Gee, is it the 21st century already?

As you may or may not know, I'm leaving for Greece in 10 days now. I'm therefore working on the last small details, such as a calling card. I usually don't call home when I'm away, I actually barely ever go online, but seeing as my dad is sick and will be getting the test results telling him what effect the chemo has had, I plan to make an exception this time.

So I began researching the calling-from-Greece issue. I opted for the Canada Direct service, which requires you to get a calling card free of charge and bills the calls you make directly on your account. So last night, I went online, read the Canada Direct website in its entirety (which isn't much) and ordered a Bell Canada calling card online.

Yes, I ordered a calling card online. It's sorta pathetic, but this is the 21st century, folks. Shopping online is the greatest invention since sliced bread - you get your merchandise at home, you don't have to make conversation with some representative/salesperson, you don't have to wait in line to get ahold of said representative/salesperson... it's just amazing. And when shipping's free, what more could you ask for?

And yes, I know, we all hate Bell. I do, anyways. Only problem is, the Canada Direct service only works with 6 (or is it 5?) company calling cards in Canada - and by "in Canada", I actually mean ACROSS Canada, so the only options in Québec are Bell and Telus. I was going to go with Telus, but as I've got my residential phone account with Bell already, I didn't see the point of creating an account with Telus, so yes, I chose the lowest low. (Sh)It happens.

After I got home from work, this evening, I checked my email. Bell had sent me a message to confirm my order. And what do you know, in this ever-evolving era of technology, guess what the delivery timeframe for my calling card is?

FOUR TO SIX WEEKS.
Seriously! Two months! For a calling card!
I created a Vegas photo album online, which I sent for processing Friday night and it was shipped today! I ordered a battery for my cell phone through ebay last week and I received this morning! Four to six weeks for a calling card, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU BELL PEOPLE???

If you're all like Raiontzukai, you're probably wondering "well, can't you just go to a Bell store and get the calling card?". The answer is, I don't know, probably. I just never in a hundred years expected there to be such a gap between online and in-store service.

So yeah. I emailed Bell again asking them my what-the-hell-I'm-leaving-in-10-days-you-losers question, but I probably will end up stopping by the store this week...