General Music Chat

nobody wants to live in the real world these days.............

Its prolly no surprise that these days...the real world has taken to sucking...

nobody wants to live in the real world these days.............

Its prolly no surprise that these days...the real world has taken to sucking...

and that's a change from what?

Thank you to all of you fine gentlemen who visited this thread and for all of the kind words you have said.

Funny how a smile can rejuvenate someone.

I only hand over that card and hold onto it because Macy's has created a system to only give discounts to cardholders as well as connecting it with their mailing system of sales and coupons. Believe me, I had 11 dollars in my purse, but by using the card, they were knocking off a lot of money from the 28 dollars I owed without the card.

I do understand the financial end of it and as a business minded person and one who thinks logically, I see how this happened, but it was more than that to me.

This took a stab at something that was still mine. Something I earned on my own and maintained, just like my car from highschool...I took care of that baby ('79 Chevy Caprice Classic Station Wagon with the back seat, two-tone blue....) and when my husband needed to move to Oregon to go to graduate school, I went to summer school t finish up my five year degree in four years, missed my own graduation so that we could drive my car and move there. He flipped his car in highschool and never bought another himself until he got a job after grad school which I sold my beautiful, wonderful car that I miss til this day......

I give a lot, to my children, husband and have given up lots of dreams. I grew up in the 80's...I wanted to be the "Working Girl". I pretty much don't buy a whole lot at Macy's, I just go there when I can get away and look at the life I wanted and the things I dream about having.

This was more emotional I guess than financial, I am obviously on a journey to find my own identity and reason to keep moving forward after my son died, which is where the music comes in and as things chip away at what is mine, I flounder and you are all so sweet to let me vent.

As a sideline...I wrote to Macy's and chose the option for a phone call from customer service. They instead sent an e-mail which furthered my upset and ended the e-mail with "We Value Your Patronage". I was still a tad annoyed and wrote:


Wow, that's funny, I requested a phone call.....looks like I get disappointed by Macy's all the way around....

and how nice of you to say that you value my patronage of the past 20 years where I shopped loyally at your store, paid my bills

and urged others to shop there and then just dumped me and humiliated me. Nice way to treat your customers and way to kick me off of your mailing list...

I really feel like you have valued my patronage......

Thanks for ignoring my request for a phone call,


I hope that wasn't too harsh, but it made me feel better.....

Thank you all again and I appreciate all of your thoughts and advice.

Tammy