Graduate college never forwarded my app to the department!

[Generic Internet Persona]

So! I recently e-mailed one of the programs to which I applied, and they told me they never received my application. I did some more sleuthing, and here's what happened.

I was granted an application fee waiver, and someone from the graduate college told me to put into the online application that I would be paying by check. Once the application was submitted, he informed me, he would put in the code for the fee waiver and send the application to the department. When I contacted the graduate college, they basically told me that they didn't forward the application to the relevant department because they never received payment!

Looks like the guy I originally spoke to about my fee waiver didn't hold up his end of the bargain.

Overall, I'm not too upset about it, because I doubt I really had a chance of being admitted to this program. Most of their applicants already have an MA, many are published, and I'm only equipped with a BA. I don't think it's worth it to press the matter further with this school, as I've gotten great offers from other schools. Either way, it kinda sucks that I didn't even get a fair shot.

Anything like this happen to anyone else?