One of the things we can be thankful for this season is a profession where the clientele are more apt to be financially responsible. Once I received a check for a tuning which I had done several years previous. I had agreed to tune for a delayed payment which became more and more delayed. Finally the woman moved out of town saying that she would pay me when she could. I didn't hold my breath but the day did come when she could clear her conscience. She even added two extra dollars for my patience! Tom Cole Sy Zabrocki wrote: > > List: > A customer owed me $400 for 14 years. The day before Thanksgiving this guy > walks in and hands us four one hundred dollar bills. He then apologized all > over the place for his conduct. > > In November 1986 we sold this fellow a new Kawai console piano. He paid us > the purchase price minus $600 which we listed as 90-Days Same As Cash. He > did pay us $200 in payments and then stiffed us for the $400. All efforts to > collect failed. He always pleaded health problems, business failure and blah > blah blah. > > Gee, then I felt guilty for being mad at him all these years. News reports > stated retail stores were expecting heavy shoplifting during the holidays. > This guy probably won't be one of them. > > Sy Zabrocki > Billings, Montana
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