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Selling one thing, but switching it for another

  • 01-12-2019 02:14PM
    #1
    ozzy jr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭


    Oops, thought I could post anonymously.

    Mods, delete please.


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  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    ozzy jr wrote: »
    snip
    Log out, and then post.


  • #3
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,300 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    The title made me think of a company a friend of mine worked for in the U.K.

    They made custom specialised remote liquid monitoring systems, was a hap hazard ran affair and the boss would take on a job and then try figure a solution afterwards.

    Anyhow they were up against a deadline to ship a system but they needed a few days grace, rather than face a late penalty the boss got the lads to close up an empty packing crate and ship it on to the customer.

    Sue the customer rang bewildered a few days later he pretended to blow a fuse about how incompetent the lads were and some would loose their job. He took a photo of the system sitting (now finished) in the warehouse and got it express shipped to the customer ASAP.

    Gave the lads a bonus for using them as a scapegoat.

    Took some balls.


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