it's official #1299

kobayashi · 08-28-2002, 11:15 AM

i just made a mortal enemy out of someone in the printing industry

hold me

this is also my first post in eons.
eons.

meegannie · 08-28-2002, 11:18 AM

What happened?

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an eon is five days, right?

cell · 08-28-2002, 11:19 AM

i'll hold you. sorry kobey that sucks

**Sicy** · 08-28-2002, 11:26 AM

What did you do Kobeson?

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I like to kick my printer

LarryMullen's POPAngel · 08-28-2002, 11:47 AM

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i'll whack them with a hockey stick, kobeson

Lemon Meringue · 08-28-2002, 01:20 PM

Don't beat on printers. They get beat up enough.

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I'm not even kidding

kobayashi · 08-28-2002, 01:21 PM

well frosh week is next week-as communications director of student society it's my job to attract the younguns and get 'em to sign up, be involved in thier school and whatnot.

so we need some promo stuff-keychains, hi-liters namely. i know nothing about graphics but i download the trial version of illustrator and start to play around-settle on a logo. concurrently we take quotes from different companies. this one guy is less than everyone else-not enough to make you suspicous but enough to make him the winner-about $75 really.

i talk to him on the phone and it all seems good. he sends me some sample pictures and i like what i see so we sign an agreement-i sign off on about 8 grand worth of the schools money(that's almost two tuitions!).

then the printer guy calls me-there's a problem with the image file. i ask him what the problem is-only at this point do i find out this fool is clueless as to what he is doing-he just got a computer and knows less about graphics than even i do. he forwards me the email he got from the company who actually does the printing. i call his office to ask a question, he's not there, so i call the number in the footer of the forwarded email and talk to the girl herself and we work out the problem together. half hour later the character calls me p.o.'d cause i talked to the printer directly. apparently he's a little touchy when it is exposed that he is merely a middle man who jacks up the price and offers absolutely 0 to the project-no knowledge of printing, image files, printing costs...it was a laboured experience getting an email from him.

i called his office again and got his secretary(who of course turns out to be his wife

) and she's a big bitch. i told her as much and what i thought of her 'boss'. she started to cry.

what a couple of hacks. why don't i start a printing company? i know how to send email. i can call companies and get catalogues. im most pissed off at myself because i left it all too late.

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cell · 08-28-2002, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kobayashi

why don't i start a printing company? i know how to send email. i can call companies and get catalogues. im most pissed off at myself because i left it all too late.
[/longIOpost]

im sure you could do a better job anyways. sorry your having a bad day kobey

Lemon Meringue · 08-28-2002, 01:37 PM

You are buying promotional materials, or as I like to call them do-dads. Not the same as printing.

Sounds like you are dealing with a broker, not a printer. Don't assume everyone is like that in the business. All he does is pass on your order to someone else and obviously knows nothing.

It is not an easy business to be in and it is very expensive to start a printing company. Most people in the business are very helpful and knowledgeable.

ACROB@T · 08-28-2002, 01:43 PM

ouch kobe..I work in the same industry and can't count the number of times I've had to employ alternative strategies to cover for other people, or to avoid similar confrontations. If it was simply about getting from point A to point B as efficiently, and directly as possible everyone would be having a go

**Sicy** · 08-28-2002, 01:45 PM

I hate stupid people that have jobs and make a lot more money than me.

_____

I will bet someone 10 bucks that flower's internet is down again

Basstrap · 08-28-2002, 02:10 PM

an eon is as long as you want it to be

it is neither here nor there
it just is

Screaming Flower · 08-28-2002, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sicy

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I will bet someone 10 bucks that flower's internet is down again

*hands sicy ten bucks

*kicks the crap out of her company's sorry-ass isp

*implodes

**Sicy** · 08-28-2002, 04:12 PM

My printer eats envelopes.

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One time.. I found ten bucks on the ground in a liquor store.. and I was sooo excited

kobayashi · 08-28-2002, 05:55 PM

i get annoyed when the internet stops working.

Quote:

Originally posted by Sicy
One time.. I found ten bucks on the ground in a liquor store.. and I was sooo excited

we call that...bonus liquor

zonelistener · 08-28-2002, 09:34 PM

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08-28-2002, 11:18 AM	#2
meegannie Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 15,798 Local Time: 02:26 AM	What happened? ___ an eon is five days, right? __________________

08-28-2002, 11:19 AM	#3
cell Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Disneyland Posts: 5,901 Local Time: 07:26 PM	i dont know you much but... i'll hold you. sorry kobey that sucks

08-28-2002, 11:26 AM	#4
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 69,354 Local Time: 07:26 PM	What did you do Kobeson? _____ I like to kick my printer __________________

08-28-2002, 01:20 PM	#6
Lemon Meringue Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 3,851 Local Time: 08:26 PM	Printers are people too Don't beat on printers. They get beat up enough. ___ I'm not even kidding

08-28-2002, 01:21 PM	#7
kobayashi Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 5,142 Local Time: 10:26 PM	if we all put our heads together...we can figure out what an eon is... well frosh week is next week-as communications director of student society it's my job to attract the younguns and get 'em to sign up, be involved in thier school and whatnot. so we need some promo stuff-keychains, hi-liters namely. i know nothing about graphics but i download the trial version of illustrator and start to play around-settle on a logo. concurrently we take quotes from different companies. this one guy is less than everyone else-not enough to make you suspicous but enough to make him the winner-about $75 really. i talk to him on the phone and it all seems good. he sends me some sample pictures and i like what i see so we sign an agreement-i sign off on about 8 grand worth of the schools money(that's almost two tuitions!). then the printer guy calls me-there's a problem with the image file. i ask him what the problem is-only at this point do i find out this fool is clueless as to what he is doing-he just got a computer and knows less about graphics than even i do. he forwards me the email he got from the company who actually does the printing. i call his office to ask a question, he's not there, so i call the number in the footer of the forwarded email and talk to the girl herself and we work out the problem together. half hour later the character calls me p.o.'d cause i talked to the printer directly. apparently he's a little touchy when it is exposed that he is merely a middle man who jacks up the price and offers absolutely 0 to the project-no knowledge of printing, image files, printing costs...it was a laboured experience getting an email from him. i called his office again and got his secretary(who of course turns out to be his wife ) and she's a big bitch. i told her as much and what i thought of her 'boss'. she started to cry. what a couple of hacks. why don't i start a printing company? i know how to send email. i can call companies and get catalogues. im most pissed off at myself because i left it all too late. [/longIOpost] __________________ im the candyman. and the candyman is back.

08-28-2002, 11:15 AM	#1
kobayashi Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 5,142 Local Time: 10:26 PM	it's official #1299 i just made a mortal enemy out of someone in the printing industry hold me this is also my first post in eons. eons. __________________ __________________ im the candyman. and the candyman is back.

08-28-2002, 11:47 AM	#5
LarryMullen's POPAngel Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'll be up with the sun, I'm not coming down... Posts: 53,698 Local Time: 09:26 PM	____ i'll whack them with a hockey stick, kobeson

08-28-2002, 01:37 PM	#9
Lemon Meringue Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 3,851 Local Time: 08:26 PM	you picked a moron to work with You are buying promotional materials, or as I like to call them do-dads. Not the same as printing. Sounds like you are dealing with a broker, not a printer. Don't assume everyone is like that in the business. All he does is pass on your order to someone else and obviously knows nothing. It is not an easy business to be in and it is very expensive to start a printing company. Most people in the business are very helpful and knowledgeable.

08-28-2002, 01:43 PM	#10
ACROB@T I serve MacPhisto Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,569 Local Time: 08:26 AM	~<>~<> ouch kobe..I work in the same industry and can't count the number of times I've had to employ alternative strategies to cover for other people, or to avoid similar confrontations. If it was simply about getting from point A to point B as efficiently, and directly as possible everyone would be having a go

08-28-2002, 01:45 PM	#11
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 69,354 Local Time: 07:26 PM	tell them off kobe I hate stupid people that have jobs and make a lot more money than me. _____ I will bet someone 10 bucks that flower's internet is down again __________________

08-28-2002, 02:10 PM	#12
Basstrap ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 10,726 Local Time: 11:56 PM	an eon is as long as you want it to be it is neither here nor there it just is

08-28-2002, 04:12 PM	#14
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 69,354 Local Time: 07:26 PM	flower needs a new job.. one with reliable internet service My printer eats envelopes. ____ One time.. I found ten bucks on the ground in a liquor store.. and I was sooo excited __________________

08-28-2002, 09:34 PM	#16
zonelistener ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2001 Location: six convenient metro locations Posts: 14,747 Local Time: 09:26 PM	----------- swag ----------- __________________

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