Well, the patient below, for starters. Mostly because their dentist was scamming them out of their money. Despite being as transparent as possible and clearly telling both the dentist and his secretary that they could only pay $400 for the treatment, the dentist ignored that statement and proceeded to do dental work worth thousands of dollars. When the patient finished and went to pay, they tried to explain their financial situation again, but were told there was nothing that could be done since the treatment was already finished. You could tell neither the dentist nor his secretary cared that they were basically stealing money from the patient, and we wouldn't even be surprised if we learned they did that on purpose.
Luckily, the patient was not quick to hand over the extra $800 the dentist was demanding. Instead, they paid the $400 they signed up for and asked the secretary to bill them the rest. After that, every time they received a bill in the mail, they made a payment for exactly $1 to the dentist's office. No more, no less. Pettiness goes both ways, as it turns out.
4 years and many payments later, the patient got a call from the doctor's office. The conversation ended up taking quite a surprising turn of events, so we'll let you read the rest of the story below to find out the conclusion of the payment debacle…