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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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A coworker at my job has a brother that is a prison guard. He was telling me about how difficult it is to work there.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by armandCooperS04
A coworker at my job has a brother that is a prison guard. He was telling me about how difficult it is to work there.
Ok, If you say so.

I talked to your brother at the Autocross
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Cool, he told me he saw the team there. I now have the same exhaust as your car, the ride along in Vegas convinced me to get it.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Brad, did you ever get your harnesses?
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Brad, did you ever get your harnesses?
No not yet

I sent them a pm on Friday and haven't heard back yet. I haven't been charged for them, so its not a real big deal
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooby03
No not yet

I sent them a pm on Friday and haven't heard back yet. I haven't been charged for them, so its not a real big deal
That vendor played the same game with the exhaust I wanted. It really pissed me off big time. You will probably not here back and not get charged, at least that is what happened to me. I got tired of waiting and phoned the vendor and pm'd that I wanted to cancel my order. I never got an apology or anything.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by armandCooperS04
That vendor played the same game with the exhaust I wanted. It really pissed me off big time. You will probably not here back and not get charged, at least that is what happened to me. I got tired of waiting and phoned the vendor and pm'd that I wanted to cancel my order. I never got an apology or anything.
They shipped out the 1st batch they received, but said the 2nd batch was held up in customs. Then not to much later the thread closed.

If I don't hear something in the next few days I will start my own thread.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Or business. There are several threads tonight dealing with customer service issues that would make a good C/S company look really good.

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They shipped out the 1st batch they received, but said the 2nd batch was held up in customs. Then not to much later the thread closed.

If I don't hear something in the next few days I will start my own thread.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooby03
They shipped out the 1st batch they received, but said the 2nd batch was held up in customs. Then not to much later the thread closed.

If I don't hear something in the next few days I will start my own thread.
I guess the harnesses did not have a green card and they were deported!

Harnesses: Honest, I swear I was born in East L.A.!
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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No not yet
Sounds familiar. I bailed out 2 or 3 weeks ago.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by armandCooperS04
I guess the harnesses did not have a green card and they were deported!

Harnesses: Honest, I swear I was born in East L.A.!
Hey, I was born there before you. Really.

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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Hey, I was born there before you. Really.

Steve
I was quoting the movie from 1987, "Born in East L.A." with Cheech Marin. I was not actually born there. I was born in the heart of California, "Madera."
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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Well, I really was born there. My early life is a little sketchy since my father disappeared when I was one and my mother died when I was three. I spent my first six years in different locations in Hell.A.

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I was quoting the movie from 1987, "Born in East L.A." with Cheech Marin. I was not actually born there. I was born in the heart of California, "Madera."
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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I would not like to live in L.A myself either.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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I have fond memories of playing in parking lots and back alleys.

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I would not like to live in L.A myself either.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave
Sounds familiar. I bailed out 2 or 3 weeks ago.
The more unhappy customers we see, the more Tech and I want to start our own buisness.
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Alright everyone, until tommorrow!
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by armandCooperS04
Alright everyone, until tommorrow!
See ya, have a good one
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Maybe you guys should start a tuner business. What would be a good name and location?
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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Fresno, but that involves alot of startup capital. I think we should all put our money in and start a discounted mod supply company.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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Fresno, but that involves alot of startup capital. I think we should all put our money in and start a discounted mod supply company.
 
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooby03
 
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Old May 24, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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Lets dooit!

http://www.m7tuning.com/main.m7/distributorsapp
 
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Old May 24, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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As a business major, you know it's a little more complicated than that. There's a business license, resale license, insurance, accounting, taxes of all kinds, etc........ It's still worth doing, but everybody involved has to be really psyched about it.

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Old May 24, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Lol. You know I am. But if we are really serious about this, we need to start crunching numbers. What kind of startup capital will we need? What will our responsibilities be? What type of outfit will we be (Mail order parts suply or actual tuning shop)? Where will we be located? Etc...

There is alot of work involved, but if we really want to do this (and I do!) it will take quite alot of planning...

The key fact is that we can get in a sector of the market. If we can knock WO off as the discount suplier, we are set.

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As a business major, you know it's a little more complicated than that. There's a business license, resale license, insurance, accounting, taxes of all kinds, etc........ It's still worth doing, but everybody involved has to be really psyched about it.

Steve
 
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