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Simply put, MagicJack works!

If you have a DSL or Cable Internet connection, you can save a ton of money with this little device! I purchased mine in June 2008, and I can tell you I’ve saved, at a minimum, $600.00 in telephone and long distance charges. I can’t tell you how wonderful it felt to call AT&T and say, “discontinue this telephone service”. When they asked me why, I told them, “because I don’t need it anymore, Whewww.” We use cable for our internet, but even if you use DSL for internet access you can still save money by dropping the phone service.

I paid $49.95 for the MagicJack device, and $19.95 for 1 full year of service; which includes unlimited long distance, even to Canada! There’s a cute little interface that sits in your system tray, and it pops up when you make or receive a call. Also included are all those extra features we’re used to paying extra for, like: caller ID, 3 way calling, call waiting, AND my most favorite feature, other than the savings, voice mail. Callers can leave a voice mail message even if the MagicJack isn’t turned on. You can also have an email sent to notify you of new voice mail messages. You’ll actually receive the message as an attachment in .wav format so you can listen to it in Windows Media Player or any wave player. If you prefer you can also call in to check your messages. It also has a contacts list and you can use a regular telephone with it.

I just love finding something that actually does what it promises, and MagicJack does!

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We bought our first domain in 2002. We were paying $2.50 a month for a 4 domain package with another hosting company. I just accepted the shoddy customer service as part of the deal for such a cheap price. The experience had been frustrating, to say the least. I wanted to make a change, but was sure quality hosting would cost a lot more than we could afford. I also wasn’t looking forward to the migration. Still being fairly new to the website business, I wasn’t sure what would be involved and it seemed daunting.

After a particularly frustrating customer service experience with our old hosting company, my husband went on the hunt for something better. We originally decided to try HostGator because of the unlimited domains, bandwidth and storage. After what I’d experienced previously, I had no idea how simple and pleasant getting support, when I needed it, could be! The few times I’ve had to contact customer service I’ve been completely satisfied; no complaints at all. And they made the change over so easy. I’ve never looked back. Their prices are unbeatable for the services they provide.

We chose the Baby Croc Package, which includes:

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With our son-in-law’s birthday just a few days away, we recently made a trip to Things Remembered at Columbiana Centre Mall in Columbia, SC. I’d found a gift I really wanted on their Web site, but I didn’t have time to wait for shipping. Also, the cost of the next day rush shipping was frankly more expensive than the gift! (miss) Even if gas prices were still averaging $4.00 gallon, it was cheaper, and faster, to just go to the mall.

Sure enough, the store had the same item I was interested in, but the price tag was $7.25 higher. I asked the clerk what the turnaround time is for their engraving services, and if they would match their online prices. We were excited to hear that the engraving could be completed in hour or less, (hit) and all store prices would be identical to the online prices. Fantastic!! (homerun!) Her explanation that it would be too time consuming to change the sticker price every time an online price changed seemed logical, but I couldn’t help thinking it would have been nice to see this information on some kind of signage in the store. (miss)

We took our item to the register and were given a form to complete with the engraving information. The price for the engraving service was more expensive than what was shown on the Web site. (miss) We offered to show the clerk the online price at ThingsRemembered.com and were surprised to find she didn’t have access to the site! (miss) Wouldn’t it be extremely helpful to give the store clerks access to the company Web site? Don’t you agree? She called someone about the situation and was told there could be a glitch on the web site, but it was okay for her to honor the price I quoted. (homerun!!)

The clerk was very helpful and pleasant. (hit) She chatted with ease, and went the extra mile, but she was clearly upset she didn’t have all the tools needed to assist her customers in the way she would like. (hit for the clerk) (miss for the company)

Overall, we were extremely pleased with this shopping experience. We’ll pick up our engraved mug tomorrow and report back in, Things Remembered, part deux.

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Part Deux - The Pick Up

We picked up our gift today. Walking into the store, we saw the clerk was finishing up with a previous customer. She recognized us and was just as warm and welcoming as she had been yesterday. (hit) Excusing herself to the back storeroom; she then brought our package out front and unwrapped it for us to see. The engraving was just beautiful (hit), and, included at no charge, our item was wrapped in tissue paper and tucked into a very nice gift box. Bonus! (homerun!)

I love online shopping, but I have to say in this situation it was great having an actual storefront within driving distance. I’m a very, very satisfied customer today!

Hits = 5
Misses = 5
Homeruns! = 3

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