Debit card drama

When my debit card got swallowed by the ATM machine I figured no need to fret, this must happen all the time, I was sure that all I would have to do is call a number and a new card would be sent to me within a few days. Terrible assumption! I should have known that when something like this happens it takes more than a phone call...

At first I contacted Bank of America online to cancel my debit card and get a new one since I do not have a phone and international calling cards are expensive. They said they would cancel it immediately but I wouldn't get a new card sent to Costa Rica for another 16 days. What! 16 days?!! I yelped. Here I am, 18 days left in Costa Rica, all I have is a one way ticket to Colombia and a handful of Colones coins and a $10. All of the money for my travels is on this little plastic pain of a card so not having access to my own money for the next 16 days thanks to a robbing ATM is not an option. I politely tell the online operator to give me another solution because the first one is pretty dumb. She then tells me all I have to do is call a number and within 3 days I will get it. Pefecto! Why didn't you tell me this before? I wondered. All problems solved, back to square one, nothing to fret about. Well after 15minutes of searching for a phone to use I finally found one, but the number she gave me turned out to be incorrect.

Long story short.

4 .5 hours, 18 telephone numbers, and 7 countries later- I get my debit card tomorrow with complimentary bonus cash. You know why??? Because I'm a business woman ;)