two weekends ago, jem bought a motorolla razr v3x. again, being the super inggitera that i am and since almost every character from the tv series “one tree hill” (which i’m uber-addicted to lately, by the way) has one, i wanted to have my own razr too. so last saturday morning, i went to greenhills and impulsively traded my nokia 6630 and sony ericsson t630 then added a couple of moolah for a razr v3x. i was so excited with the new phone that i was proudly sporting it out that evening.

then came yesterday…. i woke up before noontime and i was going to check if i had messages on the phone when alas, the display screen wouldn’t turn on! at first, i thought maybe it ran out of battery; but then, the keypad lights were turned on. even so, i still plugged in the charger, giving it the benefit of the doubt. then, i tried turning it on but to no avail. well, i think it was already turned on but i just couldn’t see anything on the screen!

i panicked so i immediately called the sales person who sold me the phone. she asked me to go to back to their stall in greenhills and show them the phone. i got there exactly at noon and presented my phone to the sales person which in turn, gave it to her boss. i overheard them arguing about the phone’s serial number. apparently, the serial number on the phone is different from the serial number on its box! what the?!?! their argument went on for over an hour because they couldn’t find any record of the serial number on the phone. since i have a receipt, the boss eventually decided to have the phone checked even if they couldn’t find any record of the serial number.

after almost an hour, the boss came back and told me the problem of my phone. apparently, either the lcd or the flex (that thing that connects the a flip-phone’s display screen to it’s other half) is causing the trouble. he told me that they will have it repaired but there are no available parts as of the moment and it would take quite some time to order them. i was arguing that perhaps it’s a factory defect and asked him to issue me a new unit instead. he said that it’s not possible because they gave it to me in good condition and that what’s wrong with my phone is a known issue for flip-phones. i was arguing with him nicely because i was afraid that he might put the blame on me. i couldn’t go bitchy on him for he might not offer any help to fix my phone. i tried and tried to ask for a new phone but the boss just wouldn’t budge. he said that he would only replace it with a new unit if it still wouldn’t work after a new flex or lcd has been installed. moreover, he can’t issue me a new one because they ran out of stock. i was walking around the other neighboring stalls while waiting for the boss, and it seemed like no vendor has an available v3x unit either because it has been selling like pancakes recently.

so i was thinking, if the phone has only been with me for four days and it already has a problem, then it’s bound to have more problems in the future if i decide to keep it. hence, i asked the boss if i could just get a different phone instead of the v3x. furthermore, i told him that i was willing to add more money if the unit that i’m gonna get is more expensive than the v3x. the boss agreed. i asked for the nokia 6680 because i cannot downgrade from my previous phone. i asked how much it is and apparently, it’s only 500 pesos more expensive than the v3x. however, because i’m returning a damaged phone, i had to pay for its repair and parts. since i had been there for 3 hours and my arguments were futile, i decided to give in. so, i asked for the 6680 and paid them extra money.

i felt so duped, so conned. i felt robbed. i felt sad. now, it pisses me off because i was kinda gullible in the situation. and i’m even more pissed with the idea that if i shelled out the entire money i paid them for the v3x and 6680 in lump sum last saturday, i could’ve gotten a nokia n70 instead! darn! boy i had such high hopes for the v3x. i guess it’s just not meant for me. sigh!

lesson learned: do not envy, it’s a deadly sin!

segue: when the heck will i meet my sandra bullock. hell, who am i kidding??? when will i meet my keanu reeves?!?! hahaha! watched their latest movie, “lake house,” last monday. love it!