In Reply to: dont ya hate em posted by aussiechezza on Tuesday, 30. May 2006 at 16:17 Bali Time:
Two stories to tell one about a friend of mine an elderly balinese into her 80's but still likes to help out selling and massaging on beach some tourist a while back asked her for some of those hangers with wooden fish cats ect he bought quite a few seemed happy enough a week later comes back says he has business I wont say where cause might get crucified for naming countries but wanted about 500 my friend was delighted trusted this nice fellow in business off she goes to denpasar with her own money she borrows buys all these hangers waits on the beach days on end carrying these damn things back and forth home quess what he never shows up again my friends out of pocket not able to pay money back shes borrwoed and is distraught that someone could be so dishonest!Another small shop owner got large order for jewellry from business person who had purchased before he does same goes out on a limb borrowing money paying workers then the dreaded email - sorry dont need stock anymore!!Do these so called business people get it theres no back up here for these balinese they trust you to be honest it makes me so mad I quess it happens in business everywhere but not with such dire consequences that this people suffer.