(T-Mobile) Tuesday Evening Musings

Strangely-named vodka.  Photo taken by and the property of FourWalls.
@FourWalls (86575)
United States
September 13, 2022 8:41pm CST
While I would never have joined T-Mobile on my own, they bought out my old carrier, so I’m a customer. I don’t mind that anymore. In fact, it’s kind of cool because they have this thing called “T-Mobile Tuesdays.” Every Tuesday they send an offer through their app. A lot of them are not applicable to me (free coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts or a Whopper at Burger King), but others are great. As the “official cell phone company of Major League Baseball,” they give a free subscription to MLB’s website, which allows for watching or listening to any baseball game throughout the year. Normally that subscription is $120, so that in itself almost pays for my cell phone service! Today the offer was a free headlamp. These things can be $15 or more for a basic one. It’ll be nice for the car, because those black-out shades for the windows do their job: they darken the car! After I picked it up at a store I went for a walk around the shopping center. There was a Target in the center, so I took a walk around it. That’s where I found the item in the picture. Effen Vodka? Who comes up with these names??? Did they think that name through? “Would you like some of this Effen Vodka?” It’s kind of like the name of the city in Illinois. You have to be glad whoever named Effingham wasn’t mad at prime rib! I’m thinking about a trip after my dental cleaning next week. You never know, of course. Who likes to plan these things? Certainly not me! Last year I went to St. Louis just to get out of town for a day or two, and ended up in Montana! There’s a new countdown coming, and if you don’t like it blame JJ, because he suggested it! Meanwhile, have a great evening!
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@noni1959 (13017)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Some names I come across are really funny. I left AT&T for T-Mobile back around March and only used the app a couple times for movie tickets and a whopper. Sometimes, you get to the store and all the gifts are gone. I live quite the distance from one so don't go unless that way anyway.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
17 Sep 22
The funniest names I find are usually the barbecue stuff, such as “Rub Some Butt” seasoning. I don’t live too far from a T-Mobile store so I don’t have trouble. Most of the things I don’t even bother with. I do wish they’d become the official carrier of the NHL, too, though, because I’d love to watch some hockey!
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
17 Sep 22
@noni1959 — LOL. A couple of weeks ago I stopped at a place in Indiana called “Uranus Fudge Factory.” And I even had the nerve to write a discussion about it!
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@noni1959 (13017)
• United States
17 Sep 22
@FourWalls Those are so funny. I got my son and son-in-laws some really funny sauces and powders. I don't remember all the names but some were, Slap Ya Mama, Smack My A** and Call Me Sally, Puckerbutt's, Sh** Your Bed, Yeranus Berns, and I'm ging to get into trouble on here.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
14 Sep 22
You ended up in Montana? Wow! That's a lot of driving.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
I was going further but had a panic attack in Wyoming, so I started for home.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
14 Sep 22
@FourWalls Sorry about the panic attack. If I didn't hate to drive so much these days, you know where I'd go.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
@LindaOHio — umm…..let me think….someplace south even though its name is “West”?
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
14 Sep 22
That is an odd name for a Vodka, not something you expect. Did you buy a bottle?
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
Oh, no, I don’t drink. I was just taken aback by the name.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
@LadyDuck — depends on their target audience, though.
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
14 Sep 22
@FourWalls Not a name that sells.
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
15 Sep 22
I guess I am not their effin target audience That is great T Mobile makes offers that you can take advantage of. Good luck with your dentist appointment next week. Looking forward to the new countdown.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
15 Sep 22
Yeah. More songs you’ve never heard of!
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
15 Sep 22
@FourWalls Oh goodie!!!!
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Sep 22
Effen Vodka is hilarious. Verizon used to do that reward thing. Every time that you paid your bill you got points to cash out for a Amazon gift card or something. We switched to Straight Talk a couple years ago and you get points each month, then when you accrue enough you get a free month of service. Which is really freaking nice. Lol
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
17 Sep 22
I have the 55+ program, which is $40 a month with autopay. The free subscription to MLB is like three free months of service. The only joke is the “save up to 50% on travel” offers. Their “50% discount” is still twice what a AAA or AARP discount is at the hotel’s website.
@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
17 Sep 22
@thislittlepennyearns — excellent! I love the hotspot feature. That is extra on my plan, but if I use it I can use it for the entire month for one price.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Sep 22
@FourWalls we pay $45 a month per line. We have two lines. Unlimited everything and hot spot. The nice part is because it's not contract if I decide I need more hotspot one month to be able to work on the road I can.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
8 Oct 22
Now that's a musing worth mentioning! Who doesn't like "free" and although there is always some kind of string attached, as a baseball fan that baseball freebie is a gem Must be some "nasty tasting" vodka
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
8 Oct 22
Wish T-Mobile sponsored hockey too. I didn’t think vodka had any flavor to it.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
10 Oct 22
@FourWalls That's right! Odorless and colorless yet "Absolut-ly" packs a punch.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Sep 22
They sell effen vodka at Target?!?
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
14 Sep 22
Wow..I could do with some of that thar vodka
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• United States
15 Sep 22
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
You want some Effen vodka, huh?
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@DaddyEvil (174216)
• United States
14 Sep 22
I hope you have a great Effen evening, too... I don't see anything wrong with that name, myself.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
Oh, you wouldn’t, you Evil Daddy! Hope you’re having a good evening!
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@DaddyEvil (174216)
• United States
14 Sep 22
@FourWalls I went to ask Pretty if she wanted some Effen Vodka but she's asleep. I hope I remember it when she wakes up! Thank you. I'm enjoying myself.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Sep 22
Our signal got worse after they bought out Spring so we ended up switching. During the time we were with them I never found anything useful for us on Tuesdays. Glad you have.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
Most of the offers are pretty boring or not applicable to me. The baseball subscription is great, though. I also picked up a backpack from them earlier in the summer.
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@JudyEv (381809)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Sep 22
There are certainly some strange names around. I wonder if I'll know any of your next countdown.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
There’s one that I think “everybody” knows, but I never know.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Sep 22
I will do my best to enjoy my evening.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
I hope you did!
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Sep 22
@FourWalls I really enjoyed the rest of my evening.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Sep 22
Have a good evening with your Effen Vodka . Those Tuesday offers are great and ofcourse if not always, you will keep finding something of your interest from time to time. Till our daughters were young, we would pack anytime and start with unplanned trips. Not done it in years now. Now everything has to be meticulously planned.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
I don’t like “meticulously planning” things. I had enough of that in my life. I think the last time I actually “planned” something was buying a timed ticket for a boat ride through the Everglades. Normally I just like to go with the flow.
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Sep 22
That is too funny. Someone was probably drunk when they named it. Still funny.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
14 Sep 22
Maybe the company owner’s initials are F.N.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Sep 22
@FourWalls Maybe you are right. Too funny.
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