Davbeck

Dear AT&T:

I haven’t been a fan of yours to say the least. Your DSL speeds are laughable, you phones drop calls and you continually spew marketing crap. But this isn’t about that.

Let me start by telling you a little bit about myself, as I am sure that in the 5 years I have been your customer you have learned nothing about me. I am 21 years old, and am no longer going to college. I didn’t so much drop out, as I got a much better offer. I now make well over the US average salary for college graduates. I have managed my money well, saving and always having an emergency fund. I keep track of my money and have never missed a bill, including the 57 I have paid to you.

Furthermore, I am debt free and have always been so, unlike nearly every person in the US including yourself, who has $60 billion in debt, compared to your $5 billion in cash. I have never had a car loan, because I saved up and bought a $1,500 beater. I don’t have credit card debt, because when I didn’t have money, I didn’t buy new things like iPhone’s or computers. I don’t have student loans because I worked while going to school and went to community college instead of an expensive university. My credit score is 0 (some companies report it as indeterminate) as in absolutely no history.

During our relationship together, I have paid you about $4,000. When you didn’t have a tethering plan, I went without. When you charged over the top fees for it, i paid them. When you limited your data, I paid the overages charges. You would think that would mean something between customer and company.

So imagine my surprise this morning when I decided to buy an iPad from you, and was met with a very rude notice that you would not sell it to me, because of my credit score. Now mind you, I have enough disposable income from this paycheck alone to buy the iPad, and 2 years of the $25 data plan (the largest for the iPad). Remember, the iPad is famous for not requiring a commitment to a data plan. You can use it without the data plan if you like. You make this claim on the product page.

So let me review your logic, I can’t buy something I can afford now, because I haven’t bought things that I can’t afford in the past.