One of my standard rules is:
Do not spend more time fixing something than your time is worth.
In other words, I won’t spend a couple of hours on the phone to get a $5 overcharge fixed. It’s literally not worth my time.
Of course, that’s harder to quantify now that I’m retired, but when I was working as a senior software analyst/developer/project manager, I frequently let the small stuff slide. After all, people make mistakes, and if I bought an $8 item that turned out not to be exactly as described, it was easier just to take the loss and buy another item that did meet my specs.
There have been exceptions, however, and for the last ten months, I’ve been making one.
TL;DR: Never underestimate the power of doggedness, and do not dismiss something that it wouldn’t hurt to try.
It began in November 2023, when I bought myself a birthday present.
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 