Thanx, Hal. I bid a system for a company and they bought a NT over the internet, then they called me for the install!!!! Time and material. They weren't sold the right things so there was a lot of time and material. Another bid (to a lawyer) went to an internet NT. They still did't have the VM working. I wouldn't service it until the seller's warranty was up. Time and material to straighten it up. Birch has dumped a lot of NT around here. Guess what?---- I'm still straightening them up. Mostly lawyer offices.
And you're right about commitments and sales quotas ---- If I were in your area I could produce those numbers --- not here.

And Panasonic is not the only one playing that game. I know the frustration. I have been in the industry long enough I can call dealers I know to get what I need IF and WHEN I get a big one. They get theirs and I get mine.

Once again, thanks for understanding that we little guys have a niche also --- but I can't slam the trunk lid on my Pickup (Har Har).

Ken
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