Posted on 01/27/2007 8:41:09 PM PST by Star Traveler
SGT Jason Hess from the 1st Cavalry Division only wanted some better mats for his troops when he emailed a company called Discount Floor Mats for information:
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To Whom it may concern:
Do you ship to APO addresses? I'm in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for who ships to APO first.
SGT Hess
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Seems like a fair question. There are many companies that don't/won't ship to APO addresses for many reasons. The main reason is that once the packages leave the states, they leave the purview of the United States Postal Service and can't be guaranteed. Some companies don't want to takes that risk. But, Discount-Mats.com has other reasons they don't ship to APO:
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SGT Hess,
We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.
Bargain Suppliers Discount-Mats.com
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What do you think? Don't tell me, tell them yourself…
You can e-mail them at: contact@discount-mats.com
To reach them by phone, please call them between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. central time: 414-736-8394
Here is their mailing address:
Bargain Suppliers 3259 S.106th Street West Allis, WI 53227
Star Traveler
You're late to the party. It's been all over FR.
They got so many hits on their website their server shut them down ... the president of the company (who is Muslim) fired the guy, or so I read .....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774444/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1772956/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1772577/posts
So what? I mean, so what? I didn't hear about it. I bet a lot of people on FR didn't hear about it. The more people who know about jerky companies like this, the better. What are you, the FR hall monitor or something?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774444/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1771373/posts
You said -- "You're late to the party. It's been all over FR."
Hey..., the party is still going on, as far as I'm concerned... :-)
Regards,
Star Traveler
Well, didn't you know it's mandatory to repost this, at least once a week...
:-)
And neither did I hear about it. I'm glad that someone posted this before, but this should be posted again -- right?
Right!
Cool! I'm glad it got a good response. Let's get some more response out of this...
:-0
He didn't fire himself....This Faisal Khetani is a weasel. All he had to do was be polite to the soldier...There was no need for his added comments. He claims its a business , but he is more a middle man so its not really run out of his house. If he is the middle man then there are employees except for family. So who did he fire? He seems very sneaky and a liar but we need to remember Muslims are allowed to lie to us. We are kaffar............
I just thought you might want to check it out..... Its very interesting how this weasel explains himself and the threats he makes. I think somebody ought to be checking him out. Skim through the links. ~~Pandora~~
Thanks for posting the story. I'm going to call the company Monday morning and tell as many people as possible about it.
As for our mutual friend- Barney Fife- well, he can make as many "citizen's arrests" as he likes.
Email address is no longer valid … must have changed it to avoid those pesky overage email charges.
I agree with you. I think we should keep on this guy. I tried to find a ebay link to him but so far came up empty. He has all kinds of websites and a interesting brother. Its the reply and the threat he made that have me going on. I think he was rude and people who are rude don't get my business. If he is here making money off Americans then he could have gone the extra mile and shipped these mats for the soldiers not tell them to leave Iraq. ~~P~~
Well just read where the president of the company (seems there's only a few people working there) said he was fired ... that's all I know ....
Faisal Khetani himself replies:
Written by: Faisal Khetani
Posted on: 26 January 2007 at 2140 Kit and Heidi,
This is Faisal Khetani… Allow me to state that you are using the wrong resources to “turn me in”. Since you did not contact me, let me enlighten you on a few things:
1) A “Home Occupancy Permit” is required for actual physical businesses that are serving customers who actually come to the location. I run an internet business, there is no physical location. My home address is only a mailing address.
2) My business simply markets the products and handles customer inquiries. I have manufacturers who ship my products directly to my customer. This model is called “dropshipping”. Look it up, maybe you’ll get a few idea on monetizing your efforts a little better.
3) Bargain Suppliers is a “DBA”, or “Doing Business As” entity filed with the state of Wisconsin, not with the city of West Allis. Feel free to “turn me in” to the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions where I’m fully registered. I need no license or permit in West Allis because I do not conduct business in West Allis. Online retailers are much different, you should wisen up.
4) I own and operate a network of niche content websites that serve very basic information on a variety of topics, aimed for collecting advertising revenue and nothing else. It is my prerogative as to whether I want to maintain these sites or not.
4) Please feel free to contact the FBI and the CIA, and while you’re at, let them know that they can find me at the two local mosques in the City of Milwaukee.
You are simply an ill-informed individual who’s chasing a fictitious plot by utilizing the wrong resources.
Thank you,
Faisal R Khetani
Yes, I'm checking them out right now. It is very interesting. Thank goodness for Free Republic. I bet this guy won't forget this little event...
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