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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Don’t fall the trap that happened to me recently. After presenting
the bill to the customer she informed me that she only had ¾ of the total in
cash. She then said she would pay me with a check and went into another room. Assuming
she was going to write out the cheque I proceeded to mark the account as paid.
When she came back she said she would post me the cheque....OK...she looked a
honest old lady. When nothing arrived in the mail I sent her a reminder and
then gave her a call where she informed me she DID pay the ¾ amount in cash and
that the balance was only $xx ( I am positive no cash was paid to me). I sent
another reminder for the small amount owing according to her but a month has
passed without the final payment ;-(( I do not have a leg to stand on as she
has a piece of paper saying that the account is fully paid #$%^# Moral of the
story.....DONT write a receipt until you have the money or cheque in your hot
hands!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Robin Stevens ARPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>South Australia <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>PS I might play the last card I have in my hand with this
situation, here in south Australia we can go to the local court house and issue
a small claim summons for $15. The debtor is mailed a official court summons
document for the amount and the summons cost where it says unless fully paid in
28 days the debtor will have to appear in court and explain. I know I won’t
win...but...she will have to do a 14 hour drive to appear in the court where
the summons was issued...more than one way to skin a cat ;-)) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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