"Matt Mead" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:34:10 -0700, "xyzzy" > wrote:
>
> >Your Friend Pieter Feeds his family with sales,
> >He obviously spent time with you before test driving the first batch of
> >cars, and went home to wife and family saying - No sale today dear -
Maybe
> >next week"
> >This week you come back wanting to test a new batch - Pieter may have
been
> >rude, but his refusal to let you test the cars is understandable, you
> >obviously are not ready to buy, and test driving with you m,ay actually
take
> >him away from a Buying Customer waiting in the lobby. Perhaps if Salesmen
> >earned $100 (US) for each test drive it would be different, but you
> >mentioned taking the day off work for this as if losing a days pay was
> >important to you, well think about it, losing a days pay is also
important
> >to Pieter. Pieter isn't paid to take you on a ride. And after you test
all
> >the cars and decide which one you want, you will probably sit down with
the
> >salesman and insist on the lowest price, even threatening to go to a
lower
> >priced dealer down the street who never had to spend any of his own time
> >letting you joyride.
> >
> >Think about the other guy for a minute - Would you want to take a
> >refridgerator home to see how it looks for free. At least offer Pieter
$50
> >(US) to take his wife to dinner when he explains he spent all day with
you
> >again, and didn't make a dime.
>
>
> While I agree that Petey may not have made a sale on the first day or
> the second, his job as a salesman is to sell cars for this dealership,
> period. While a saleman loves the quick sale, realistically, a buyer
> is going to make more than one trip to the dealership and a GOOD
> salesman will accomodate this. There is absolutely no excuse for him
> to be rude.
>
> Now, the original poster is also telling us the tale he wants us to
> hear. We don't really know how he treated Petey or how big of a pain
> in the butt he (the poster) was during the process. If he was
> friendly and told Petey up front the whole situation, then he
> shouldn't have received the treatment he did upon returning.
>
> While Petey may only be concerned about HIS sale, his management might
> feel a little different. Not only has Petey lost a sale, but he has
> lost himself and the dealership future sales from the poster and
> referrels he may have made. The dealership also potentially lost
> service work and even accessory sales. Bottom line, this is not the
> way a professional salesman works.
>
> Matt
> 99 V-10 Super Duty, Super Cab 4x4

Well, this was in Capetown South Africa, Petys behavior may be the norm over
there, how would we know?