A few weeks ago, I went to see a podiatrist. No big deal – with the ½ marathon training my toes were getting all squished and I went to see if the foot doctor had any suggestions. His suggestion? New shoes. It wasn’t an earth shattering visit. I didn’t really learn anything that I didn’t already suspect . . . but now that I had a doctor’s note, I could easily put the purchase of some new shoes into the monthly budget. I paid my co-pay and as I was walking out the door the foot doctor hollered and ran after me in the lobby saying, “Here, take some of these blister patches to help with the blistered toes.” Okay. No big deal – after all the blister’s weren’t really the problem – it was the shoes. I ended up just throwing the patches (aka band-aids) away. Imagine my surprise when I received a bill in the mail for $6. Apparently, what I thought was a sample/complimentary was actually the foot doctor’s office ultimate add-on “purchase” to unsuspecting patients. The thing is, now I’ll never recommend anyone or go back to this office. But apparently they care more about $6 than repeat business. If I seem bitter about it – I am. It’s the principle. The principle!
we'll be back to more exciting posts now that I've got this off my chest
4 comments:
Yikes! Good luck fitting that $6 into the budget.
OK...time for you to switch to MY podiatrist. :) I got an ER bill from this summer, right before camp...nearly $1000 AFTER insurance, for a blood test, sample (if you know what I mean), and fenergen. For real???!!! $6 add-ons are BOGUS.
How do you spell "fenergen"?
Oh dear! Just think--that is $6 that you could have spent on heating. Ross is probably TICKED!
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