binki
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I need toner for my laser printer and decide to give a local guy in my city a shot at it. He claims to have ink and toner for every printer out there and he is local. He has come by the shop a lot and is right down the street.
I call during his business hours shortly before his closing and he says he is just leaving, can I call him back tomorrow. This would be Strike one but I understand he may have something that came up and he needs to leave.
I call him back and give him the model number and he gives me a price. I say great, give me a call when you have it.
He calls me back the next day and asks for the model again. I guess he didn't write it down. He says he will have it the next day.
He calls back 2 days later and says the price was not correct, it was triple his quote. Hmmm. Then he says there is no inventory anywhere in the country.![Help :help :help](https://signs101.com/images/smilies-orig/standard/help.gif)
Then he trys to sell me on buying an HP laser because he has lots of inventory on that toner.
I tell him, ok, I will buy an HP and let him go.
I go to my old standby for toner that dropships and there is my toner at my door 1 day later.
So, after nearly a week I didn't have toner, I had a job to print, I gave this guy all kinds of chances and in the end he wants me to buy something I don't need and cannot use.
How does a place like this stay around?
I call during his business hours shortly before his closing and he says he is just leaving, can I call him back tomorrow. This would be Strike one but I understand he may have something that came up and he needs to leave.
I call him back and give him the model number and he gives me a price. I say great, give me a call when you have it.
He calls me back the next day and asks for the model again. I guess he didn't write it down. He says he will have it the next day.
He calls back 2 days later and says the price was not correct, it was triple his quote. Hmmm. Then he says there is no inventory anywhere in the country.
![Help :help :help](https://signs101.com/images/smilies-orig/standard/help.gif)
Then he trys to sell me on buying an HP laser because he has lots of inventory on that toner.
I tell him, ok, I will buy an HP and let him go.
I go to my old standby for toner that dropships and there is my toner at my door 1 day later.
So, after nearly a week I didn't have toner, I had a job to print, I gave this guy all kinds of chances and in the end he wants me to buy something I don't need and cannot use.
How does a place like this stay around?