Matt’s Journal

I didnt want to plaster the fact it was my birthday over the interweb on the day, so I will tell you about the good fortune I experienced last Saturday (30th).

I had risen early, opened my cards and presents and wanted to go out into town to spend some of the money I had been generously given. I rang up a friend, picked him up and we drove into town.

We hit a few shops and didnt buy anything, we then decided to goto into a sports store and see what football boots, trainers and sporting shirts they had to offer. My friend was tempted by a few Liverpool T-shirts and I was intent on buying the Brazilian away shirt as it was only £22.49 and thats quite a reasonable price. I add some black shorts and socks for training purposes and decide to hit the till/checkout to pay for the items.

Once there, she rings up all of the three items, de-tags them and bags them up:

Cashier: Thats £14.49 please…
Me: Fourty fourty nine?
Cashier: No, Fourteen fourty nine…
Me: Oh Ok *slaps twenty pounds down on the counter*

So she gives me my change, I walk out somewhat hastily and look at the receipt. Turns out she had put the shorts through twice and I had gotten the Brazil top for only £6!

What a result, it added to an already good day!

So, I splashed out and bought a Nintendo DS Lite in black. They arent the best powered console/handhelds but I was swayed by the array of games that are available. I ordered the new Super Mario Bros game to start with but I fully intend on getting Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, Mario Kart DS and even the weird looking game Animal Crossing. Who knows? I must also say the dual screen looks pretty good.

If theres anyone who already owns one who can give me some advice, I would be most appreciative!

The call me Mr Internet, Internet is my game. If there is something cool, I know about it. If there is something new, I have already used it. Never been hacked, never been conned, never been victim of credit card fraud with my online payments………until now.

I have recorded the message I got on my voicemail, you can listen to it here.

They said that because I hadnt used the card for 6 months it was probably a credit card generator, they knew I was genuine and that I was liable for the purchases, they will send me notifications on what they will do, I sign them and it should all blow away. The account is closed, I never used the card and didnt intend to, I should have closed it earlier.

Doh!