EDD phone appointment letter has wrong number - How to fix before next week?
I got a letter in the mail with a phone appointment, but the phone number they have for me is wrong. The appointment is scheduled for next week. What should I do? Has anyone else had this problem? I'm worried they won't be able to reach me and I'll miss my appointment.
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Luca Conti
Ugh, classic government efficiency 🙄 Here's what you need to do: 1. Call them ASAP 2. Explain the situation 3. Give them your correct number 4. Ask for written confirmation of the change 5. Double-check a day before the appointment Good luck dealing with the bureaucracy!
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Nia Johnson
•This is solid advice. I had a similar issue last year and following these steps saved me from missing my appointment.
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CyberNinja
•easier said than done. have you tried calling them lately? its impossible to get through!
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Luca Conti
•True, getting through can be a nightmare. But OP has to try, or they'll def miss the appointment. No pain, no gain 🤷♂️
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Mateo Lopez
I found a way to actually get someone on the phone. I used this site's (claimyr.com) calling tool that dials the phone menu, stays on hold, waits for a live agent to pick up, then sends the call to my phone. It does cost $20, but it works. Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/Ize0EkN4HDI
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Aisha Abdullah
•Sounds too good to be true. Is this legit?
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Mateo Lopez
•Yeah, it's legit. I was skeptical at first too, but it saved me hours of frustration. Worth every penny imo.
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Ethan Davis
•20 bucks to avoid hours on hold? Sign me up! 💯
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Yuki Tanaka
this happened to me last month. i didnt catch it in time and missed my appointment. had to reschedule and wait another 3 weeks. dont be like me, fix it now!
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Carmen Ortiz
Have you tried updating your info online? Sometimes that's faster than calling. Just log into your account and check if you can edit your contact details there.
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Zara Ahmed
•I tried that first, but the system wouldn't let me change my phone number. Said I had to call to verify my identity or something 🙄
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Carmen Ortiz
•Oof, that sucks. Guess you'll have to brave the phone lines after all. Good luck!
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MidnightRider
Pro tip: if you do get through on the phone, ask them to read back your info to make sure everything else is correct too. I've heard horror stories of people fixing one thing only to discover other errors later.
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Andre Laurent
•This! 👆 Always double-check EVERYTHING when dealing with govt agencies. Trust but verify, as they say.
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Zoe Papadopoulos
am i the only one who thinks its ridiculous we have to jump through all these hoops just to fix a simple mistake? the system is broken, man 😤
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Jamal Washington
•Preach! 🙌 It's like they're stuck in the stone age or something.
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Mei Wong
•ikr? in 2023 you'd think they'd have a better way to handle this stuff
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Liam Fitzgerald
Quick question - did you recently change your number? Sometimes these letters are generated weeks in advance, so if you changed your number recently, that might explain the mixup.
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Zara Ahmed
•Nope, same number for years. No idea how they got it wrong 🤷♀️
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