Geniune Query

[den]

Prospective Customer: Could you let us use one of your machines on our site for a couple of months, and if we like it we'll buy one?

Me: ...

Comments

[tatterdemalion.livejournal.com]

and of course you said

'no worries, of course'

LOL

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

It's like they're casually asking for a software evaluation copy, except that this is a big honking truck-washing system!

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Only 4 metric tons of hot-dip galvanized steel wother $50k. SURE! Why not?

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[lowen-kind.livejournal.com]

Well "rentals" are a tad different from free use of the machine on a trial basis.

The phrase "Could you let us use..." is the give away. It implies free of charge; while "Could we rent a machine... , ... and if we like it could the rent paid be taken off the purchase price?" implies that they are ready to pay for the machine while it is being evaluated.

Even things with 30-day free trial periods have to be paid for, at least in part. If you don't like the item in those 30 days then you return the item and your money is refunded, usually minus some for wear and tear.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[pipibluestockin]

Meh, we don't like it - it clashes with the curtains...

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Some people's children.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

"We'd like to return it- it scares the cats!"

Yeah right. Lookyloos. This isn't CrockPusher video we're talking about, Move along!

:D