Take a close look at your Verizon Wireless bills...

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Kevin G. Barkes" <kgbarkes () gmail com>
> Date: November 2, 2009 4:03:37 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Take a close look at your Verizon Wireless bills...

> Hi Dave,
>
> I moved from Allegheny County to Fayette County a year ago.
>
> I was scrolling through my Verizon Wireless bill for this month and  
> noticed
> a charge for "Allegheny Cnty Sales Tax."
>
> I sent an e-mail to Verizon, who responded promptly and credited my  
> account.
> But the account rep noted in his e-mail:
>
> "I have updated your address on your account. Future statements and
> correspondence will now be mailed to your updated address. Also your  
> county
> sales tax will also be updated and billed accordingly." The rep  
> thoughtfully
> provided detailed instructions for changing my address online.
>
> Those instructions seemed familiar, because I *had* changed my address
> online a year ago. I reviewed my invoices and discovered the mailing  
> address
> was indeed my Fayette County residence. And they all had Allegheny  
> County
> sales tax charges.
>
> Somewhat peeved, I had an even closer look at the invoices and  
> discovered
> that while the Verizon rep had credited me for the Allegheny County  
> sales
> tax charged on my main wireless number, he had- like me- missed the  
> two
> other wireless numbers on the account, each with its own list of  
> itemized
> charges, and each containing a charge for the erroneous sales tax.  
> The front
> page of the Verizon bill features a "Quick Bill Summary" that details
> monthly access charges, Verizon surcharges, and taxes, but they're not
> itemized.
>
> If any of your readers moved out of Allegheny or Philadelphia or  
> live near
> those counties, they may want to check their bills. Apparently,  
> Verizon
> doesn't check that status of your local sales tax obligation when  
> you change
> address.
>
> Regards,
>
> KGB
>
> -----
> Kevin G. Barkes
> Email: kgbarkes () yahoo com
> KGB Report:
> http://www.kgbreport.com
> Commentwear by KGB:
> http://www.commentwear.com
> National Temperature Index:
> http://nationaltemperatureindex.com
> DCL Dialogue on line:
> http://www.dcldialogue.com
> Random Quotations Generator:
> http://www.goodquotations.com
> Over 13,000 searchable quotations.



-------------------------------------------
Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now
RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/
Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com