Soliciting...

So correct me if I'm wrong... But if you walk into a business, and say that you're from Company A (a company the business is not currently erm, doing business with) and want to talk rates, because Company C is a reseller of Company A's and you are doing business with Company C. They say Company C costs more because they are a reseller, and that your business can save money by going through Company A directly.

Is that solicitation? Because I thought that if you were to try to get a business to change who it contracts with, to go from C to A, that was soliciting...

Further, if that is soliciting, would you get mad at being reminded that there's a 'No Soliciting' message on the front door?

New Car

Okay, so this has been in the works for a couple days, but I was afraid of jinxing it, so I didn't say anything.

As of tonight, I am the very proud owner of a red 2008 MINI Cooper!!

It was a really lucky thing, the husband has made a habit of car shopping- long before the accident. He found an ad from a private seller, and we contacted her a couple days ago. Went out and saw the car, test drove it- loved it. Few more days of negotiations- oh, did I mention that the seller was actually in New York? We were dealing with her friends here, and e-mail/texting her.

Yeah, that made for some interesting (read stressful) times. She was interested in selling quickly because she was heading back to Taiwan for the winter break. After a flurry of e-mails and texts, and the extreme kindness of her friends, we got everything settled and tonight I drove the car home.

I loves it. The car doesn't have a name yet, but I'm sure it will shortly. Will post some pictures after I get a chance to take them.