Grah.

[kyrielle]

Woman gets power shut off for one penny.

Seriously, can anyone tell me that all of that cost less than a penny to do? Wouldn't it have been easier to just add the penny and a nag onto her next statement? O.o

Comments

[mika-vumner.livejournal.com]

Seems a bit more.. but her initial bill was over $1k. How long was she /behind/ on her bill?

I /might/ see why they would do it. Maybe. Sorta. Hmm.. yeah. :P

[kyrielle]

Oh, agreed, the initial amount she owed was ridiculous - she must have been pretty far behind. I can't understand pursuing the penny regardless, though. It cost them more than a penny to do so, I'm sure - probably a fair bit more - so they're out money, net. Plus bad publicity. It would have been much cheaper and more business-sense to roll the penny onto her next bill...and use the fact that the next bill contained a past-due amount (however small) to make it pay-immediately-in-full or somesuch crap. :P (Not much nicer, but a lot more business-sane.)