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I don’t know if there are a lot of people who are unaware of store rain checks, but I’ve seen people become angry over sold out sale items in store so I thought I’d mention them. Some stores offer rain checks for items that they advertise as on sale, but aren’t in-stock in the stores.

For instance, Target stores have weekly advertisements for sale items. If you physically go to the store and the item you want is out of stock, you can simply go to the customer service counter where they process returns, and ask for a rain check for the item. The cashier should have a list of codes for the items in the ad, which they can enter into the register to print out the rain check. The rain check will allow you to purchase the item at the listed sale price. Such rain checks may not expire for over a month, so you can return to the store at your leisure instead of checking everyday the week of the sale to see if the store received anymore.

There’s a surcharge on telephone bills in California that reads, “CA Relay Service and Communications Devices Fund.” One of the programs this surcharge pays for is the California Telephone Access Program, which provides equipment and services to aid those who are certified as having trouble using a telephone.

Californians who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled, blind, or who have low vision, cognitive impairments, or restricted mobility, are eligible to receive equipment with certification by a medical doctor, a licensed audiologist, a qualified state agency, or a hearing aid dispenser.

There’s an application available on their website to apply for equipment and certification.