[pm24601]

> Management, of course, eats up the "better versions of the themselves" talk, but if the goods aren't provided, our necks are on the line for not talking management out of it.

Management, of course, is the purchaser -- "you" aren't.

"this is a stupid ad" means "you" are not the target market.

I find most car ads annoying, yet BMW is still in business. I am not the target market.

[QuantumGravy]

Hope it was obvious that I understood who holds the purse strings. Regardless, if such sales people make themselves the enemy of those who'll be held accountable for the purchase, they'll get the fight they're asking for.