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Posted: 11/29/2016 4:53:32 PM EDT
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My manager wants me to send him a snarky email to him now  I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 4:54:27 PM EDT
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I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My manager wants me to send him a snarky email to him now I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. Yes he does! Put that frog in his place! 
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Posted: 11/29/2016 4:55:40 PM EDT
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So Im trying to get this part for a customer. Manuf no longer makes it. Simple metal handle on a old machine that's about 40 years old. I get 2 hits on the locater from the Manuf that searches all dealers inventory. I need exactly two. First one is no issue. Place in IN had it. Even discounted it since I am a dealer so I can make a tiny bit, which is a customary thing between dealers. Last one is in Canada. I call the guy he answers in French. Luckily he can speak a little English So he says hell sell it to me. Great. Im like so will you do a discounted rate. Sure. Great. He tells me the price and its double list price in US dollars. I sit there and Im like uhm well this discount went in the wrong direction. Hes like well Im the last one with one. Im like yes this is true. Im also Canadian he says. Im like yeah well I am American so is there anything you can do here to get this out of your inventory? He tells me he will check with his manager. Finally calls back hours later. Now the price has went up another bit and is almost 3x list price. I again tell him this. Yes its the last one, and I am Canadian he replies. So, whats the deal. I thought Canadians apologized to you, not try and rape you on a part that they've been sitting on for a few decades. French Canadians are quite possibly bigger assholes than the French themselves. Not even Canada likes French Canadians. |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 4:55:48 PM EDT
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My manager wants me to send him a snarky email to him now Dont forget to tell him that you apologize for the long rant, but the current conversion of US to Canadian Rant is currently in our favor due to their shitty economy |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:03:10 PM EDT
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I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My manager wants me to send him a snarky email to him now I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. Oh no Im not going to get into it with him Im going to thank him for his efforts but his price is simply too high for a part with limited demand and to wish them luck in their endeavors of selling it one day  ..... I wish I could include that emoji in the email too
Or something of that nature. I haven't typed it up yet |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:12:04 PM EDT
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That guy is a douche.
Let him sit on it. Maybe your customer can take the part you got for him and have another made? |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:13:31 PM EDT
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That guy is a douche. Let him sit on it. Maybe your customer can take the part you got for him and have another made? Yeah he is. I got him some other stuff as well Not sure what hell do about the second one, but that's not my concern |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:25:10 PM EDT
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So, there's one of this item in the world available. He has it. You want it. Supply and demand, how do they work? Lol. OP is the only CUSTOMER in the world for this part and they guy won't sell it. That's the demand part btw 
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:26:18 PM EDT
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Lol. OP is the only CUSTOMER in the world for this part and they guy won't sell it. That's the demand part btw
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So, there's one of this item in the world available. He has it. You want it. Supply and demand, how do they work? Lol. OP is the only CUSTOMER in the world for this part and they guy won't sell it. That's the demand part btw
You get it 
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Posted: 11/29/2016 6:37:20 PM EDT
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He has an identical part in hand, already. It's time to reverse engineer this bitch.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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3d printer? or is it a metal part? Even if metal looks extremely easy to fabricate. He has an identical part in hand, already. It's time to reverse engineer this bitch. I did that years ago with some handling fixtures for 16" optical disks in a machine the machine maker wanted so much for their fixtures it was cheaper for me to design a vacuum mold and produce a model and drawing package to build our own storage/transport racks and covers. that company fucked up by not giving a volume discount. |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 6:39:15 PM EDT
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Oh no Im not going to get into it with him Im going to thank him for his efforts but his price is simply too high for a part with limited demand and to wish them luck in their endeavors of selling it one day ..... I wish I could include that emoji in the email too
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My manager wants me to send him a snarky email to him now I would just move on. You have nothing to gain by getting into it with the guy. Oh no Im not going to get into it with him Im going to thank him for his efforts but his price is simply too high for a part with limited demand and to wish them luck in their endeavors of selling it one day ..... I wish I could include that emoji in the email too
Or something of that nature. I haven't typed it up yet refer to him as "LaDouche" and tell him to enjoy that part, as he'll have it forever. he sounds like the kind of guy who will stroke out over that. |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 6:49:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Or something of that nature. I haven't typed it up yet   |
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Posted: 11/29/2016 7:30:18 PM EDT
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Quebecois girls flock to Florida to get drunk and run around on the beach....... from all reports, they seem to be quite easy to fuck and chuck.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:03:37 PM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:07:06 PM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg
Needs some vapor honing. |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:07:32 PM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg Hit it with some POR 15 and it will be good as new!
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:08:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:09:50 PM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg 20 minutes in a metal shop and a rank beginner welder could fabricate that using materials from the scrap metal bin. |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:10:24 PM EDT
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HOW MUCH did Frenchy want for that?
I'm not even seeing a machined surface. |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:12:57 PM EDT
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So, whats the deal. I thought Canadians apologized to you, not try and rape you on a part that they've been sitting on for a few decades. He is French Canadian. A whole different breed of Canadian. |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:13:29 PM EDT
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HOW MUCH did Frenchy want for that? I'm not even seeing a machined surface. Over $200 plus $44 in freight I got the one above for around $80 |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:17:34 PM EDT
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I live in Canada and avoid buying stuff from Quebec based companies...
You know though.... Some US businesses flat out refuse to sell me stuff... 'Can't figure out how to ship internationally I guess |
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:29:45 PM EDT
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Should had laughed after he justified doubling it, and responded with "good luck" when he tripled it.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:35:33 PM EDT
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I'd be tempted to make some copies and offer to sell them to the Quebecois.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 12:36:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 20 minutes in a metal shop and a rank beginner welder could fabricate that using materials from the scrap metal bin. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg 20 minutes in a metal shop and a rank beginner welder could fabricate that using materials from the scrap metal bin. This. Find your local metal fabricator. |
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Posted: 12/12/2016 3:11:47 PM EDT
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He has an identical part in hand, already. It's time to reverse engineer this bitch. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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3d printer? or is it a metal part? Even if metal looks extremely easy to fabricate. He has an identical part in hand, already. It's time to reverse engineer this bitch. That part is really rather simple to make. Nothing that some quality time with a bandsaw, mill, lathe, and a tig-welder can't reproduce. Once you have the broken part in your possession, reverse-engineer it and make a few new ones. To hell with that French-Canadian... |
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Posted: 12/12/2016 3:17:51 PM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg Oh hell...that fucking thing is stupid-simple to reverse-engineer and reproduce! I could do that myself quite easily...and it would look a hell of a lot better than that. Jeez... |
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Posted: 12/12/2016 3:24:41 PM EDT
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This. Find your local metal fabricator. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg 20 minutes in a metal shop and a rank beginner welder could fabricate that using materials from the scrap metal bin. This. Find your local metal fabricator. The central tube around which everythihg rotates may need to be cut from round stock and bored out to a certain tolerance, which should take all of ten minutes, tops. The longer tube just needs to be cut, coped, hole drilled and welded. Same goes for the tab...nothing difficult. Reproducing the handle in the drawing would takes but a few minutes with a cnc lathe. None of that is difficult by any means. |
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Posted: 12/12/2016 4:37:24 PM EDT
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The central tube around which everythihg rotates may need to be cut from round stock and bored out to a certain tolerance, which should take all of ten minutes, tops. The longer tube just needs to be cut, coped, hole drilled and welded. Same goes for the tab...nothing difficult. Reproducing the handle in the drawing would takes but a few minutes with a cnc lathe. None of that is difficult by any means. Looks like the lower part of a bicycle frame. A hacksaw and a 5 pound sledge and you're good to go! |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 10:45:29 AM EDT
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Im dealing with Canadians again with another obsolete part |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 11:01:12 AM EDT
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Well I got the first lever Its in fine condition let me tell you
http://i.imgur.com/MHc3hds.jpg A few hours in a diet Coke bath and that thing will look like new.
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Posted: 12/20/2016 12:26:23 PM EDT
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snip... Last one is in Canada. I call the guy he answers in French. Luckily he can speak a little English snip... Finally calls back hours later. Now the price has went up another bit and is almost 3x list price. I again tell him this. Yes its the last one, and I am Canadian he replies. So, whats the deal. I thought Canadians apologized to you, not try and rape you on a part that they've been sitting on for a few decades. Quebecois are not Canadians, they are scoundrels |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 12:54:52 PM EDT
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Quebecois are not Canadians, they are scoundrels All the Canadians I have ever met have been very good people. Even the French speakers. |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 1:31:46 PM EDT
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Did you have a new part made yet? In the time you spent dicking around with the French Canadian fuck you could have found a local fabricator to pump out one plus a spare.
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