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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Was an old car salesman tactic to basically tell guys they weren't man enough to risk something they could barely afford.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I heard a motorcycle salesman tell a customer to call his wife and ask if he could have his balls back for a couple of hours so he'd be able to make a decision on his own.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yep, that's what I'm talking about.

So funny how poorly this would go for me. I'd just tell the guy he's being a dingus and go to a neighboring town's dealer in hopes of finding someone less douchey.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Salesmen are pretty good at judging what works with which people. It's still really douchey and manipulative though.

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

My last car purchase involved something like this but without the misogyny. I knew exactly what I wanted, for how much, and had my own external financing. The dude loudly sighed on the test drive multiple times after trying to build a rapport unsuccessfully. I was perfectly courteous to him, but I wasn't giving in to his sales pitch one inch.

Sorry guy, I view you as the cashier at Walmart and not my buddy who's gonna get me a killer deal on undercoating.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Still is. Attach emotion to a sales pitch and if the buyer is dumb enough to play into it, you'll sell every time.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

One word.

ThunderCougarFalconBird

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

"Oh you want to talk to your wife before making the second largest purchase of your life? Who wears the pants in your relationship?"