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Norcalrain3 t1_jdx8pu6 wrote

Reply to Those two creepy mannequins i found in a farmers market. by Ok-Mirror9426

I’ve always had a strange obsession for mannequins since I was a young girl. There were some creepy ones in old stores, display windows, in Los Angeles. I don’t know the street or area, but we used to walk to an Italian Restaurant (because we’d park blocks away) , and it seemed all the stores would be closed since it was nighttime, but they’d have lit up display windows with these bizarre mannequins. The eyes make these especially creepy to me

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AutoGeek3000 t1_jdx8gqh wrote

Reply to comment by beeteedee in This apology note on my handleless gallon of water. by flowingink22

The person in charge of the supply chain likely had nothing to do with the note and is probably working very hard to find another supplier that can get them rolls of this tape that are compatible with their bottling line equipment.

From when I worked in supply chain, we had 2-3 suppliers for almost everything and even before covid there were times where all 3 couldn't meet the delivery date. For many things, there aren't more than 3 suppliers so you really don't have many other options at that point.

How quickly people will shit on other people, in a situation they know nothing about, is mind boggling.

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AutoGeek3000 t1_jdx83d1 wrote

Reply to comment by Point-Connect in This apology note on my handleless gallon of water. by flowingink22

Agreed, I used to work in supply chain for a very large company and there are some items that needed a 1 year lead time. In other words, I had to order them 12 months ahead of when they would be delivered or they would not get delivered on time.

Most people don't realize how well oiled that machine was before covid, and how shutting it down completely fucked it. Yes, getting millions of pieces of tape, in the length, width, material, and adhesive you want, is probably really hard now in some cases.

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