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Your "test" is ridiculous. If you went to Oracle, Apple or Microsoft and asked for a free license so that you can teach your daughter, I bet they'd tell you to

Your "test" is ridiculous. If you went to Oracle, Apple or Microsoft and asked for a free license so that you can teach your daughter, I bet they'd tell you to get stuffed. Why should a small business be any different? Ask for what you need. Also, please use paragraphs. Rambling monoblock responses are another classic sign of a toxic customer.

kls 16y ago
I bet they'd tell you to get stuffed I would be willing to take that bet. I imagine that I would get a polity worded decline of my request. Unless I sent it directly to Jobs and if I received one of Job's dismissals I imaging I would make the same decision based on the tone. As I have said before, he would be within his right to do so, but I am also within my right (no matter how flawed my decision making process is) to decide to go elsewhere. It seems that I have not been clear in the fact that my decision was not based on whether or not I received the discount (I did not receive the discount from the alternate vendor) but rather the manner in which the request was handled.
- anthonyb 16y ago
  So - you asked for something unreasonable from a small business, got turned down flat, and now you're having a snit fit about not being treated with kid gloves? So far you're 3/5 on the toxic customer score: Warning Sign #1: Disrespectful or Abrupt Warning Sign #2: Asks for a Discount (With No Reason) and Warning Sign #4: Unrealistic Expectations I'm glad you don't have my phone number.
  - kls 16y ago
    now you're having a snit fit about not being treated with kid gloves I have said and reiterated that, the developer was in his right, that I know that I was asking for a favor and that I did not walk away sour. Rather I felt that, by his handling of an out of band request in the manner he did, I would not feel comfortable OEM'ing his product. That's it, no entitlement, no pissyness. Just a methodical decision made based on intuition and past experiences. Ignore it if you will, dismiss it if you will, I felt it offered a cautionary tale about the various ways people make purchasing decision.
    - anthonyb 16y ago
      Give it up already! 29 comments from you so far on this thread and you're still trying to claim that you're not a toxic customer.
      - kls 16y ago
        Give it up already! This is a community site where people come to share ideas. If someone takes the time to reply to my post, I think the respectful thing to do is offer them insight into my though process. If you don't value that or like it downvote me and move on. You are not withing your right to tell me not to voice my perspective. So long as I feel that I can contribute and can offer conversation, I am within my right to post. It may not have occurred to you, that I value this communities ideas and that my posting is to not only give insight but to gain it. As I said before, I am going to see it through, and part of seeing it through is to make sure that I converse with everyone that takes the time to contribute to the conversation I started, after all they took time to respond to me, why would I not show them they same courtesy, if you don't like that, then move on.

kls 16y ago

I bet they'd tell you to get stuffed I would be willing to take that bet. I imagine that I would get a polity worded decline of my request. Unless I sent it directly to Jobs and if I received one of Job's dismissals I imaging I would make the same decision based on the tone. As I have said before, he would be within his right to do so, but I am also within my right (no matter how flawed my decision making process is) to decide to go elsewhere. It seems that I have not been clear in the fact that my decision was not based on whether or not I received the discount (I did not receive the discount from the alternate vendor) but rather the manner in which the request was handled.

anthonyb 16y ago
So - you asked for something unreasonable from a small business, got turned down flat, and now you're having a snit fit about not being treated with kid gloves? So far you're 3/5 on the toxic customer score: Warning Sign #1: Disrespectful or Abrupt Warning Sign #2: Asks for a Discount (With No Reason) and Warning Sign #4: Unrealistic Expectations I'm glad you don't have my phone number.
- kls 16y ago
  now you're having a snit fit about not being treated with kid gloves I have said and reiterated that, the developer was in his right, that I know that I was asking for a favor and that I did not walk away sour. Rather I felt that, by his handling of an out of band request in the manner he did, I would not feel comfortable OEM'ing his product. That's it, no entitlement, no pissyness. Just a methodical decision made based on intuition and past experiences. Ignore it if you will, dismiss it if you will, I felt it offered a cautionary tale about the various ways people make purchasing decision.
  - anthonyb 16y ago
    Give it up already! 29 comments from you so far on this thread and you're still trying to claim that you're not a toxic customer.
    - kls 16y ago
      Give it up already! This is a community site where people come to share ideas. If someone takes the time to reply to my post, I think the respectful thing to do is offer them insight into my though process. If you don't value that or like it downvote me and move on. You are not withing your right to tell me not to voice my perspective. So long as I feel that I can contribute and can offer conversation, I am within my right to post. It may not have occurred to you, that I value this communities ideas and that my posting is to not only give insight but to gain it. As I said before, I am going to see it through, and part of seeing it through is to make sure that I converse with everyone that takes the time to contribute to the conversation I started, after all they took time to respond to me, why would I not show them they same courtesy, if you don't like that, then move on.