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by hazeii 1865 days ago
That's one trick I've often seen deployed against the older generation (were salesmen more moral in the past?). I vividly remember a salesman getting quite angry because he was trying to slam my mother in exactly this manner, and my "well, we'd like to think about it" really pi*ed him off.
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aequitas 1864 days ago
The getting angry is just another sales tactic if the first one doesn't work. I've had one salesmen try that on me as well. I just set there kind of laughing at the show he was pulling of, but my girlfriend felt genuine threatened.
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fouric 1864 days ago
> getting angry is just another sales tactic

That's legitimately horrifying. I've never had the misfortune of experiencing it, but now I know - if a salesman ever tries to pull that tactic on me, then instant threat to call the police.

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perl4ever 1864 days ago
I don't know if it's a tactic. I think it may be common for salespeople to be...weird, because it seems logical if the barrier for entry is low, if they're on commission.

I was at a Honda dealer once, having owned Honda and Acura cars in the past, and thinking about a hybrid. I said something to the salesman about Honda hybrid drivetrains being second rate, engineering wise, compared to Toyota, even though I generally liked Honda vehicles in other respects.

I was startled when he seemed to take it really personally. It didn't seem like he was just acting angry - I can't see what the use of that would be.

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FalconSensei 1864 days ago
> The getting angry is just another sales tactic if the first one doesn't work.

WTF? I would never buy anything from someone who's getting angry at me. If the sales experience is that bad, what can I expect from customer support later? Threaten me not to open any support ticket?

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aequitas 1864 days ago
Well, if I didn't have the life experience I had by then I might have been pushed into the sale. He also tried to make me feel guilty about wasting his time (1,5 hours) talking through and drawing up a kitchen plan for us. Which is why I could laugh at the whole situation, because it's his risk for trying to get a sale. And if his kitchen drawing services where that good he should have made an agreement before spending his valuable time with us. But I doubt anyone would visit that place if he did.
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