Pay for Leads?

I'm not sure if I am the only one who decided...why not give it a try? But I sure hope so.  I would hate to know that there are too many other Agents wasting important time and good money on pay as you go leads.  I was promised leads, and I got them. I was promised good leads, NOT.  Maybe my idea of a good lead is different than most....good lead to me means....they are or can be qualified...their phone # is not only correct but is still in service...and they are of legal age. Then I was told if it wasn't a "good lead" then I wouldn't be charged and a new lead would be generated, and it was...they weren't going to leave you without something, no matter what that something might be.  So after a few weeks of "chasing" down customers and spending quality time shooting emails and making phone calls with no contact with ANY customers (oh wait, there was 1 and after speaking with him a few moments he admited he was already working with THREE OTHER AGENTS!) I decided to cancel with this company...no big deal, they cancelled my account with them no problem...UNTIL a month later when I am still being billed for leads? Yes, of course I called to fix this situation and I was told by the rep. (who no longer believes in customer service or satisfaction since I am no longer their customer) basically tells me.....SO WHAT? Yes...she said "so what".  I have learned a valueable lesson through all this, expensive as it may have been, that good, solid, quality leads are not something you can buy or expect a service to just hand you.  Leads are self generated...get out in your community, talk to ANYONE you come in contact with, BLOG, keep up your "customer service" to your past and present customers and clients by staying in touch.