Mule

Owners- if you show up to a supplier with money and they don't get back to you, or take your money and don't get your stuff, or say it will "be done next week" but isn't they are holding you hostage. And you're letting them. You're practically volunteering for it. "Hi I would like to purchase what you do, I have the money and need it now so I can do what I do,  but you can finish it whenever. Oh it's fine that excuse happened, and that one, and that one, I'll just wait." Take situations for what they really mean.  When a supplier takes you hostage you're subsidizing their business with your yours.  Your putting yours on hold so they don't have to. You're giving them money and they are using it to do other things in the meantime.