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The Doctor.

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5. Bill collectors are not rocket surgeons.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:10 PM

Mar 2012

They're mostly high-school level educated people. Most of them can be very professional, but many are not. Consumers are becoming wiser to the law, and the collectors that say stupid shit like this don't last long.

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Bill collector tells woman her X cannot come back from Afghanistan until her student loan is current [View all] The Straight Story Mar 2012 OP

What an ass..he should be sent to Afghanistan to replace the woman's husband Blaze Diem Mar 2012 #1

I wonder if that call was taped. WI_DEM Mar 2012 #2

Surprised the collection agency didn't Lurks Often Mar 2012 #3

outrageous. Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #4

Bill collectors are not rocket surgeons. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #5