In Nov '08 I took my guitar to a local music store for a simple repair job. The guy at the store basically botched the job and had to re-do it 3 times, and damaged my guitar in the process. After the 3rd time, I told the store manager that I wasn't going to pay a dime for the work, and he basically said "uh ok" and I left. Today I got a collection notice from (hehe) Allen, Lewis & Associates trying to collect.
I assumed the store would just take me to small claims court, in which case I was expecting to counter-sue for the damage they caused.