Well Said, Now back To MGs . Carl E.
"Kai M. Radicke" wrote:
> > Ed, I might has considered buying from you when circumstances were
> > right. I will certainly not now!
>
> (I am not targeting Simon here, just using the words he wrote)
>
> Ed may be a jerk sometimes. But I know Ed just had a full day of dealing
> with people didn't know what year their car was made, chewed off his ear
> asking countless and irrelevant technical questions, asked for a quote on
> 300 parts only to then not order (and move to the next supplier), people
> that did not know what their VIN number was, people that have bodged cars
> with wrong parts claiming the part Ed just sent them is incorrect, people
> calling to ask at 8am if their order has been shipped yet, when they called
> at 4:54 the previous day to order it. People that think their MGB is an MG
> Midget, and consequently Ed send them the wrong cylinder head. People that
> want to ask Ed questions about putting a Nissan motor into an MGB.
>
> So the next time your supplier seems like he doesn't want your business, it
> is probably just because he had a real crappy day dealing with other people
> that want their parts just as fast as you do, and with top notch service to
> boot.
>
> Believe me, I know... yet sometimes talking to the wonderful customer who
> purchased all the parts for his MGA restoration from you, and then bringing
> in a bottle of wine from his vineyard is quite a treat!
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Kai M. Radicke -- kmr@pil.net
> 1966 MGB -- 1974 Triumph TR-6
> http://www.pil.net/~felix (pix soon)
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