[Blood of Tyrants]

All the auto manufacturers do it. The trick is to not let them become your sole source of income.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We quit bidding, except for spot sales. We also required payment in net 10 days.

[keysguy]

PIng!!Pass go and collect.I am a small mfg. and could be bigger if I decided to deal with the big boys. The big boys are arrogant, deceptive and thrive on bad deeds. One of my friends who supplies the big boys reports that every other shipment he sends them is reported as "short". BS alert. Then they have the nerve to deduct the "shortages" from his invoices which are always paid late. He finally went broke, could not pay his suppliers.