On June 9, 2006 at 02:37, Ernie Bornn-Gilman said...
| Did they want a discount on it because it was
used? A customer tried that on us after keeping
a new TV that we gave them as a loaner, and the
boss kept letting them get away with not finishing
the transaction. Then they wanted a discount...it
was three years old...it was used....
I installed a multi zone amp for a guy. He watched me bring in the unit. It was in it's box, but I opened the box to sneak a peek at the installation manual, before I got to his house, as it was one that I had not worked with before.
Everything got up and running.
I kept billing and calling the customer, asking for payment.
He finally told me: "Hey I ordered a new unit, YOU sold me a USED one!!!
I said "Huh"?
He replied, "I watched you bring it in the house, and the box had been opened"!!!
I never did get paid, and this guy is a big time management trainer for McDonalds... Really pissed me off!
It was a discontinued piece, and I couldn't find a new one.
I had sold it to himefor a fraction of what they sold for, and it was brand new...
It was a CARVER piece, and they were in the process of going out of biz, and stopped making the piece.
Everytime I drive by the guys house, I want to pull up on his lawn and do a couple of donuts!!!
