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Originally Posted by ApK
I don't understand how you can see a problem in what you describe.
Every business negation in the world is one side saying "Pay me what I ask, or else you can't have it."
and the other side saying "Give me a lower price or else I won't buy it."
You can argue that the offered price is too low and should be rejected, but there is nothing "scummy" about it at all.
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However, such a model is not sustainable. Most of the business world gets by fine with win/win contracts. Companies who consistently screw their suppliers tend not to be in business long term ,long term as in 30, 40, 50 years, not 5 to 10 years.
Occasionally, you run into a company that seems to get by with it. Wallmart, which really didn't hit the big time until the 80's, seems to be the poster child for that mentality. My guess is that eventually product quality will slip enough that customers start to notice and Walmart will end up falling about as fast as they expanded. We will see.