[M.D. Holloway]

I'm surpised it would ding your numbers. It would be like giving away samples in lueu of selling product (Lord only knows I do that all the time on this board!). If the freebie was in place of an order, this may actually be a great opportunity to hit them up on some futures!

Your CFO has now established a certain amount of sales equity with your customers. Why not strike while the irons are hot! Swing them a volume deal and post out the billings and tie them into a nice extended contract! Also, make sure that you wite each of them a note stating that their plight is in your prayers and to include a summery of how much "VALUE" you and your company has brought them in terms of the freebie.

I think this is actually a great opportunity and not so much a fudgeover.