Here is an actual email I got after requesting cost and lead time information for a tooling change on a die cast part.
Hi Jeffery,
Please is the reply with regards to your modifications request.
Please let me know if you need more details.
Thanks and regards
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The reply I *think* I was supposed to reference (because the email was composed of a number of short questions and replies and then forwarded to me):
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Hi Teo,
I have all ready discuss with David the changes.
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David, as best as I can gather, is on the other side of the world, and does not even work for our organization. I do not know him, work with him, want to talk with him, and even if I did, I don't have his contact information, and would be forced to go through the guy who sent me the above email. There was absolutely no reference to the specific questions David was asked, or to his replies. The author also spelled my name wrong.
My reply was "Why is this taking so long?" I have not heard back.