So today I got sick of waiting for my boss'es 'contact' within Sony to get back to him with some prices on a laptop which I want to buy (which this person obviously didn't really want to sell to me). I think that after 2 weeks of waiting my actions are pretty justified.
So I rang Sony this morning, and said "I need a C1MT, now! Please obtain this for me urgently." It worked, I think. They're couriering the thing up from Sydney for me today. It will be here for me to pick up today. With all the optional extras I wanted, TODAY.
So when I go pick it up this afternoon I'll just mention to my boss something along the lines of
So I rang Sony this morning, and said "I need a C1MT, now! Please obtain this for me urgently." It worked, I think. They're couriering the thing up from Sydney for me today. It will be here for me to pick up today. With all the optional extras I wanted, TODAY.
So when I go pick it up this afternoon I'll just mention to my boss something along the lines of
"Oh yes I got sick of waiting for your contact, so I made some calls. Don't bother calling him again, he's taken extended leave to sleep, er, swim with the fishes."