June 30, 2012

June 30, 2012

     I often wonder why we pay for television. I got home tonight and picked up the mail and started looking through the bills. Every month I get my bill for satellite t.v. and I say to myself, “I’ve got to cancel this. It’s such a waste.” Then I go ahead and pay it and then the next month rolls around, then the next. When is this wasteful cycle going to end? I am especially ready to cancel tonight since my bill just went up. I have gone through all the steps of calling and asking them to lower my bill, but I just don’t feel that existing customers should have to beg or threaten to leave to get their bill lowered. When new customers can waltz right in and get the same package for twenty to twenty-five dollars less than existing customers. Where’s the loyalty? There isn’t any. These companies know they’ve got you. I keep telling myself I don’t need all the sports channels, but then I think of how much I love college basketball and major league baseball. Then, I think that my boys don’t need nick jr., I can always buy their favorite cartoons on dvd or Blu-ray. Do I do it? Nope. I just keep on forking over my hard earned money to these big companies. When will we all learn? When will we as a society realize we don’t NEED satellite t.v. or cable? The line has become blurred with what we need and want. Just like the expensive cell phone bills. We all think we need a thirty dollar data plan. I must say, that is one bill I don’t pay. We actually have pay as you go phones, because I refused to pay the insane amounts just to use my phone. If I could only be this strong when it came to my t.v. bill…maybe someday.