We've never been friends. We've been friendlier than we are now and at different times over the years. I've known him since the early days.
When he fled the Sunshine State after being released from federal prison he decided to blow off US Probation and set in motion his plan to become THE Man where raw steroid powders are concerned. His goal was to have every UGL brewing in the USA to be brewing with Purple Panda Raw Powders.
He recruited as many guys as he could to become resellers. The prices, at times, were beyond low. He could focus on profit after he had his army in place.
It took some doing to get Panda to improve his customer service. A # of years ago in a Panda thread there were some complaints about different things as well as a member I knew who had been waiting a ridiculous amount of time for an order without any response from the many emails and pm's. I discovered what made Panda tick back then. Ego.
I let into Panda in that thread. I called him a few choice names and got the members in the thread a little pumped up. Sure enough, about 24 hrs after the shit talking I did Pand made an appearance. We got a few things worked out and we got Panda to commit to stopping by at least once a week to see what, if anything needed tending to. He eventually put a rep in the thread who was there to field questions. Still, if the boss was needed to make a decision I would let loose with some colorful language and he would show up.
He's not the same guy he was back then. The drugs brought out the sexual deviant in him and he became infatuated with Trannies. Lady Boys, specifically, of the Asian Persuasion. He's done a # on his mind, body, and soul. He'll be lucky to still be above ground if he doesn't make some serious adjustments.
@AbstractMind , if you feel as though you've exhausted all avenues and would like me to reach out to a guy who is privvy to the inner workings of the operation I'd be happy to see if I can get something going for you. Just pm me the order # and whatever else you're comfortable sharing that will identify the order and I'll do my thing. One of his main men on the ground over here is a friend I talk with a few times a week. He works with the wife who is doing the best she can.