I'm not sure why Pete had to make a reference about being called a liar by a vendor.
Absolutely no reason to do so, All it did was cause innuendo and speculation as to who the vendor was. And on CP the truth always comes out.
After being called on it by Al. Pete proceeds to throw another vendor (TEXCIGARS) under the bus. Very unprofessional. In your post you talk about trying to hurt business . Did you ever stop to think how you could possibly hurt Al's and TEX's business with your posts?
You could have avoided this and contacted Al to let him know it was not him you were reffering to in your initial post.
If this is how you conduct business I am glad I no longer smoke any Tatuajes.
Alexgtp,
You are completely correct in saying that I should have never mentioned the other vendors name.
I really should have emailed AL directly to say that I was not talking about him.
Truthfully, after Al's post, I didn't want to do anything but defend myself and I was not thinking straight.
When Rod told me about the new forum, I wanted to post something short that included some light humor. I did not think it would lead to this.
As far as Tex Cigars is concerned, I will be contacting by email to apologize for mentioning his name. His situation was completely different than AL's. To lump the two together is not fair to either party.
To comment about some other posts whether I have a spine or a set of balls, YES!
I will always continue to post comments to defend my reputation and integrity and will never back down because this is my stance.
What is "Heavy Headed", someone asked. When you are in initial training for UFC and Mixed Martial Arts, you head gets pounded a bit and your head get very heavy. I am only in 8 weeks so far. It has two meanings for me right now, the other is explained below.
Al and I had our differences a long time ago and they never got resolved. The few times he called or emailed. I was either out of town or not ready to speak with him. I still had a bad taste in my mouth about the whole thing.
A few have said I come here only to do damage control. I tried to post something and some of you just brought up the past instead of joining in with the rest. There is a core group here that will never welcome me because of what happened in the past. This is why I spend most of my time on other boards.
Al, I have a copy of that email and that letter that I sent Rod for his viewing. I will gladly post the remaining portions.
If you would like to post the rest of any email for all to see, I am okay with it. Something that happened in the forum should be posted for all to see. Most of it was heat of the moment petty crap by all parties defending themselves.
The email you posted from Dan was not the only reason why I contacted you back than but it was the only email I forwarded to Steve.
That email to me was funny, "C-bid moving to Georgia". I had forgot about it early on in the battle and apologized to everyone except you that I told there was no such email. That email unfortunately was passed around by you and a few others like a note in the 5th grade classroom.
If you do post the letter, everyone will see that I asked if there was an email about me floating. I was told that there was not.
Al, thank you for the past business but I wish to respectfully decline your offer. I am not sure we will ever have the business relationship like we had in the past. Stuff like this can't happen if both parties want to feel good about the other. You are a smart retailer and I am sure you can find the next better thing to offer you friends and clients here at Cigar Pass. I know for a fact you do not need my brands to survive. Your a better retailer than that. I also respect you for defending yourself like I would do for myself.
Rod, Thank you for the forum and I am sorry that the first thread in your new section had to be a bust. I had a pleasure meeting you at Club Caribe. I would like to say I will continue to participate but it is doubtful. Thanks for having me around for at least a short time.
Pete
