Re: To the friendly folks at BOINKS

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use to submit backdated invoices for exactly that same reason. And for
the most part, it worked like a charm.

Before Rollins sold out to ADT, I had 5+ years of outstanding invoices
with Rollins. It turned out that Rollins corporate had no idea their
branch manager was hiring subcontractors to get large commercial jobs
done on time. So when I finally had to go to arbitration to settle the
past due invoices, I brought along paid invoices with the Rollins check
stubs neatly attached to each paid invoice...Well it turned out the
branch manager had a secret fund he used to push the invoices through
locally...The ADT attorneys looked at my paid invoices and asked for
copies. 5 minutes later their attorneys said I would get full payment
plus 40 percent extra for the 5+ year delay...boy that was a nice payday
when it finally arrived. The extra 40 percent more than covered my
attorney cost.

Jim Rojas



Just Looking wrote:
> And don't fail to mention large regional grocery companies for making
> promises and sinking companies. They will give you an ass pounding you'll
> never forget. You'll get their tit out of the wringer (pulling all nighters
> to get them their C of O - once they accelerate the opening schedule on a
> new store - or need a remoldel in a busy location for example) and as a
> reward they will put your tit in the wringer by stringing out payment for 6
> months and never think twice about it. There are few better moments than
> telling the boys that think they have it all under control (including you)
> to FO and give them back there plans and the P.O.s.
> Suppliers that know exactly why they're getting strung out will hound you to
> no end for payment. Would they do the same to the large companies? Never in
> a million years. Big companies have one set of rules for payment terms and
> small companies have a whole different standard. If you want to get paid in
> anything less than 60 days you have to submit back dated invoices.
> It is easy to confuse a company with a good brand name for a good potential
> customer. But it ain't that way in real life.
>
>
> "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Ni%yj.3524$Ta1.69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Jim"  wrote in message:
>>
>>> Get the little guys involved and promise them the >world, then screw
>>> them because they're too small and don't have >the resouces to persue
>>> you for compensation.
>> I watched Toll Brothers, a large multi-state builder, sink three small
> alarm
>> dealers on the same developement. The forth, a larger company finally
>> finished it. Promises of grandeur, which doesn't pay the bills, gets them
>> everytime. I fell for it when I was young and luckily I survived those
> hard
>> knocks.
>>
>
>

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