Re: Just doing business on OPM

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

CAPITALIST PIGBOY!

Sheesh,...what you trying to do STAY in business when we have a bailout
waiting for you?!

Where's HIS letter to you?

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**Crash Gordon**







"I R AN IDIOT" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ry2Kl.96869$TD1.3373@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dear Mr Mega Corp President,
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> Regarding:  Your recent letter dictating what terms you will (or won't)
> pay us on.
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> 1st off, I am at a loss as to why you are writing to me except possibly as
> "fair warning."  We have no business relationship with Mega Corp, and have
> no history with Mega Corp either as a vendor or as a client.  You can not
> even claim that we have an assumed contract or agreement because of a
> previous relationship with Pervious Mega Corp or Prior Mega Corp when they
> occupied your locations in our small town as we cancelled their service
> and terminated our relationship with them due to similar policies and the
> resulting affects it had on their account with us, and how it conflicted
> with our policies.
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> We are a small locally owned contractor.  Our terms are:
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> Recurring Services:
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> Payment is due on or before the first day of the period for which it
> covers. If not received in our office by the fifth day penalties (not
> interest) are charged and the client is no longer considered in good
> standing or as having a good history with us.
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> Maintenance & Repairs:
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>            Labor and materials due upon completion.  A grace period of
> upto seven days may be allowed for clients with an established
> relationship and history of prompt payment.
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> Contracting For Smaller Jobs:
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> 1/3 down
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> 1/3 when equipment is delivered to site before work begins
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> Balance upon substantial completion.
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> Contracting for Larger Jobs:
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>            Progressive payments as set by us and in no circumstances to
> allow for a lower relative payment than with payment for small jobs.
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> We never accept any preconditions to work or service after a service has
> been provided, work has begun, materials have been delivered, or a
> contract has been signed.   We don't care what anybody else does.  This is
> our policy.
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> We are very much aware of the policy of larger contractors to try and do
> business on the backs of smaller contractors, but we simply do not work
> for people like that.  It does limit our client pool, but we are able to
> provide a better quality of service to our customers by not letting others
> dictate terms to our company.  Why should our good customers suffer
> because of others who demand exceptional terms.
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> I would also like to point out that you have equipment on your current
> sites that is either not functioning, or is transmitting data to us at our
> expense.  The former needs to be rectified for your benefit, and the
> latter needs to be rectified to prevent legal problems.  If you need to
> have our assistance to rectify these situations or to allow you to have
> somebody else rectify these situations we can give you an estimate of
> charges and will expect payment before we begin work as we have no
> established relationship of any kind.
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> Based on the last two letters received from your company we do not see how
> we can currently provide ANY services for you.  I hope you understand that
> this is a set of policies and conditions that has kept us in business in
> Yuma for more than fifteen years inspite of many companies we have dealt
> with over the years who are no longer here.  The "we are big and important
> you are little and unimportant" mentatilty just doesn't work with us.  We
> understand that there are other companies that may be will to acceed to
> your terms, and we understand if we do not get your business.
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> Sincerely,
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> Small business owner surviving yet another recession and still paying his
> bills.
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>