My Supplier Said to Me: Let’s Start That Batch Over
On the twelfth (work) day of Christmas my supplier said to me ‘Sorry about that. I’ll go find out what happened, but in the meantime, let’s just start that batch over.’
My Supplier Said to Me: Just Use Different Screws
On the eleventh (work) day of Christmas my supplier said to me ‘are you sure you can’t just use new screws that fit the thread in the parts we already sent?’
My Supplier Said to Me: New Specifications?
On the tenth (work) day of Christmas my supplier said to me “oh… well, uh, when were those specifications issued?”
My Supplier Said to Me: Just in Time Delivery?
On the ninth (work) day of Christmas my supplier said to me “We are working on it, but when do you REALLY need that Just in Time delivery?”
My Supplier Said to Me: I’m Out of Office Next Week
On the eighth (work) day of Christmas my supplier said to me “I’m out of office all next week. Could we wait till I’m back in the office to have this conversation?”