Virgin Mobile and PayPal – The Art of Redundancy
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I need to top up my Virgin Mobile phone.
I don't have the cash on hand to purchase a top-up card. I never do because I'm broke. On the other hand, I do have the money in my PayPal account, which they accept as a form of payment! What luck!
Yeah, right. Is it ever that simple?
I have a couple pay-on-line options. I could either add my credit/debit card (neither of which I have) or use PayPal. Sounds like a no-brainer for this semi-geek.
*Loud buzzer sound goes here*
I tried to add my PayPal account to my Virgin Mobile account, only to be told that to continue I must add my credit or debit card to my PayPal account, again, neither of which I have.
What's up with this? I have $0.28 on my phone account, and since I haven't topped up this month, it's costing me 18 cents per minute (even though I still have minutes, but since I haven't given them their monthly tithe, my account it doth sucketh). And now, I have no way to add cash.
Normally it wouldn't be a big deal, except I have given all of my perspective employers that phone number. Oh, and I don't have a land line.
What's the point of offering an alternative payment method if you are required to do the things you don't want to do anyway? It just seems a bit stupid to me.
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Let the hunt begin…
Today I applied for a new job. I'm not really actively looking for something new, but more of a passive hunt.
I'm really wanting something that pays better, not that my job doesn't pay well, but I'd like to bring home a steady 800-1000 per week. Having a HAZMAT endorsement isn't doing me a whole lot of good just delivering groceries.
Which reminds me, I have to be at work at 2:30 A.M., so I should really call it a night.
I'm noticing that a lot of companies are wanting people with a diploma from an established truck driving school. That's fine, but I received on-the-job training. It took me about 3 weeks from the time I started learning about truck driving until I had my license (I'm a fast learner). What about folks like me? I hope it doesn't become a catch-22 for new drivers.
Perhaps they will call me and I can move into a company that is more satisfying.
And now...sleep!
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