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I find it amazing that they visited the factory multiple times and didn't notice this. They never spoke to anyone/took a meeting with the owner who hadn't been

by stirlo 8y ago

I find it amazing that they visited the factory multiple times and didn't notice this. They never spoke to anyone/took a meeting with the owner who hadn't been paid? They never noticed anything unusual in the way they were treated as "broke/deadbeats"? None of their drivers/guides/factory workers with high school english were able to tell them something was wrong? They never offered to take the owner out to lunch and discuss the issues? They say day 1278 that's an over 3 year relationship, it boggles the mind they were no naive and dependent on one person.

em-bee 8y ago
> They never noticed anything unusual in the way they were treated as "broke/deadbeats"? chinese treat customers and especially foreigners very politely. a chinese person might have noticed something off, but without understanding chinese and being very familiar with chinese culture, you or i would not be able to tell.
philpem 8y ago
It would have been a terrible move politically -- if you actually did that, even in a good business relationship it'd look like you were trying to cut the account manager out of the deal. That's a recipe for tanking a deal...