Yup, been there, experienced that. A few years ago I cancelled my membership with a nearby gym, having paid the required extra month following my letter. The only reason I cancelled was because of their over-billing, if I had paid every monthly billing I received they would have been into me for nearly a full year in the four months I used their facilities, I got as many as three bills in one month. They originally wanted me to pay automatically from my bank account, something I won't do. So when I explained to them if I had allowed that process, I would have paid nearly a year's worth of membership dues in less than 90 days. So their next move....start calling all hours of the day/night. They weren't smart enough to realize I worked for the State of Fla. and their main office was in Tampa. All I did was look up phone numbers of the principal investors/owners and every time I got a call after hours, I'd immediately call one of the owners at home either on their phone or pager(or both).....a few times in the middle of the night. I was told how much trouble I was in and how it wasn't appreciated....and on and on. I suggested to them they now know how I feel. Then I one day I got a call at my office.....I always answered my phone with "Department of Revenue" followed by my name. I recognized the number so added as nicely as possible...."have you paid your taxes today?" Never got another call at work or home.
As an afterthought, I had our Tampa office look into them and their billing practices. The result was quite interesting to say the least!
One investor eventually called, wanting to know how I came up with all the info(most is public record). I didn't answer that, but for the record while working for the State there was a number of years I worked as an investigative auditor on a national task force(funded by the Fed. Highway Admin.) with the IRS investigation division and some not so well known sections of the Treasury. You tend to create a few connections, was an interesting assignment with some travel to boot.
