Fed-ex dropped off something I'd long since forgotten about.
Months ago, I bought a parts bin floor rack from HF when it was on sale
for cheaper than I could buy the bins, alone.
I just wanted the metal rails the bins hang on, so I could screw them to
the wall.
The box didn't have any nuts-n-bolts in it, so I called HF's toll free
number and they said they'd send them to me.
So that's what Fed-ex dropped off, today.
Inside were the hardware and an invoice.
Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
Take a look...
http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
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-MIKE- wrote:
> Fed-ex dropped off something I'd long since forgotten about.
>
> Months ago, I bought a parts bin floor rack from HF when it was on sale
> for cheaper than I could buy the bins, alone.
>
> I just wanted the metal rails the bins hang on, so I could screw them to
> the wall.
>
> The box didn't have any nuts-n-bolts in it, so I called HF's toll free
> number and they said they'd send them to me.
>
> So that's what Fed-ex dropped off, today.
> Inside were the hardware and an invoice.
>
> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>
> Take a look...
> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
>
>
Most likely they didn't have an extra hardware package and couldn't pull
one out of a different unit as that one couldn't be sold. I suspect
they purchased the missing hardware seperately and priced out the pieces
to cover the parts plus labor costs.
If Harbor Freight is managed like the company I work for the actual
invoice would read something like:
Missing parts replacement costs - $1.00
Labor costs for time filling out the upper management required paperwork
to justify the $1.00 expense above - $108.70
Total - $109.70
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Buffalo, NY - USA
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-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]
september.org:
*snip*
> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>
> Take a look...
> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14!
Puckdropper
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In article <[email protected]>,
puckdropperatyahoodotcom says...
>-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]
>september.org:
>
>*snip*
>> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>>
>> Take a look...
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
>
>
>I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14!
But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese currency,
Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks.
--
Dennis
Kaiser Electronics did parts for military fighter avionics. A friend
working
there received an order for 100 special screws (everything is "special
sizes
and specs" when the military is involved). He looked up the unit price
and
for 100 to 200 it was something like a buck each - plus $10 S&H.
So 100 x $1 + $10 = $110.
His boss saw that and corrected him
100 x ($1 + $10) = $1,100 !
And folks complain about "welfare cheating".
charlie b wrote:
> Kaiser Electronics did parts for military fighter avionics. A friend
> working
> there received an order for 100 special screws (everything is "special
> sizes
> and specs" when the military is involved). He looked up the unit price
> and
> for 100 to 200 it was something like a buck each - plus $10 S&H.
>
> So 100 x $1 + $10 = $110.
>
> His boss saw that and corrected him
>
> 100 x ($1 + $10) = $1,100 !
>
> And folks complain about "welfare cheating".
If that story is true, and if the $10 handling was not for piece part
inspection, then that business was likely going to get severely hammered.
All military contracts are subject to auditing and strict oversight by DCAA
(Defense Contract Auditing Agency). Those folks catch crap like this and
don't take kindly to such abuse. It might be that if the order was small
enough, they may have flown in under the radar, but that's a big chance to
take.
--
There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage
Rob Leatham
Puckdropper wrote:
> -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]
> september.org:
>
> *snip*
>> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>>
>> Take a look...
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
>
>
> I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14!
>
> Puckdropper
I'm guessing the higher the price for the stuff they give away, the
higher the tax write-off. :-)
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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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DT wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> puckdropperatyahoodotcom says...
>> -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]
>> september.org:
>>
>> *snip*
>>> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>>>
>>> Take a look...
>>> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
>>
>> I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14!
>
> But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese currency,
> Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks.
>
Funny +2 points. :-)
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-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
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Nonny wrote:
>
> I wonder if these are packaged items of, say 6 or 10 bolts, nuts or
> washers. Perhaps the quantity is for the package of several and not per
> single bolt.
>
They put everything in one bag, so it must be per item.
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-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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"-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> DT wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> puckdropperatyahoodotcom says...
>>> -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]
>>> september.org:
>>>
>>> *snip*
>>>> Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Take a look...
>>>> http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png
>>>
>>> I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're
>>> $1.14!
>>
>> But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese
>> currency, Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks.
>>
>
> Funny +2 points. :-)
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in
> life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
> http://mikedrums.com
> [email protected]
> ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
I wonder if these are packaged items of, say 6 or 10 bolts, nuts
or washers. Perhaps the quantity is for the package of several
and not per single bolt.
--
Nonny
You cannot make a stupid kid smart by
handing him a diploma. Schools need standards
to measure the amount of education actually
absorbed by children. Don't sacrifice the smart
kids to make the dumb ones feel good about themselves.