I absolutely agree. I'm kind of selfishly pleased that my comment triggered you to share your war stories. But I do hope that by publicly sharing what manufact

I absolutely agree. I'm kind of selfishly pleased that my comment triggered you to share your war stories. But I do hope that by publicly sharing what manufacturers are like to work with it prods them to be more open to the community in the future. Or if not, that at least I can steer designers toward those companies that are easy to work with, and let market forces do the rest.