Jun 13, 2008 | 7:57 AM
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HEY BLOG WORLD ! THE OTHER DAY 6/10/2008 I BOUGHT A PHONE FOR MY DAUGHTER AT THE CRICKET STORE AT 104 N.MAIN STREET IN PEARLAND . AS SOON AS WE GOT IT ACTIVATED , MY DAUGHTER STARTS GETTING TEXT MESSAGES AND CALLS FROM PEOPLE SHE DOESN'T KNOW . A GIRL NAMED AUDRY CALLS AND SAYS THAT WE HAVE HER PHONE NUMBER AND SHE BOUGHT A PHONE FROM THE SAME STORE EARLIER THAT DAY ! THE PHONE THEN WOULD NOT CALL OUT THE NEXT DAY . WE RETURNED TO FIND THE STORE CLOSED ! WE THEN RETURN YESTERDAY AND THE CLERK TELLS MY WIFE THAT SHE HAS TO PAY $25.00 FOR AIRTIME USED ! WHAT AIRTIME ? ALL CALLS AND TEXT WERE INCOMING AND WE COULD NOT MAKE OUTCALLS AT ALL ! THE CLERK THEN RELUCTANTLY AGREES TO REFUND THE MONEY TO US ... HIS HELPER FUMBLES THRU THE PAPERWORK AND ASKS US IF WE PAID WITH CREDIT ... THE RECEPT PLAINLY STATES WE PAID WITH CASH. SOME WORDS WERE EXCHAINGED AND THE PEARLAND POLICE WERE CALLED OUT . THE CLERK CLAIMS WE WERE RUDE AND THAT HE WOULD NOT REFUND THE MONIES ! THE OFFICER ( I BELIEVE HE WAS CALLED THERE BEFORE ) TOLD THE CLERK TO GIVE US THE MONEY ... NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WALKED AWAY WITH NO PHONE AND LESS MONEY ! I FEEL CHEATED BY CRICKET ( MAINLY THAT STORE ) . BEWARE OF WIRELESS COMPANIES BEARING GIFTS OF $40.00 A MONTH UNLIMITED TEXT , CALL AND AIRTIME !!!