Elvis riding Shergar

For the past eight months I've been having monthly follow-up 'phone calls from an equipment supplier asking if we're planning on buying some kit that they came and demonstrated for us last year. And for the past eight months I've told them that I'm led to believe by T.Aldous that we're very keen to buy it but I don't know when it's going to be ordered. To add to the fun, once a quarter T.Aldous asks me to ask them for an update on the price. This is the regular pattern with so many such things that I know what comes next. And hey presto!

"Can they supply quickly? We need it as soon as possible."