Back when I used to work for a store that serviced and sold sewing machines, we wouldn’t give out information like part numbers to just anyone who called. They’d have to buy the part from us, and then they’d have a receipt for it with the part number on it. And since we didn’t accept returns on parts, we couldn’t be used as a catalogue for finding it cheaper online.
Not a bad business plan, actually.
Back when I used to work for a store that serviced and sold sewing machines, we wouldn’t give out information like part numbers to just anyone who called. They’d have to buy the part from us, and then they’d have a receipt for it with the part number on it. And since we didn’t accept returns on parts, we couldn’t be used as a catalogue for finding it cheaper online.