Hubby had to have about $800 worth of dental work done. So when he went to pay, the clerk said, "What kind of payment plan do you want to be on?" and then proceeded to detail all sorts of plans and options ranging from 90 days to two years. All charge interest of varying degrees; nothing is 0%. Hubby replies, "Uh, well, I'm just going to pay cash, if that's okay? Now?"
Silence from the clerk. Then she says. "Huh. No one's ever offered that before. "Thank you," and she proceeded to take the check written against the HSA and show it to the other clerk in the office. "Hey, he paid in full," she says. Hubby's getting a little embarrassed and the other clerk says, "Seriously. You're like the first to never use a payment plan for this much money"
Now what gets me is that we live in a fairly affluent area. Lots of professionals, etc. And this practice has been around for at least ten years and it's not a dental school or a practice that takes a lot of poverty-level clients. So how is it that no one around here in at least ten years has never paid cash for their dental work and they all take some sort of interest bearing payment plan? Good grief.