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    Choroid
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    I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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      I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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        I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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        jschell
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        Choroid wrote:

        My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won

        Seems unlikely. First of course would be what is known as 'standing'. Now perhaps she was part of a class action suit in the US. Or she is some participant in a government entity, which is the most recent one I found when searching. But I doubt you can do the same for a retail product unless you can find a warranty that says they will last longer than 12 months. And then find a law firm willing to front you as the primary in a class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

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          Choroid wrote:

          My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won

          Seems unlikely. First of course would be what is known as 'standing'. Now perhaps she was part of a class action suit in the US. Or she is some participant in a government entity, which is the most recent one I found when searching. But I doubt you can do the same for a retail product unless you can find a warranty that says they will last longer than 12 months. And then find a law firm willing to front you as the primary in a class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

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          Daniel Pfeffer
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          jschell wrote:

          ... class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

          And most of what you get will be eaten up by lawyer's fees.

          Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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            Choroid wrote:

            My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won

            Seems unlikely. First of course would be what is known as 'standing'. Now perhaps she was part of a class action suit in the US. Or she is some participant in a government entity, which is the most recent one I found when searching. But I doubt you can do the same for a retail product unless you can find a warranty that says they will last longer than 12 months. And then find a law firm willing to front you as the primary in a class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

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            Choroid
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            You are correct collaboration with the Feds I agree just rattled my cage asking me to use someone else's phone number and demanding a phone number to make a purchase

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              I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              Choroid wrote:

              I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court

              If you are determined to sue, AND the sum is worth your time and effort, you may wish to try small claims court. Just remember that going to Law has costs above the financial. Even if you win, you may lose when your time, effort, and aggravation are taken into account.

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              Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

              They probably want it so they can send you spam texts. Just block any that you receive. Your credit card is presumably linked to your phone number (so the company can contact you in the case of possible fraud). Even if you use your credit card to pay your phone bill, that information should not be stored by the phone company. In any case, if the phone or the credit card companies' billing records are hacked, you have bigger problems than a bit of spam...

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                jschell wrote:

                ... class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

                And most of what you get will be eaten up by lawyer's fees.

                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                Tell me about Lawyer Fee's My father remarried he had a will that was written when he was married to my mother before her death New wife's family got my father to write a new will at the time he was failing from Alzheimer and I was written out of the will When he died in December it was the following year in April when I was notified of his death my child hood home in Ohio was in my name my father died in California $25,000.00 later I retained the house and property some of the investment accounts real killer they tried to forge my signature on a life insurance policy

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                  Choroid wrote:

                  I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court

                  If you are determined to sue, AND the sum is worth your time and effort, you may wish to try small claims court. Just remember that going to Law has costs above the financial. Even if you win, you may lose when your time, effort, and aggravation are taken into account.

                  Choroid wrote:

                  Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

                  They probably want it so they can send you spam texts. Just block any that you receive. Your credit card is presumably linked to your phone number (so the company can contact you in the case of possible fraud). Even if you use your credit card to pay your phone bill, that information should not be stored by the phone company. In any case, if the phone or the credit card companies' billing records are hacked, you have bigger problems than a bit of spam...

                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                  Choroid
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                  Been down that road Amazon and Chase got hacked and my phone number for my Credit Card went along for the ride I exceeded the number of blocked phone numbers permitted on the phone That is why no more phone numbers Verizon has the phone number not sure what they do with it take care and stay safe Daniel

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                    I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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                    Peter_in_2780
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                    How hard is it to get a "burner" phone in your locality? Here I could walk into a shop, grab a cheapie that comes with prepaid SIM and a number. No ID required. Or get a SIM-only deal so I don't have to ditch the handset.

                    Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                      I bought a pair of Merrell Moab 3 waterproof boots 13 months ago and the sole around the toe area is spiting from the boot OK Merrell said 12 months for return I have another pair that is 8 years old that the Vibram sole is warn flat gone Merrell told me they would give me a 30% discount Just select the item I want and respond to an email they sent me The issue is I can not make a purchase on the website without a phone number I have suggested I am prepared to take this to court My step daughter sued 3M for damaging the water supply in the US and other countries YES the law firm team won Merrell told me to ask a friend or neighbor for a phone number! Any one what to loan me a phone number ? OR should I just make up a phone number ? Issue my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card OR just shut up and stop being a grumpy OLD man

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                      Choroid wrote:

                      my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card

                      So what?

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                        Choroid wrote:

                        my real phone number is more than likely linked to my Chase Credit Card

                        So what?

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                        Choroid
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                        I agree it should not be an issue except I bought a refrigerator from Home Depot 3 month ago and because I gave them a bogus phone number my credit card was not accepted

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                          How hard is it to get a "burner" phone in your locality? Here I could walk into a shop, grab a cheapie that comes with prepaid SIM and a number. No ID required. Or get a SIM-only deal so I don't have to ditch the handset.

                          Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                          Choroid
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                          I have some old phones one was tied to Verizon can I buy a sim card only and install that in the phone OR will I need a Verizon Plan ? Or use the prepaid plan ? Thanks for the reply

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                            I agree it should not be an issue except I bought a refrigerator from Home Depot 3 month ago and because I gave them a bogus phone number my credit card was not accepted

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                            Choroid wrote:

                            I gave them a bogus phone number my credit card was not accepted

                            You win some, you lose some. :confused:

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                              Tell me about Lawyer Fee's My father remarried he had a will that was written when he was married to my mother before her death New wife's family got my father to write a new will at the time he was failing from Alzheimer and I was written out of the will When he died in December it was the following year in April when I was notified of his death my child hood home in Ohio was in my name my father died in California $25,000.00 later I retained the house and property some of the investment accounts real killer they tried to forge my signature on a life insurance policy

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                              jschell
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                              New wife's family got my father to write a new will at the time he was failing from Alzheimer...they tried to forge my signature on

                              That is all criminal rather than civil. So you should file a compliant. With a brief google by me also seems that California law means that one cannot profit from a criminal activity which this would apply if convicted. And after conviction, even a for a minor charge, I suspect you can file a civil suit to recoup monetary losses that you paid while protecting yourself.

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                                jschell wrote:

                                ... class action lawsuit. Expect probably 10 years before you get anything from that though.

                                And most of what you get will be eaten up by lawyer's fees.

                                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                jschell
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                                Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                                And most of what you get will be eaten up by lawyer's fees.

                                Sort of. First of course the OP is talking about a pair of boots. But, as far as I know, as the primary in a class action one gets quite a bit of the judgement. Lots to the lawyers, but more than just what a pair of boots are.

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                                  I have some old phones one was tied to Verizon can I buy a sim card only and install that in the phone OR will I need a Verizon Plan ? Or use the prepaid plan ? Thanks for the reply

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                                  Peter_in_2780
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                                  Sorry, no idea of the USA scene. I'm downunder, way across the Pacific. Here, some handsets are locked to a carrier, some (usually more expensive, duh!) are unlocked.

                                  Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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