By MelMayle - 05/01/2010 16:32 - United States

Today, I received a phone call from the local utilities company, telling me in essence: "We regret to inform you that your meter was switched, and we have been billing you for an unoccupied unit for the past 15 months. You owe us $1123.28. We apologize for any inconvenience." FML
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MelMayle 0

I recently graduated from college and moved in this brand new unit / my first apartment, which is in a different state. I figured the rates were just low and the apartment was energy efficient. Come to find out, my bills actually exceeded $100 and $200 some months... I just don't understand how the customer service reps at the utility company, nor the complex--who was paying my actual bill the entire time--did not catch it sooner, especially considering they would be more familiar with how the rates run. But my biggest problem: They taking so long to catch it, drove my bill up. Had I been aware of my actual usage, I could have easily reduced my usage.

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Top comments

blazingman311 1

Something like that happened to me, except they billed me for the correct unit.

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Comments

Havin 19

Excuse my language but tell them to go F themselves! Making you pay for something that's not even your fault? Could the world get any worse?

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Havin 19

Apology not accepted, pay the bill yourselves instead

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Havin 19

Pendatic & LolatUhehe funny stuff going on there

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FweakofCydonia 40

Call the phone company and threaten to switch service. then they'll give you some sort of discount or promotional thing to make up for it.

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shawnagreenbean1 9

Uhhhhhh. **** that, OP. You don't owe them for shit you weren't using. That's their bad, so they can go **** themselves :-)

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shawnagreenbean1 9

Wait, I read that wrong. Still, though, it's their mistake, they should cut you some kind of deal.

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fryebaby623 14

it was their mistake. you shouldn't have to pay for their ridiculous error.

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LostDN 9

actually if they said that exactly then take it to court it was their **** up and you can actually get the charges dropped

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Perry85 42

They should work with you in giving you time to pay it seeing as it was their mix up.

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