jasonl
New member
OK, I'm gonna spew some garbage about salesmen (and women). It must take a really crummy kind of person to want to trick you into buying something, take you for everything you have and make you feel good about it.
For instance.. car salesmen (and women, no sexism intended). They will try to sell you a car. OK, no problem, it's their job. But most of them step over the line when they take of control and push you into buying. I had this when I went to buy my VW. The guy was a jerk. He would not write up a price quote saying "You will take it to the other VW dealership and try to beat my price." The ordeal didn't stop there. I waited two weeks for my car. Other dealerships will pull the same tricks on you, "What will it take for me to sell you this car?"
Appliance salesmen, they're not as bad but I had a bad experience trying to get a Frigemore. The guy told me the washer was on sale for $500. Then when I showed up again he pulled a "bait-and-switch" and tried to sell me one for $699. He also pressured me into a finance plan.
Electronics salespeople are cool. Most don't make commision so they sell the product, not the sale itself.
And now my latest experience with selling my trailer. This lady came and looked at the place and loved it. She was gonna give me cash for the trailer (they depreciate and it's hard to get a loan), but her mobile home salesman father had other plans. He came over and tried to deal me into leasing the house with a SMALL down payment and a monthly payment. He made it sound like a good thing, using words like "Positive cash flow" and "Good interest". He basically took control of the whole situation and made me feel trapped. I finally told him "NO" and he started telling me I won't ever be able to sell the trailer without doing it the way he wanted me to. WHAT A SCUMBAG!
Now that leads us to the POD at hand. A young couple is in the appliance store looking to buy a washer and dryer. Notice the fat sleazy sales guy with the ugly tie worming his way into this poor guys head. I can just hear it, "You're getting the best possible deal in this town. I can finance you for $$ a month for xx years. "
The young husband's skeptical about this but after pressure from the salesman and then some from his own wife (who turns against him if he doesn't buy it), he agrees to the payment plan and winds up paying MORE for that washer with the super high interest rate. The washer breaks down in 7 years. He tries to have it fixed but too bad WCI bought out GM so now that machine is an "outmode". Too bad he's stuck in a 10 year loan. So he goes back to Mr. Salesjerk and gets jammed into another deal, this time with a WCI built wannabe machine.
It's a good thing they have a poppy agitub set to displace the nauseating salesman in that pic.
OK, that's my rant for the day. I hope no one was offended. Not all salespeople are bad, just some of them are. The lady who sold my Frigemore at Sears was very nice and helpful.
Look at the good side, I didn't get into telemarketers.
For instance.. car salesmen (and women, no sexism intended). They will try to sell you a car. OK, no problem, it's their job. But most of them step over the line when they take of control and push you into buying. I had this when I went to buy my VW. The guy was a jerk. He would not write up a price quote saying "You will take it to the other VW dealership and try to beat my price." The ordeal didn't stop there. I waited two weeks for my car. Other dealerships will pull the same tricks on you, "What will it take for me to sell you this car?"
Appliance salesmen, they're not as bad but I had a bad experience trying to get a Frigemore. The guy told me the washer was on sale for $500. Then when I showed up again he pulled a "bait-and-switch" and tried to sell me one for $699. He also pressured me into a finance plan.
Electronics salespeople are cool. Most don't make commision so they sell the product, not the sale itself.
And now my latest experience with selling my trailer. This lady came and looked at the place and loved it. She was gonna give me cash for the trailer (they depreciate and it's hard to get a loan), but her mobile home salesman father had other plans. He came over and tried to deal me into leasing the house with a SMALL down payment and a monthly payment. He made it sound like a good thing, using words like "Positive cash flow" and "Good interest". He basically took control of the whole situation and made me feel trapped. I finally told him "NO" and he started telling me I won't ever be able to sell the trailer without doing it the way he wanted me to. WHAT A SCUMBAG!
Now that leads us to the POD at hand. A young couple is in the appliance store looking to buy a washer and dryer. Notice the fat sleazy sales guy with the ugly tie worming his way into this poor guys head. I can just hear it, "You're getting the best possible deal in this town. I can finance you for $$ a month for xx years. "
The young husband's skeptical about this but after pressure from the salesman and then some from his own wife (who turns against him if he doesn't buy it), he agrees to the payment plan and winds up paying MORE for that washer with the super high interest rate. The washer breaks down in 7 years. He tries to have it fixed but too bad WCI bought out GM so now that machine is an "outmode". Too bad he's stuck in a 10 year loan. So he goes back to Mr. Salesjerk and gets jammed into another deal, this time with a WCI built wannabe machine.
It's a good thing they have a poppy agitub set to displace the nauseating salesman in that pic.
OK, that's my rant for the day. I hope no one was offended. Not all salespeople are bad, just some of them are. The lady who sold my Frigemore at Sears was very nice and helpful.
Look at the good side, I didn't get into telemarketers.
