This is normal business. Many companies will not pay before the get the first notice as it reduces the risk to pay bills for POs which were never fullfilled. Al

This is normal business. Many companies will not pay before the get the first notice as it reduces the risk to pay bills for POs which were never fullfilled. Also, many businesses give you a discount when you pay on time: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skonto https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skonto (german) This practice is more popular in Europe because trust between companies is high (also because its harder to establish a business and you need assets as reserve).