Ok....so, I think most of y'all have seen, heard or read of my arrest a few weeks ago...if not, get with the program!! So, I decided that today, I would try to resolve this issue with the oustanding checks, since I had to borrow some money to get this paid off. So, I call up Randall's, which is where the checks were written. They give me some 800# to some call center in Phoenix, AZ. It turns out that Safeway Inc bought Randall's in 2001. So, I give this guy on the phone my name and my DL #. The guy says there's nothing in his system. Then he figures out it's b/c they don't have the records b/c they didn't take over Randall's stuff until, 2001. *rolls eyes*
So, I end up calling Telecheck, another company called SCAN, then a third collections agency to see if they had any info. Telecheck said they had nothing, the third company said they had nothing. SCAN, apparently has since removed it's US operations and is now working out of the Middle East, India, I think. The woman, who I could barely understand, said they had nothing.
So, I call up two of the Randall's stores that I used to shop at....(I don't think I'll ever shop there again)....but I digress....
So, the first store, I try to explain what was going on. The dumbass chick just gives me the same 800#, and preceeded to hang up. The second store, the girl actually had a brain and got me another number. Unfortunately, it was another dead end.
So, I decided to call up Harris County Sheriff's dept. I end up driving from Katy all the freaking way down to downtown Houston. I finally get copies of the checks. Now get this....the checks were actually written between 11/5 and 11/20/1998. Technically, I shouldn't have to pay squat, since it's been OVER 7 years, which i believe is the limit on crap like this. But, just to cover my ass, I'm going to attempt to pay this....
So, finally I get another idea...back in mid to late 2004, I worked at the corporate/district office for Randall's in Houston. I contacted my 'boss' at the time, and she got me a number in Dallas for someone that will HOPEFULLY be able to finally help me put this to rest....
Cross your fingers.....if this woman can't find it, I'm gonna be back on here bitching yet again!!!
3 comments:
It's sad Randall's is putting you through all this 'run around'. The kicker to the whole situation would be if the Harris County police department was in need of updating THEIR records; and Randall's had in fact, dropped you out of their system - your credit was cleared and you were home free all along! But HPD is like a lousy ex, they don't forget a damn thing!
Unfortunately, it's not HPD, it's Harris County Sheriff's....and they're pricks!!
Good greif Charlie Brown, sounds like you need a frickn'lawyer or an H bomb, whatever works.
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