When it comes to decision making I'll always take the final decision. If necessary I will consult with the relevant people but ultimately I own the business and if push comes to shove my say is final, oh and it helps to be the only signatory on the bank account too

I had someone ring at work the other day trying to sell me toner cartridges - she went through this whole spiel about how she had put aside 12 cartridges that were on sale for me and just wanted to know the delivery address, I then responded with "I know this is a stupid question, but could you tell me how you managed to put 12 toner cartridges aside for me when a) you don't know what printer models I have b)whether in fact I own any laser printers c) whether I have authority to purchase said toner cartridges and d) why the hell I would purchase a toner cartridge from somone who cannot answer any of these questions."

I got a mumbled response and she said "Thankyou for your time" and I've never heard from them again

Cheers,

Allan