@boridi wrote:
@French Farmer wrote:
@swanderson wrote:
Overdraft fees are the result of poor planning. Keep an appropriate average balance in your checking account and they'll never be a problem. If you can't absorb a day or two ACH delay (very common), you're cutting things way too close to begin with.
Good Grief!
Of all the persons that inhabit this forum, how likely would it have been that you chanced to read this and was able to offer this piece of sage advice?
Further, how excellent that you also thought to offer your criticism!
You are so helpful!
It's good advice considering how often people are complaining about day-late payments. HS Brands taking months and months to pay is one thing, but a delay of one day by Maritz should not be such a problem.
Of course its "good advice"!
Is it not fairly obvious that its also a "no brainer" piece of advice?
Does anyone really believe that this concept is new? In my opinion everyone would have a reserve of cash to fall back upon in the event of some type of situation like ACh payments being late. But, as has been pointed out, sometimes that concept is difficult to achieve. Sometimes "life" gets in the way.
I understand that when some of us gripe about late ACH payments that there are those who wish to defend the MSC.
In this instance it is Maritz, a great company to work with. Typically, they pay like clockwork. Yet lately, there have been problems. Larry Loos has been nice enough to come aboard and apologize. That's nice.
Thank you Mr Loos!
I also know that Maritz is a company that will cut you off at the knees if you are a "frequent flaker" or perform too many of their assigned shops late. There are other reasons, I know of, but those two are how a shopper gets removed from the Maritz programs.
I have no problems with their reasoning and I always try to live up to their expectations, delivering my assigned shops on time and with professionalism.
IOW, I don't flake.
I expect the same of Maritz. Don't flake. Pay me on time, pay me what I have invoiced and per the schedule as is their company's policy.
The lack of professionalism with their pay schedule is troubling. I have disassociated myself with other MSCs for reasons such as this. It is my choice and I do not look back with regret. If their (Maritz) pay problems continue, I'll do the same. Once again, my decision, my choice.
With this ongoing string, I am bothered by the lack of empathy and then the criticism in the guise of being "helpful". It is akin to telling the farmer that he should have put a new lock on the barn door after the cows got out.
Gee thanks!
PS And that is my rant!