avoid convenience fees through automated drafts from my bank account. When you have 10 bills a month and all them are tacking on a 5 dollar convenience fee…well…you do the math.

]]> By: Ross Hesseltine http://bedeviant.com/how-much-is-a-dollar-worth/comment-page-1#comment-2742 Ross Hesseltine Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:21:44 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/?p=2291#comment-2742 A postage stamp to send that bill is $0.44. To some, paying the extra $0.56 is worth it to pay online. A postage stamp to send that bill is $0.44. To some, paying the extra $0.56 is worth it to pay online.

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