I bought a mattress yesterday
from an HVAC installer.
How did an HVAC installer
become a mattress salesman?
He installed an HVAC unit in a hotel.
That hotel was then sold.
The former owner was declaring bankruptcy.
Before that happened,
the HVAC installer
was given a choice.
He could receive nothing
(as he was way down the list of creditors)
or he could take 30 brand new mattress sets
as payment.
He took the mattress sets.
If you think
your customers will never pay,
you may wish
to work out a deal
for payment in kind.
Something is always better than nothing.