The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 29, July 18, 2004, Article 32

DUE UPON RECEIPT: ONE CENT

  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

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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