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> It turns out that person was some kind of incompetent, and they themselves were left holding the bag(s). I understand that that is the story they want to tel
by krisoft 4y ago
> It turns out that person was some kind of incompetent, and they themselves were left holding the bag(s).
I understand that that is the story they want to tell us. But that story doesn’t add up.
If you are selling anything you need to know at the point of signing the contract how many you need to deliver, for how much each, and what is the total.
Even if the person negotiating completely drops the ball at worst you will realise something is very bad when you look at these three numbers. Either the price you receive will be 6 times as much as you expect, or the count won’t match your expectations, or the total won’t match.
- mindslight 4y agoOr the price was listed in $/lb, $/bag, or the distributor even played sloppy with the definition of "unit" where it meant bag in some places, and carton in others. As practical advice to avoid getting burnt, yes what you say is true. But as condemnation from an Internet Investigator who's going to get to the bottom of this company's possibly flimsy story to save us from some possible omitted details? meh. I can totally see how the attorney reviews the contract, the consultant explains the terms, and the business owner is mistaken about what they're signing up for. They did think they knew, that was the entire problem.