My “favorite” is the testing and associated fee because “My Trading Partner” is demanding EDI, and then after completing the testing (and ponying up), we never see any EDI from the Customer at all.
I currently have five of these “You must do EDI” deals, and am balking at the next. When our sales reps hear from their buyers in writing that we need to do it, I’ll be happy to proceed – but as of now, none of them have heard word one. What’s the answer from the company that charges $500 for the test. “If you’re not getting EDI, you need to take that up with your Customer.” No more. When the Customer comes to us (and not the EDI testing vendor using the customer’s logo) we’ll proceed. Jim Guthrie
