Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th July 2007

Dilbert//6679, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 29th July 2007

Tags

frisutration vendor dela cost product costs shipping won't answer deliberate avoidance crazy making systems costs delivery stuck

Official transcript

"What would your system cost?"

"We can deliver in two weeks."

"But what would it cost?"

"A lot of vendors deliver in four weeks, but we can do it in two."

"I'm asking about price, not delivery schedules."

"Do you want it shipped by ground or air? Air is even faster."

"What does it cost?"

"Ground costs less than air."

"GAAA!!! What does the SYSTEM cost?!!"

"For ground?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT WOULD YOUR SYSTEM COST?

WE CAN DELIVER IN TWO WEEKS.

BUT WHAT WOULD IT COST?

A LOT OF VENDORS DELIVER IN FOUR WEEKS, BUT WE CAN DO IT IN TWO.

I'M ASKING ABOUT PRICE, NOT DELIVERY SCHEDULES.

DO YOU WANT IT SHIPPED BY GROUND OR AIR? AIR IS EVEN FASTER.

WHAT DOES COST?

GROUND COSTS LESS THAN AIR.

GAAA!!!

WHAT DOES THE SYSTEM COST?!!

FOR GROUND?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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