the charging cord kept falling out of my phone so

i took it to my provider and the rep verified so

i got a deal for a free new phone but

it involved a change of provider so

there was a mess of identity verification and old pin number and keeping current phone number and terms and conditions not to mention th guy from the other network trying to set me up spent inordinate time kissing my ass and apologizing several times for getting vital data required for transfer wrong for instance thinking march was the fifth month of the year and therefore my debit card info was deemed invalid

meanwhile the rep thinking she can multitask by taking payments from walk-ins and ringing up phone purchases

and when the logjam finally cleared and the phone transfer mission was accomplished i ask her if I can trade the cord that came with the phone which has the same adapter at both ends for one with the phone plugin at on end and usb port adapter at the other and she says it will cost me because i am the other guy’s customer now and not her customer no more

and I end up paying about $32.50 for a highspeed plugin charger

and the happy ending is this very second i am finishing a poem

on my new phone