Originally Posted by JLarson

Notification sent to them in January: Hey we can't hold this spec you are asking us to hold, so we can't quote these parts.

Customer: Please quote them taking exception to spec.

Us: Here is quote taking exception.

Customer: Thank you! We'll revise our spec to match yours!

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Ship Date Arrives

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Customer: OMG WE NEED YOU TO SUBMIT A TON OF FORMS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULDN'T HOLD THIS SPEC! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US! OH LORDY LORDY! THE END TIMES ARE UPON US!