Friends for Life » Exploitation http://friendsforlife.org Hope for the Generations Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:20:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Free Cruise http://friendsforlife.org/2010/08/the-free-cruise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-free-cruise http://friendsforlife.org/2010/08/the-free-cruise/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:27:38 +0000 inez http://friendsforlife.org/?p=738 An 89 year old called us one day saying. “I am the stupidest old woman who ever drew a breath!”  A nice young man had called to tell her she had won a ‘free cruise’ so she signed up! She thought it was a little strange when he asked for a credit card.

“I knew I couldn’t use it since I can hardly walk, but I thought, if it’s free I’ll give it away to someone.”  But then I got my credit card bill and there’s an $800.00 charge on it for that cruise!  I don’t know what to do!  I am so scared….I am just so stupid, can’t believe it!  I don’t have $800, what am I going to do?”

We assured her that she wasn’t stupid.  We told her that lots of people bought the ‘free cruise’.  Then we called on her behalf and, in spite of a firm policy against refunds, they issued her a credit for the full amount.

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]]> http://friendsforlife.org/2010/08/the-free-cruise/feed/ 0 Everything She Owned http://friendsforlife.org/2010/07/everything-she-owned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everything-she-owned http://friendsforlife.org/2010/07/everything-she-owned/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:40:15 +0000 inez http://friendsforlife.org/?p=507 We were asked to help an elderly widow move.  She had been renting a house but her son had moved in with her.  He was an alcoholic.  He mistreated her terribly and when he ran out of money to buy alcohol he pawned her things.  When we came to pick her up everything she owned fit into two grocery bags.  We helped her move into a lovely group home.   Her sister was no longer afraid to visit her so she came back into her life.  They started going to lunch and shopping together.  She called me one day to come see what they had done.  They had bought new curtains for her room and had made it look so cozy and cute.  I am not sure I can remember seeing anyone so proud of a room, or so happy.

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