httpwebwitch - 3:05 am on Nov 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

Oh, and fido_44, it's a situation much like the one you described that once ran a company I worked for (as an employee) into cash flow problems, and ultimately to me (and many others) being laid off. It may seem like these clients are oblivious flakes. But they likely know exactly what they're doing and that they're running you down the brown path.

It's passive-agressive supplier exploitation, and it's despicable.