On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:15:06 -0000 (UTC), wrote:

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Also:
http://sigmastek.com/EN/products.cfm?page=products&seriesID=1&productID=10 8
I just found a reason to buy Sigmatek batteries. The upper right of
the page proclaims that they offer "Passionate Customer Service". It
might be worth buying their battery just to try out their customer
service.

Post pics!
Matt Roberds

Right.

Long ago, in a legendary electronics paradise called Silicon Valley, I
was a young, naive and inexperienced circuit designer. When I would
contact a vendor begging for data sheets, prices, and samples, they
would usually be accompanied by a visitation by a salesperson, usually
with a highly creative title and elaborate business card. My job was
to pry the information and samples from their possessive clutches.
They seemed to believe that only the truly worthy may view or posses
these jewels. After a few mistakes, I learned the necessary protocols
and was able to get the job done without much difficulty.

One day, I received a visit from a local PCB house wanting my
business. Instead of an aging and burnt out male sales engineer in a
seriously expensive suit (with white shoes), I was accosted by a
gorgeous former fashion model. Not only did she match my idea of what
constitutes beauty, but she also knew the PCB business quite well, and
was familiar with most of the problems we had with environmental
requirements, testing, and RF specific problems. I was thoroughly
infatuated but tried not to show it. I also had no idea what to do,
made a fair simulation of a fumbling idiot, and accidentally handed
her copies of some confidential papers (which I later recovered).

Before handing the business to the gorgeous former fashion model's PCB
house, the high command demanded that I get competitive bids. I
called two other local PCB houses, and was blessed with two additional
gorgeous former fashion models selling PCB boards. Apparently the
technique was so successful, that other PCB houses had adopted the
same strategy.

As one might predict, I again simulated a totally useless fumbling
idiot. The problem was obvious and responsibility for juggling PCB
vendors was handed to someone older, married, and allegedly immune to
the salespersons charm. I was also marked as some kind of sex maniac,
not to be allowed anywhere near beautiful salespeople.

I presume that the Chinese battery vendors have discovered the method
and are using it to their advantage.



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