The End


 

Last week we asked: "Have you had the experience of suppliers being so difficult to initially contact that you decided to remove them from your list of possible suppliers without ever talking to them?" A whopping 70% of you said "YES"

 

Comments:



It never ceases to amaze me how many suppliers seem to have the philosophy of: "Who in the Hell do you think you are, a Customer?"

 


But I don´t like to speak to a computer voice and needed to puch on buttons for the contact I need.

 


Problems, Yes, but only with a few. The pulp and paper industry ones are at least as good as others, and MUCH better than any of the dozen cell phone companies I have dealt with in serveral countries.

 


Their website was under construction for at least 6 months and when I finally found out whom I should contact, my urgent request took 7 days for a return phone message and then another 2 1/2 weeks for the RFQ. Needless to say, no P.O. was forthcoming.

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