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Tired of talking to a computer voice here are some tips to get you straight to a HUMAN! 111 companies listed as of Sun 20-Nov-2005 11:50 AM. finance phonesteps to find a human American Express 800-528-48000 ATT Universal 800-950-5114, ## Bank of America 800-900-9000, 1 loan; 2 account; 3 investing; 4 info; or 00 to human Bank One 877-226-5663,0 thru the options to get a live person Capital One Visa 800-867-0904,ignore prompts and invalid entry warnings; press #0 five times Charles Schwab 800-435-9050, 3 then 0 Chase 800-CHASE245, pause 14*0 CitiBank 800-374-9700, 1 online support; 2 billpay; 3 non-online; 4 credit card; or 0 to human Discover 800-347-2683,***** E-Trade 800-387-2331,#### Fidelity 800-544-6666, ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ### MasterCard 800-MC-ASSIST, 000 on each menu MBNA 800-421-2110, 00 when menu starts Paypal 650 864-8000, cf http://paypalsucks.com/PayPalPhoneNumbers.shtml Sovereign Bank 800-SOV-BANK,1 english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x) Sun Trust Banks 404-588-7815, Yes US Bank 800-US BANKS, 000(0) Visa 800-847-2911, 000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry)Wachovia 800-922-1800, accounts personal banking Washington Mutual 800-756-8000, At any time after the announcement(s) start 'O'. Wells Fargo 800-869-3557,0,0,0 Western Union 800-325-6000, 0 government phonesteps to find a human INS 800-375-5283, After selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4 Social Security 520-364-1241, At prompt 0 Veterans Affairs 800-827-1000, 1,0 insurance phonesteps to find a human Aetna 800-537-9384, "2, then say ""operator"" (check this)" Aetna 800-680-3566, * then 0 anytime AFLAC 800-99-AFLAC,*** Ameritas 800-745-1112, 00000 BlueCross 800-800-4298, Press 2 CIGNA 800-516-2898, REGARDING A BILL Cigna 800-849-9000, ## GEICO 800-841-3000, Wait for prompt then 6, 1, 5 Humana 800-4-HUMANA, After entering insurance number and details, 0. Medicare 800-633-4227, After the opening prompt say ""agent"". Principal Life 800-247-4695, 1 for english, 2, then 0 several times until it redirects you to an operator. pharmacy-phonesteps to find a human CVS-local listing dial local store, after promt. press 6 will connect to store manager Eckerd 800-eckerds, 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager Rite Aid Local StorePress 3 to speak to the pharmacy Walgreens local store 0 for a pharmacy employee products phonesteps to find a human Bose 800-444-2673, Direct to human! Sonos 800-680-2345, 1 sales; 2 support Sony 800-222-7669, "When prompted by the automated voice system to answer ANY questions, just say ""Agent""" retail phonesteps to find a human Advance Auto 800-314-4243, 0 when the automated message begins Amazon.com 800-201-7575 Direct to human! Best Buy 800-365-0292, 00 Best Buy local storewait for extension prompt (sometimes must 4), then ext. 2021 Circuit City local store0 for customer service or 218 for store manager eBay 800-322-9266, 0 Home Depot 800- 677-0232, "When asked for account number, keep hitting ""#"". After 5 or 6 times, a human appears!" Home Shopping Net 800-284-3100, 0 Ikea(800) 434-IKEA, "0000000 (hit ""0"" many times fast, if you do it once, or too slow, it will merely repeat the menu)" K-Mart-local store, 0 Kohl's (800) 564-5740, After providing account info, press 0 three times Lowes-local store, 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales Old Navy-800-OLD-NAVY, 0 Overstock.com-800-843-2446, At the main menu, 0 three to four times to bypass the menu QVC 800-367-9444, 0 Safeway-local store, As soon as voice prompt starts type 1200 to get human Sears 800-4-MY-HOME, Silence don't push numbers just sit there and you will be placed at front of que. Target-local store, 0 during greeting. "Toys ""R"" Us"-local store, 0 Wal-Mart-800-546-1897, 0 shipping, phonesteps to find a human DHL 800-225-5345, press 1, press 5, press 0, enter your phone number. FedEx-888-GO-FEDEX, "At message say ""Representative""" UPS 800-pick-upsyes USPS 800-275-8777, 7-3-2 or send them some junk mail technologyphonesteps to find a human AOL 888-346-3704, 0 Apple 800-275-2273, "000; if virtual rep answers, say ""operator"" Compaq 800-652-6672, No easy escape Dell 888-560-8324, 2 order; 3 support; 4 purchase help; or 00 to human Dell Service 800-624-9897, option 1, xt 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4 Earthlink 888-earthlink, 1 find a dialin number; 2 billing; 3 sales; 4 support Epson 800-922-8911, yes Gateway 800-846-2301, 00# HP 800-474-6836, "Say ""agent""." HP 888-560-8324, 00 IBM 800-IBM-4YOU, You go into a hold queue immediately Microsoft 800-936-5700, Always 0. This is true for just about any MS number. QuickBooks 888-729-1996, 1 purchase; 2 billing; 3 registration; 4 tech support or 0 to human Symantec 800-441-7234, 00 telco-phonesteps to find a human AT&T 800-222-0300.. AT&T Wireless 800-888-7600 No easy escape BellSouth 877-678-2355,*0 Cellular One 888-910-9191,"4, say ""agent"", then #" Cingular 800-331-0500, For faster service, the option that you are looking to close your account, You get the same ppl but an immediate answer Cricket 800-274-2538, 313 Nextel 800-639-6111, 0 five times SBC 800-585-7928, Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants YOUR phone number first. Sprint PCS 888-788-5001, "00, then say ""agent""" T-Mobile 800-TMOBILE, "Say ""representative"" at any time." Verizon DSL 800-567-6789, "Say ""I don't know it"" then ""technician"" Verizon Wireless 800-922-0204, #00 or enter phone # then 0 then 4 travel-phonesteps to find a human American Airlines 800-433-7300, "00, then say ""agent""" Amtrak 800-872-7245, "0 or say ""agent""" Continental 800-523-3273, "Three Delta 800-221-1212, 0 then say ""operator""" Delta 800-221-1212, "say ""agent"" four times - every time it asks for a response from you" jetBlue 800 JET-BLUE, 1 flight status; 2 reservations; 3 vacation packages Kayak.com 203 899-3120, 0 Northwest 800-225-2525, Star, 0, after initial greeting Southwest 800-435-9792, Calls answered by operator; during busy times you might have to hold United 800-864-8331, Do nothing, wait for human. US Airways 800-428-43224, wait, 1 Walt Disney World 407-824-4521, Direct line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations tv/satellite-phonesteps to find a human Comcast 800-266-2278, Customer service, but an IVR wants your number first. Direct TV 800-347-3288, 0 repeatedly Dish Network 800-333-3474, 0 during menu Sirius(888) 537-SIRIUS, 0 TiVo 877-367-8486, "Say ""Live Agent""" Xm Radio 800-998-7900, Direct to human!

PB, productive burp, often accompanied by slime, covering partially digested food.

I figured item #1 was beef, I've heard stuff like steak takes days to break down. Makes sense that it would keep you full longer too. Chips disappear entirely too quickly.

Sorry about your gma, have a safe trip.

I'm almost a year and I still have left shoulder pain, which I never had prior to surgery. I guess if that gas bubble can't go down or out, it's gonna float to the top, LOL.

I forgot to add I'm a little selfish, my friend pointed out to my DH one day, "Look, Pat's had this surgery so she'd look good for you", I said, "Sorry to burst anybody's bubble, but I did this for ME, no offense, but for once I did something for me!" I'm starting to like me much better too.

That was my little boy one, this is the little girl one, then I've done one that was pink and blue for twins.

I was tired of fighting and losing the weight war. I'd been on a diet all my life and was still the f word, (fat). I was also tired of always being the heaviest person at any function I went to, be it a family gathering or a Harley ralley, or social event, I always felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb. I love my band!

Thanks Jamie, I feel younger! Vera's such a sexy thang.

When those scales aren't moving it gets so discouraging, but everytime I got stuck I had gained muscle, which is suppose to be a good thing. Eileen, I'll have to go look for the collar bone, LOL. I think the before picture is just so horrible it would make anyone look great, but thank you and everyone so much. I was so touched by everyone's remarks I called my DH into my study and had him read the notes. Oh yeah, what is more sinful than food????? Cindy, we're gonna start calling you Ebay Mama.

Ok gals, I'm making my shopping list for my trial cookie bake. Top of the list, a rolling pin,a cookie sheet, and tons of ingredients. Shortning, does that mean like lard, Crisco in a can?

LMAO Kathy, I thought you meant you had a nose boogie.

Kerri, you have the prettiest lips.

Well it's not art, but I guess it's a craft, maybe VQ is right, a type of art, you all decide. (I warned you all that you'd be sorry if I ever figured out how to use the picture attachment thingy).

Boohoo, I can't wear silver, anybody know of a site that's got good 14k prices? If it's not 14k then I'll breakout like I've got hives.

Welcome to bandland and good luck on your journey.

Overfill is worse than not enough restriction, IMO.

I missed this first time around, boy do I need the purse size, LOL. I about freaked out when I saw the "Blossom" post, I so miss her. I'll be thinking of Philip during this holiday season, as I do often through out the year.

Good Morning Betty, I was wondering where you were hiding. I look forward to seeing the picture of your nephew. Ira, I must have not read that thread either with the "chip". Eileen you'll do fine with the solids, just remember small bites and think of the train, CHEW CHEW CHEW, lol. (Use a baby spoon if in doubt of bite sizes). Beanie, Cindy, Patty, Zan have a great safe day.

Real food, woohooo! Happy Birthday Cindy, I hope you had a special day!

Thanks for sharing the picture, the little one has your smile. Thank goodness for that "slight unfill" huh? I remember the month I was over filled and miserable, that was the best feeling to get a little taken out. I'll be a year in a couple of weeks and I'm only at 1/2 of my 4cc band. Keep up the good work.

You're right Paula, actually, I take Tums for the indigestion, NOT for reflux.

Pepsi, hope you're having a better day today.

My mom who is also banded eats bread, she had gravy over a biscuit for lunch the other day, I almost choked just thinking about eating bread. I haven't had bread since I was banded, boy would a great big juicy cheeseburger be good. Sometimes I want to go to the doctor and have my fill taken out for 24 hours so I can enjoy food like I use to, but then I would never do that, hummmm, maybe over Thanksgiving, LOL. Soup is my biggest companion now. Speaking of which, has anyone tried that new package at costco, it's three boxes of soup, ready to pour, then after opening it keeps in the fridge for a while, like a mini milk carton.

I use Tums, the quick dissolve, they're the bomb for relief.