Mionetto "Sergio"

[Botafogo]

>>Also, Roberto, I never ask a supplier to lower the price. In fact, if a supplier does lower the price of a wine, ostensibly for me, I immediately assume the supplier can't be trusted. <<

Say WHAT?!@?!?! That's the nature of buying and selling. We tell them what WE would pay for it and ask what needs to happen to do that, then we pass along the savings. Everyday some rep tells me "I couldn't ask for that price!" and we get his boss on the phone and ask him ourselves and 80% of the time they make the deal. Welcome to capitalism....

And, that doesn't mean the supplier can't be trusted, it means those who don't ask don't get.

[This message has been edited by Botafogo (edited 07-03-2003).]