Army Scammed Into Buying Golf Balls

***Ynot Shane*** · 11-30-2006, 03:05 AM

Published: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:33:58 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- On paper, the U.S. Army was supposed to be getting "a ball bearing assortment" for $1,409. It was bad enough that the order form marked up the price from $682.50. But there was something about the order that was way out of bounds: It was for 420 golf balls for a civilian employee at the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground....
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Kae · 11-30-2006, 05:24 AM

I knew there was something fishy about that $20,000 toilet seat order.

t3hDarkness · 12-01-2006, 10:35 AM

Even when they were caught on paper, Boeing still didn't cut to anywhere near civilian prices on those.

11-30-2006, 03:05 AM	#1
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11-30-2006, 05:24 AM	#2
Kae Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 3,715 Thanks: 42 Thanked 74 Times in 62 Posts Points: 10,272.71 Bank: 3,206.62 Total Points: 13,479.33 Donate	I knew there was something fishy about that $20,000 toilet seat order.

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t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I've been lost here before Gender: Posts: 4,197 Thanks: 44 Thanked 111 Times in 89 Posts Points: 13,633.40 Bank: 89,809.26 Total Points: 103,442.65 Donate	Even when they were caught on paper, Boeing still didn't cut to anywhere near civilian prices on those.