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But that didn't preclude the “HIGH TECH COMPANIES” from trying to use bribes on a semi government employee (school district maintenance/construction supervisor), to sell their products to me would it?
I remember it well; you purchase our products for all your classrooms, for your district wide technology remodel (2534 classrooms) and my company will provide YOU with this computer at no cost so you can take it home and test it out for yourself and see how versatile it is.
Told the guy “that's a great idea”, but that I would need at least 800 computers at no cost.
That just one unit for my own use would not do it. I would need the additional computers in order to have online communications with all of my employees, plus the employees of the different departments, and all the administrators in the district.
The look on that guys face was priceless, I think I damn near gave him a heart attack.
Needless to say, his company did not get the contract, in fact I never heard from them again.
I always used to tell my guys “of course I can be bribed, it's just that I am VERY expensive”.
I used to stop the attempts at bribery right up front by telling the hopeful contractors and vendors that my bribe price was; “legal ownership of the entire continental United States west of the Mississippi River, to include Alaska. And absolute dictatorial powers over all the lands and people contained therein”.
Like I said; I can be bribed, I am just VERY EXPENSIVE.