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I’ve said it before (like every week), but this should be named “things i’m annoyed / confused / want to complain about”, however I couldn’t figure out how to make any of those into a snappy title, so Tuesday Troubles it is. And yes, I do realize that these aren’t true “troubles”. I know that many of these for sure could be defined as first world problems!
~So my stupid bank, you know, the one that took like 3 weeks to get us new debit cards after that Target breach, is at it again. This time I went to use my debit card at TJ Maxx on Saturday morning and got denied. So we try again. Denied again. What? Feeling like a moron, I leave because I have no other cards / cash on me and B was in the car. I immediately pull up my bank account on my phone. All is well. Nothing funky. So I call the 1-800 number who informed me that my card had been reported STOLEN. What? Of course, that’s all this dude knows because he’s at the call center in who knows where and my actual bank is closed since it’s Saturday. Umm, nice. Turns out my bank didn’t like the purchases (note: do NOT go to the same gas station twice in one day and do NOT buy a pineapple painting on the internet because that is considered suspicious behavior) I made on Friday and shut.it.down. Umm, you could have called me. That would have been nice. Instead they leave me running around town trying to use a card that had been reported stolen. Grr. So once I get it straightened out on the phone with the bank they tell me to give it 30 minutes and my card will work again. So B and I go to Office Max an hour later and I try to pay. DENIED. LOL. I give up!
~In keeping with the debit card theme (sort of anyway) where can I buy those check register things for your checkbook? I know I can get them online, but can I buy them at an actual store anywhere? You can’t get them at Office Max I know that.
~When do kids make their first trip to the eye doctor? I believe L has had his eyes checked at school and the pediatrician looks at them, but I would assume he should go to an actual eye doctor as well? Or no?
~Did anyone watch the Michael Jackson hologram on the Billboard Awards the other night? I’m just not sure about that. I know they did it with Tupac a while back too and I wasn’t sure about that either. The technology is amazing no doubt, but I find it a little creepy as well! What do you think?
~Why why why am I dying to know what Kim Kardashian’s wedding dress looks like? Seriously. I am like trying to figure out how soon after the wedding we will be able to see this thing. I am guessing it won’t be long will it?
That’s it from here for now! What’s troubling you today?
what ck register things and maybe kim will just add a headpiece and veil to her white bootie bikini LOL
You know those things were you record your transactions from your checkbook / debit card.
your bank or cu should supply you with all you need for free but then again you did go to the same gas station 2 x in 1 day and order that pineapple picture LOL
Exactly!
My son went to the eye doctor before he was 2 but he had an issue and now wears glasses. I can say that there are definitely kids L’s age at the eye doctor every time we go.
I should take him. Just to see what they say. I will put it on my summer to do list.
I work at a credit union – let me know about how many you’d want and i’ll just send you the check registers
OMG really? That would be fabulous. I seriously need like 3. why isn’t my credit union fabulous like yours?
haha I know right- I’ll grab you like… 10 and send them out sometime this week- you’ll be set foreverrrr
Even longer if they never reactive my debit card!
Pink eye!!!! Why do u have to come and infect us all a few days before a huge 2nd birthday memorial party.. whyyyyy??? And why won’t this stupid swing set not fit anywhere in my back yard except right on the waters edge. Perfect for a 2 year old and 4 yo to slide into right?!!! :/ ughhhhh.
Oh no! I hope the pink eye is gone fast! And UGG. That sucks about the swing set!
Banker here… if you ask your branch they should have an extra register to give you 🙂 I use excel now, but when I used to use the register I always seemed to need 2 or 3 per box of checks. Next time you place a check order, they can add extra registers as well.
I always do get the extra registers, but I ran out. You know, I should just use excel. That’d be easier!
i don’t think they really need to go to an optometrist unless there’s an issue. that being said both your kids & my kids are doomed.
Ha! Oddly, both of my parents have glasses and I obviously used too and my brother has perfect vision! He’s like the only person in my family who does. So odd!
if i’m going to pray for one thing, it’s not vision, it’s height. i would be thrilled if the kids had both. but i’m rooting for height! i have added an adequate amount of vertical growth into my deficient gene pool (husband is a foot taller than i am). FINGERS CROSSED.
btw i had my first set of glasses at 7 but i didn’t wear them all the time. however in 6th grade i moved closer & closer to the front of the room. my cousin finally ratted me out to the family! i was surprised to find one was supposed to be able to do things like discern individual leaves on trees. how would i know? i am going to get that danged surgery next year asap.
I can’t remember when I got them? But I would love for my boys to be tall. Like 6 ft. +!
I am totally troubled over James being sent home last night but Candace making it to the finale. She is not a great dancer, and being best improved is not the right criteria for winning (in my opinion). Good thing Meryl and Maks will win tonight.
I agree! I really hope Meryl and Maks win. They deserve it!
I’ve always just asked at the bank for another check register and they give them to me for free.
I feel the same about the hologram. It’s super cool technology, but creepy at the same time.
My trouble today… I write a Truthful Tuesday segment on my blog and couldn’t come up with anything to write about! Ugh Writer’s Block! I admitted to doing jigsaw puzzles online at work. Lame.
Ha!!! I used to organize my purse and balance my checkbook at work.
My bank sucks so they would probably try and charge me!
your bank can give you the registers to you free, that were I get them. I started taking my kids to an eye doc when they started school. That way if there is an issue then it gets caught before, it becomes a problem at school.
My bank isn;t exactly the best place ever if you can’t already tell!!!! I should ask when I call to see what is doing on with my debit card (STILL) though.
I had to cancel my Popsugar sub. I had to get a new car and can’t afford it any more. Super first world problem, but I am troubled!
That is sad ;(
Almost everytime I go to tj maxx there’s an issue with my card!! I think there is something “suspicious” about going there but it just isn’t public knowledge! Luckily my banks just decline it and send me a text asking about it. But it’s not just one card, it’s usually my credit and debit cards! So weird.
Maybe there is!!! That is odd that it declines all your cards. Maybe I will write them an old school check next time.
I was sitting in a massage pedicure chair once and I got a phone call/voicemail, a text message AND an email to tell me my debit card had been compromised. I had no other form of payment with me and I have to say it was the least relaxing pedicure I have ever had!!! Luckily my card still worked when I went to pay and I got a new one in the mail a few days later. (Ironically this was a few weeks after my last card expired and a few weeks before the Target breach- so three cards in three months!) The call center person couldn’t tell me how it had been compromised so I will never know.
OMG I would have freaked out! Thank goodness it still worked. That would have been such a mess trying to explain!!!
I’ve been taking my 3.5 year old to the eye doctor since she was 6 months old. Washington state has a free program called InfantSEE that gives parents a free pediatric eye exam to kids under 1 years old. My have HORRIBLE eye sight and my husband has perfect vision…so I figured the sooner the better to monitor my daughter’s eyes.
Also, I wanted to make sure that it was caught early if there was a problem. I didn’t get glasses until I was five and they had those eye exams at school. I was so used to things being blurry that I never showed signs that I could see (like sitting close to the TV or having trouble reading words). But I definitely had bad vision. The first thing I said when I got glasses was “the trees have leaves!”. hahaha. Sad.
Anyways – can’t hurt, right?
You are totally right, it can’t hurt. And OMG I can’t believe it was that bad. I mean it’s not like you knew though??
I’d switch banks! Easier said then done but, is doable.
Oh I know. I SO need too. It’s just a matter of getting EVERYTHING switched over which is such a pain. But it’s going to happen because they are seriously insane.
They check my boys at the peds when they go. This year N failed his ped check so they said we should get him checked at the eye dr. I happened to be going to my eye dr that week so I asked and we have an appt this week. He wasn’t concerned but with as bad as M and I are it is only a matter of time.
Not sure how I feel about the MJ thing. It was ok but its just like watching a movie so I’m not sure what everyone was really all excited about. Maybe I just don’t get it.
I hope somehow my boys get great eye sight and mine and B’s eye issues just skip them!
I didn’t see an eye doctor until I was in college. And I’ve been twice now in my life (I’m 29)-if your vision has no problems then you don’t really need to see one! I think with kids the school and well child visits both screen, and unless they refer you to the optometrist you don’t need to see one. If your insurance/pediatrician has an advice nurse line they’re always super helpful on that type of thing!
I have to take him for his 6 year well visit soon, so I’ll ask what they then then!
I’m sorry, but I don’t remember when Will saw the eye doctor for the first time. I should warn you that kids’ eyes change quickly. I took him to the eye doctor in late August before school started and he was fine. By October I got a note home from school that he failed the vision test, and we had to head back to the eye doctor. They told me that wasn’t strange.
Oh that is interesting! I know L can see from a mile away excuse he can see signs and stuff way before me, but it never hurts to see what a professional says!
Totally agree with everyone that said you need to drop your bank. I get checkbook registers for free all the time from my bank. I just loaded up and even got one for my daughter because she decided she needed one too. LoL! Crazy that your bank would decide your card was stolen but never inform you of that.
Our daughter is currently 4 1/2 years old. She went to the eye doctor around 1 year old and again for a check at 3 years old. Both visits were free. Both my husband and I were glasses/contacts though so that’s mainly the reason for being proactive about it all. I think we are pretty much okay for now until if/when the pediatricians notes a problem during the well visit when doing the vision screening. If there is a history, I’d totally take him in just to be on the safe side; might as well get WB checked too if that’s the case.
Oh I totally need to ditch them. It’s just a matter of switching everything which is a complete pain in the butt! You’d think they would have called and mentioned they thought my card was stolen.
The nurse at the school I work at checks kids’ vision once a year. It seems like if they come through that check okay then they wouldn’t need to go to the optometrist as well? But it probably never hurts….
I am going to ask the doctor and see what they say!
l have had that problem with the bank before. They did leave a message but it was automated so I deleted it thinking it was just a telemarketer. However my card worked at a few places but my cable payment tried to go through during the “hold” phase and now no matter what I do, I can’t ever pay my cable bill on my credit card. My issue this week is with missing boxes. Have you ever had a Citrus Lane box delivered but not delivered to you? Mine says it came yesterday but no box. I emailed them but are they good about responding?
I sometimes have boxes that say delivered and then they don’t show up for a day or two. Citrus Lane should fix it though if it never comes. They have pretty good customer service. It will probably take them a few days to reply!
Switch to usaa, love it!! And since the hubs was/is military you’re all set! Awesome bank even though there’s no actual banks in MI you can do everything online or mobile and we’ve never had any problems with them living all over. When you need to call they are wonderful to work with!
Sometimes I actually do need to go to an actual bank though ;(