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Old 02-02-2004, 03:49 PM   #1
russotto
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Originally posted by lumberjim
h'yup. i'm just sayin that msrp means manufacturer's suggested retail price. if buying a jeep at sticker is being a sucker, how is it untrue when buying a saturn?
Because Saturns aren't available new below sticker. So at least everyone's being equally taken.

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"yeah, boss, i know you WANT the work done by 3, but the best i can do for you is 4:15." "i do really high quality work(selling value) and you just can't rush these things(taking tone of expert). sound fair?(sullivan nod)
I'm a computer programmer, so that sort of stuff happens all the time. Except that the first bid is usually at the insult level and provokes a shriek of laughter.

My boss: "Hey Matt, can you get that done by the end of the day, oh, and make sure you get it into [version] 3.5 and 3.7 too".

Me: "Ha! You're kidding, right? How about the end of the month, and the current version only?"
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