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The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 29, July 18, 2004, Article 32
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The July 15th the New York Daily News published a story
about a woman who had a collection agency after her for
the payment of a one-cent account balance:"Some cents-less penny pinchers at Coney Island Hospital
are putting the squeeze on Gloria Benavides-Lal.The city hospital has sicced a collection agency on the
Brooklyn mom over an unpaid bill for some back surgery.And how much does the 45-year-old office worker owe?
One red cent."
"I showed it to everyone I knew, and they all said it was
ridiculous."And pound-foolish, too. Postage alone for the invoices was
58 cents, and the stationery and labor used to send them
wasn't free, either."I guess they need that penny more than I do,"
Benavides-Lal laughed.""She carried the letter around with her to show
friends, wondering if it was a mistake.But she figured the hospital was serious about getting
its penny when she opened her mailbox yesterday and
found a second notice.""I'm willing to write them a check for the penny if
they'll just leave me alone," she said."To read the full story, see: Full Story
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