Call Dropped
“If you want to cancel your cellphone contract without paying a fee, pull up the provider’s service map. Find a huge hole in the map, like a desert out west. Look for a town name in that map. Tell them you’re moving to Putzachateeawaka, Arizona and you want to cancel because they don’t provide service there.
Boom. 3 times now. 3 times. I’ve done it with AT&T two times, Verizon the other. Last time was AT&T in 2011.”
On the Queen’s Quid
U/dingle_hopper1981: “I’m from Northern Ireland, and when ordering stuff online I’d always write ‘Belfast, Ireland’ on it instead of North Ireland – the post’ll still get there, as yes, technically Belfast’s in Ireland. The post would be directed via the Dublin sorting office instead of coming into the UK routes. Nine times out of ten, the Dublin sorting office would just send it on up to Belfast, instead of forwarding it to Royal Mail in London who would then slap a huge import bill on it…
The Republic of Ireland couldn’t [care less] if the Queen’s out of pocket over a few quid. For anyone who’s confused- if you live in Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK), you have to pay UK import tax on stuff you buy from outside the EU.”