Okay, that's it! I'm enraged!
I've taken another 150 print buyers hostage, and this time I'm not telling where I'm holed up with this motley crew. You remember the last time I took print buyers hostage; I admitted that I was holding them in the Ritz Carlton in Chicago. I served them Dom Perignon and the best Beluga. Eventually, the FBI "negotiated" their release.
I'll tell you about my demands later. First, I want to tell why I'm so angry.
It was this past Friday, about 4 p.m. I had given myself the afternoon off to tend to my garden. Why not? Most of my clients were golfing and not likely to call.
But my pal Dave called. I was irritated by the interruption, but I trudged up to the house to take the call.
Dave owns a printing company in New York City. It's not far from the hallowed ground formerly occupied by the Twin Towers. Dave was broken hearted and needed to talk. At 3 p.m. he had been informed that, after 20 years of award-winning service, his largest customer, Goliath Global Industries, had relegated his company to "second-tier" status.
"Second tier" it was explained really meant "second team," and that effective Monday at 9 a.m., Dave's Litho will get no more job quotes.
Splash! Five million in print sales just hit the water and sank to the bottom.
Whap! Dave never had a chance to get off his stool when he took a head shot and was down for the count.
Dave is an emotional guy whose waters run as deep as anyone I know. He asked why? He was told, "We have a new executive we hired from Humongous Industries and he has revamped our print purchasing practices. Four new printers are in and you are out."
- People:
- Dave
- Ritz Carlton
- Places:
- Chicago
- NEW YORK CITY