My late Uncle was an electrical contractor and also installed some hydronic heating systems.
Back in the early 70's he picked up supplies at a plumbing wholesaler in Grand Forks for a job at a new house, a boiler, heating baseboards, pipe, fittings, and several circulating pumps.
When he got the bill he went over it and noticed he had been charged something like $14.95 each for the pumps, which probably wholesaled for about $120 at the time.
He called in and they were real snotty about it, but grudgingly billed him the extra several hundred dollars.
Over a year later he bought another pump and was charged the same, incorrect low price. That time he did not bother to argue with them about it. It made no sense, they couldn't POSSIBLY have sold dozens or hundreds of those pumps at the wrong price for that long. Or could they?
ANOTHER example, in the 80's I repaired a 730 John Deere transmission. While looking for parts I inquired about a tractor in the area that was not being used. Turned out it had EXACTLY the same transmission problem, the reason it was parked.
I got the parts from a certain tractor boneyard at Anamoose, ND.
Then, the owner of the second tractor asked if I could repair it as well.
So, back to Anamoose with the same parts list, the crab at the counter wrote it up and came up with a number that was several hundred dollars less. I said "could you have made a mistake in adding, that sounds like it's not enough". I got my sorry butt thoroughly chewed and almost got thrown out the door with my parts.
The better part of a year later, the owner called me and said I owed him money, 'cause they'd gone through a bunch of old slips and re-added 'em and caught the error. (Rude, of course.)
I told him what had happened and that I was told it was correct and at this point it would be a could day in the pits of hell when I sent him more money.
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