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52. Welcome to DU, notKeith!

Fri Sep 30, 2016, 02:35 PM

Sep 2016

It's a sleazy way to do business. What's really shameful is the attitude of those who can WELL afford to pay the invoices and fulfill their end of the bargain, who stiff those who obviously don't have comparable financial means. It's truly shameful.

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Read What Donald Did To His Wedding Caterer, It Will Make You Sick [View all] Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 OP

he's basically a fly-by-night business. except instead of burning customers, he burns suppliers. unblock Sep 2016 #1

Just how loss prevention costs all shoppers at a store, deadbeats and other forms of theft do. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #53

No doubt about it madokie Sep 2016 #2

There is a case for a class action RICO type suit by everyone stiffed by Trump. It's a pattern. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #3

Now that is an interesting idea. avebury Sep 2016 #68

what say we set up website and ask all those that were stiffed by trump to join in a class action KewlKat Oct 2016 #81

Hard way to find out Sophiegirl Sep 2016 #4

Good point PatSeg Sep 2016 #21

By not paying his taxes he screws us all. Hugin Sep 2016 #5

This is especially true of our legal system. Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #7

Actually, it's not him that's screwing us, it's the congress critters who passed changes to napi21 Oct 2016 #79

There must be hundreds of stories like this mainer Sep 2016 #6

Hopefully mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #8

SOP Zoonart Sep 2016 #13

just as some banks are to big to fail some customers are to big to sue dembotoz Sep 2016 #30

SO TRUE Zoonart Sep 2016 #34

Furthermore, Trump and the banks are structured pretty similiarly notKeith Sep 2016 #47

Welcome to DU, notKeith! calimary Sep 2016 #52

I have noticed this behavior a long time ago They_Live Sep 2016 #38

He's a shit. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2016 #9

Its time for HIS secret service detail to disarm... Moostache Sep 2016 #10

Lesson learned: Tell TrumpleThinSkin it's CASH UP FRONT. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2016 #11

This needs to get around treestar Sep 2016 #12

k and r..nt Stuart G Sep 2016 #14

This story, and others like it, would make great ads to coincide with the next debate. n/t Tarheel_Dem Sep 2016 #15

They should be lining up to make this ad. Line would be long. lonestarnot Sep 2016 #20

On top of being an unmitigated asshole lillypaddle Sep 2016 #16

Trump stiffs small businesses Gothmog Sep 2016 #17

Trump stiffs honest, hard-working people. JHB Sep 2016 #24

Its even more frightening that just drumph BSdetect Sep 2016 #18

You hit the nail on the head. spiderpig Sep 2016 #32

I agree with you 100%! maddiemom Sep 2016 #48

I agree with you too. MH1 Sep 2016 #73

God that makes me furious!! smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #19

not fit to be dog catcher....he's a pathetic excuse for a human being spanone Sep 2016 #22

It pisses me off no end that this isn't being covered 24/7 by CNN, MSNBC, etc. DLevine Sep 2016 #23

^^^^^ BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2016 #25

+2 treestar Sep 2016 #64

I know. How these stories - and I'm sure there are at least hundreds of them - aren't all over smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #67

#deadbeatdon duncang Sep 2016 #26

I like That! #deadbeatdon! Excellent! nt. druidity33 Sep 2016 #65

I long for the day when the worst a presidential candidate could do was strap their dog... LynneSin Sep 2016 #27

Everyone thought Romney's 14% effective tax rate was bad. tammywammy Sep 2016 #61

Romney just seemed in over his head. Beartracks Sep 2016 #74

Hillary Lefthacker Sep 2016 #28

Business as Usual Bear Creek Sep 2016 #29

And people cry about big gubmint, when it's the only thing keeping the wolves at bay! Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #54

Wolves at bay Bear Creek Sep 2016 #56

At What Point Does Stiffing People Become A Crime? Yallow Sep 2016 #31

Stiffing is theft. Theft is a crime. n/t BeeBee Sep 2016 #51

Theft of services IS a crime. nt tblue37 Sep 2016 #57

Maples dress cost $100,000 PatSeg Sep 2016 #33

Typical rich bastard behavior. n/t HenryJ Sep 2016 #35

Yep. Not ALL rich people but... Phentex Sep 2016 #66

I am not sure of what percent of the wealthy don't feel that they need to pay. Diremoon Oct 2016 #88

What a disgusting POS. That amount of money wouldn't make even a small dent to him. raccoon Sep 2016 #36

cant these people send it to collections? CarrieLynne Sep 2016 #37

He stiffs hard working Americans but you can bet he pays his Russian mob 'lenders'. keithbvadu2 Sep 2016 #39

I really wish the caterer would make a statement on this and come up with an invoice to Trump ehrnst Sep 2016 #40

How can anybody ever vote for Trump? Botany Sep 2016 #41

Because they are of the same moral character. vinny9698 Sep 2016 #42

Trump's support = % of americans who don't like a black man as POTUS Botany Sep 2016 #44

Is there anyone he hasn't screwed over? Initech Sep 2016 #43

Is there homegirl Sep 2016 #45

That does make me sick Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #46

I just found out PatSeg Sep 2016 #49

Der Drumpenfuhrer is extremely litigious, so I'm sticking with it so long Snarkoleptic Sep 2016 #55

While looking for another source, PatSeg Sep 2016 #59

This story is taken directly from the author's fb page mnhtnbb Sep 2016 #62

Thank you! PatSeg Sep 2016 #63

No doubt he really does believe everyone should be HONORED that they can use his name... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #50

I wonder if he did the same to the florist? Ilsa Sep 2016 #58

Time for class action lawsuit jknudsen Sep 2016 #60

Wouldn't that make for an interesting tv commercial! Lars39 Oct 2016 #84

How a gangster wanabe operates. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #69

this may be a thing bora13 Sep 2016 #70

In the end GWC58 Sep 2016 #71

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2016 #72

You got to serve me, that should be payment enough ck4829 Sep 2016 #75

I know I'm naive oldtime dfl_er Sep 2016 #76

Because he has the $$ to have his lawyers drag out the lawsuits long enough that his opposition napi21 Oct 2016 #80

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 2016 #77

I heard about this years ago and forgot Hamlette Oct 2016 #78

Cheap bastard, absolute scum of the earth... nt Raine Oct 2016 #82

Paging Mark Cuban... JBoy Oct 2016 #83

He's such a job creator! IronLionZion Oct 2016 #85

isn't that the ugliest....... mrmpa Oct 2016 #87

Absolutely! hamsterjill Oct 2016 #93

I got a Trump tale,too! BBbats Oct 2016 #86

Not true at all! loup222 Oct 2016 #89

Actually, it says Unproven, not false. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 #90

Snopes does NOT say it isn't true. Says it is unsubstantiated (but unrefuted by Trump) wishstar Oct 2016 #91

Unproven doesn't mean not true. Kingofalldems Oct 2016 #92

Welcome uppityperson Oct 2016 #94

Trump could end the speculation by providing proof he paid. Snarkoleptic Oct 2016 #95

That's how Trump operates Shankapotomus Oct 2016 #96