Re: [A/S] Tow vehicle buying services

I grew up over the sales counter of the family Welding Supply Co., my
father a master salesman had rules that applied to everyone that worked for
him. The first and most important was "Never judge or talk down to a
customer", didn't matter if they were buying a 75 cent pack of striker
flints or $10,000 worth of welding machines.

Steve

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:42 AM, thedrighten <drighten@vianet.ca> wrote:

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>
>
> Being old, or at least old-er, I remember the days when salespersons
> avoided scruffy customer, then as years passed, began to check out shoes as
> scruffy clothing but good shoes gave a person away as having some money.
> Nowadays, at least in our area, with so many people winning lotteries and
> so many computer nerds striking it rich, any salesperson with a brain
> treats even the homeless as prospective customers. I never dress for
> success when dealing for an automobile. Jeans and a Harley T-Shirt, with a
> leather jacket and jack boots are my normal garb, and I ain't changing it
> to attract sales people. Motorcycle dealerships don't slight me, so car
> dealers better not if they want my business. I have to admit, I have never
> been made to feel uncomfortable, or undervalued at a car dealership, so
> maybe some of them have learned a thing or two over the years. Now, if only
> memory did not go with age, I would be on top of the world, lol.
>
> > Anne Pearse Hocker wrote: "I just don't think I'm ready for a franchise
> dealership again."
> >
> > and Hunter replied " ..... in jeans and an old ski parka. I stopped at
> the Mercedes dealer in Greenwich and went inside.....
>
> and Jim Whitworth <dadswhitsend@...> wrote:
> >
> > I seem to remember Joan Baez (sp?) had the same experience with a Jag
> dealership. In the same kind of clothes, nobody would show her
> > the time of day, so she scooted up on the hood of the car & the sales
> staff came running, assuming the rivets in her jeans would scratch the
> > car's paint. I don't remember now if she bought or swaggered out.
>
>
>

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