"Yes" the voice said.
"My name is Charley and I received what I would consider an unacceptable shipment from you last Thursday. Since that time I have sent three emails regarding that shipment and have yet to receive a reply."
"I don't seem to have received any emails from you but lets look into this."
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It turns out that for some reason, those particular emails weren't going through.
We then spent nearly an hour on the phone trying to determine what the problem was. I could reply to his emails, I could send the same email from my wife's email account, I just couldn't send it from my account.
Long story short, Bill was a delight to deal with and is sending a replacement. He doesn't know how that plant slipped through. I will be dealing with him again. All of you touting his business, and touting him as well were absolutely correct.
And now you know the rest of the story.
