Hear me out
Eric, I seriously urge you to step back & take a look at the bigger picture here.
You came on this forum under something of a cloud of suspicion due to the info your wife was posting in your ads.
"First impressions are everything."
"You don't get a second chance to make a good first impression."
From what I have observed, you haven't done much to change people's impression of you and your company.
It's like you are self-destructive. Or maybe you just don't see what the rest of us see?
People DON'T want to do business with someone they've seen acting on the forums the way you have, IMHO.
Regardless of who you are, actions speak louder than words. You have come across as a possible problematic customer. People have too much going on in their own world to have to worry about someone else bringing their drama into it.
You have done more damage to yourself and your reputation ON THIS POST ALONE, than all the other posts you've been part of.
I have a feeling that you may find more people jumping on the same bandwagon that Jas is driving when they do a search on you and see this thread.
Do you not realize that refusing service to someone is everywhere? Not just on this site? You could walk into a convenience store tomorrow & have the clerk deny to sell you anything. How would you handle that? Nevermind...I think we already know the answer to that one.
(why do i feel like i'm about to be hit with bad karma...
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