Not to be snide, but it reminds me of this scene from Tommy Boy with Chris Farley as Tommy;
Tommy: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why do they put a guarantee on a box? Hmm, very interesting. Ted: I'm listening. Tommy: Here's how I see it. A guy puts a guarantee on the box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside. Ted: Yeah, makes a man feel good. Tommy: 'Course it does. Ya think if you leave that box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter. Ted: What's your point? Tommy: The point is, how do you know the Guarantee Fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy, but we're not buying it. Next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser and your daughter's knocked up, I seen it a hundred times. Ted: But why do they put a guarantee on the box then? Tommy: Because they know all they solda ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is. Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for right now, for your sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality item from me. Ted: Hmm. Okay, I'll buy from you. Tommy: Well I...What?! Anyhow, I think it's sort of imperative of the parts distributors to weed out the poorly made parts and simply not pass them on to the consumer. They are the ones that get the brunt of our admonishments anyhow. I never call up my parts guy to say "Hey, that bulb I bought from you to replace the burnt out one, really worked!" But, he sure as heck gets a call or a visit from me when he sells me a wrong or defective part. A few people call to complain about a product and if they are smart they'll never carry that part again. Then we have lists and groups were we can make our disapproval known with a particular item or service. And that's probably are best defense. -Terry /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
