August 1, 2010
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Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares
Or has the price of a payphone gone up? Are there even payphones that exist anymore? I mean, I think most everyone has a cell phone now, right?
My son has misplaced the charger for his cell phone. He swears he put it in his bag and brought it home after the last couple weeks of summer visitation with his dad, but it is nowhere to be found. His dad says it’s not at his house, though I am not sure I can really believe that, since he didn’t want him to have a phone in the first place. His dad feels threatened that our son can call me anytime he wishes. I got the boy a phone because his dad wouldn’t allow him to call me during his visits with him (which is against the court order, and just plain wrong anyway). Mind you, I never call my son while he’s away…but if he feels homesick, or just wants to chat about his day, I want him to be able to call me.
I have looked all over town for a charger that will fit his Nokia Snap (U340) phone. No one has one in stock. Radio Shack can order one…for $30, and it wouldn’t be here for a week. No thanks. I ordered one online for $8 including shipping. The only problem with that is it won’t be here before he leaves on Monday for a two week visit, the last part of the obligatory summer visitation.
What to do? His phone is dead and we have no way of juicing it up. I’m thinking of getting a minute phone for him, though I can ill afford the cost on top of the family plan I have with my own cell carrier.
Money woes. When it rains…ya know…*sigh*
Comments (9)
i can certainly empathize with you!!
Check Batteries Plus Store or online they show a charger in stock for $9.00. I know there is a store on Springboro Pike and in huber hgts
You can get a Trac Phone, and charge it with cards…
@jtqueenbee30 - Thank you! *hugs*
@Kilkennys_Pub - I will check there, thank you!
@Paul_Partisan - Good idea! Thanks!
@Paul_Partisan - I ended up buying him a TracFone and adding minutes, which automatically doubled with the purchase of the phone. I hated parting with the money, but it will be well worth it so he’s not cut off from all communication.
Go to a major hotel in your are, one that has a lot of business travelers. Tell them you left your charger at home and need to charge your phone. Usually they have a bunch of them in a box that have been lefrt in the rooms and will give you one to use. I think they are glad to get rid of them. Or, go to a truck stop, and they usually have universal models. Or, if you have a major airpot close by, they have charging stations or stores that deal with travelling media equipment.
@rezman - Hey, you’re good! I’d have never thought of those things! Ha! Thanks!
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