Today's randomness
Oct. 16th, 2023 09:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Really, I have no excuse for not blogging. I keep on thinking I should blog about something or other, then fail to do so, and after a while it reaches a point where there's So Much random stuff that I've not blogged about but want to that's all built up and nothing happens. There's the many unfinished Legend of Zelda posts, for starters.
So, I'll ignore all that - maybe one day I'll backfill random posts - and make an attempt at just posting current randomness. Let's see how long this lasts...
Anyway, today's randomness is the fun of renewing car insurance...
Current insurer: Oh hai, I have a quote for you! It's 33% more expensive than last year!
Me: What.
Me: Comparesmeerkats quotes, gets one that's only like 15% more and has MOAR COVER.
Me: Tries another one, notices that the site is suspiciously similar. Turns out it's an insurance broker that just gets reskinned by random companies and offers exactly the same actual insurers... except this reskin is slightly cheaper and has slightly better cover. Result!
Me, to current insurer: Cancel the renewal!
Current insurer: Oh Noes! Tell me how much your other quote was
Me: Cancel
Current insurer: Are you sure? Look, we have shiny extras!
Me: Cancel!
Current insurer: Are you really sure? You can phone us and chat!
Me: Cancel!!
Current insurer: Are you really really sure? We'll give you a discount if you stay with us!
Me: So, it took four goes at saying "cancel" to actually get a competitive quote out of you?
Current insurer: Yup!
Me: Tough, I've already gone elsewhere. Bye!
Really, I have no excuse for not blogging. I keep on thinking I should blog about something or other, then fail to do so, and after a while it reaches a point where there's So Much random stuff that I've not blogged about but want to that's all built up and nothing happens. There's the many unfinished Legend of Zelda posts, for starters.
So, I'll ignore all that - maybe one day I'll backfill random posts - and make an attempt at just posting current randomness. Let's see how long this lasts...
Anyway, today's randomness is the fun of renewing car insurance...
Current insurer: Oh hai, I have a quote for you! It's 33% more expensive than last year!
Me: What.
Me: Compares
Me: Tries another one, notices that the site is suspiciously similar. Turns out it's an insurance broker that just gets reskinned by random companies and offers exactly the same actual insurers... except this reskin is slightly cheaper and has slightly better cover. Result!
Me, to current insurer: Cancel the renewal!
Current insurer: Oh Noes! Tell me how much your other quote was
Me: Cancel
Current insurer: Are you sure? Look, we have shiny extras!
Me: Cancel!
Current insurer: Are you really sure? You can phone us and chat!
Me: Cancel!!
Current insurer: Are you really really sure? We'll give you a discount if you stay with us!
Me: So, it took four goes at saying "cancel" to actually get a competitive quote out of you?
Current insurer: Yup!
Me: Tough, I've already gone elsewhere. Bye!
