Life isn't all bad

If it wasn't one thing going wrong it was another. My fridge freezer breaks and instead of the couriers delivering the new one and collecting the old, they refused. 

Now I have to pay the council to collect it. Then my laptop broke down which thankfully was only due to a faulty charger so I managed to get a good deal in the high street.

I end up losing both my contact lenses and have to rely on my glasses which I'm allergic to, to see anything, reading was damn near impossible but I have gotten my new set now which I am being extra careful with. 

I really couldn't take any further expenses so realising my phone contract was ending soon I called up early to try and get a good deal. 

I'm not sure why but the earlier I call, the nicer more reasonable they seem. I have one of those package deals, phone, broadband, landline so it is much easier to negotiate knowing that I can easily take my business elsewhere.

For once I did not think I was going to get anywhere. I am pretty adapt at bargaining but previous times have failed so I had low expectations. 

However this time, luck was on my side. I spoke to a lovely chap taking me through the options and respecting my budget, but he was trying to do a hard sell.

The free phones he offered me seemed quite poor and he lowered my monthly costs but I needed to think about which phone I really wanted as my current Honor cannot handle multi tasking at all.

I googled some reviews, watched a few youtube videos and then narrowed it down to two handsets. Huawei Smart P 2017 or the Moto G6 Play. 

I was looking for decent battery life and ram mostly. Would have been nice to have something other than black but that was low priority.

I decided to call back in the afternoon and see if I could still get that great deal which unfortunately was unavailable, the new deal was worse so I declined. 

I figured now that a free phone was actually an option I would keep calling back in the morning until I got a reasonable deal. 

However an hour later I got a call saying he had spoken to his manager and agreed to offer me the original fantastic deal. I'm not saving a massive amount. 

£3 a month overall, an additional £30 of half price line rental for 3 months. I am getting a new phone that I didn't think I would though. 

Plus no delivery charges or handset costs and I am thrilled about that. I hope I made the right choice. I went with the Moto.. It's due to arrive tomorrow or Thursday. 

Wish me luck.