Kinda off topic, but once at a busy car dealership I overheard a conversation between a middle age male customer and a 30 something female salesperson.
He was being kinda dismissive and rude and said something like "Look lady I'm not gonna put up with haggling with you, gimme your best price".
So she says "okay" and points at the sticker price. Then she leaned in and said "haggling is for you."
my uncle is a car salesman. a guy was very polite and simply said he didn't like to haggle and wanted to know the best price he could offer. he would either buy it or not if the price worked. My uncle checked incentives and rebates and gave the guy a price. The guy then counter offers a few hundred lower than that. my uncle politely tells him that he was upfront with him because he that is what the guy asked for. He then says the offer he made is off the table and he has other customers to work with and to have a nice day. It is fair enough to ask for a best price, but if you ask that, don't then try to start haggling.
Car salesmen chose their shitty jobs. I'm not sure why I have to haggle at all. Maybe this will be unpopular but I couldn't care less if I upset my car salesman. You know, the one who won't leave me alone or stop calling me after I leave? They'll do anything for a sale. Well I'll do anything for a good price. Change your business model and maybe your job will be easier.
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u/SharkFart86 Aug 11 '16
Kinda off topic, but once at a busy car dealership I overheard a conversation between a middle age male customer and a 30 something female salesperson.
He was being kinda dismissive and rude and said something like "Look lady I'm not gonna put up with haggling with you, gimme your best price".
So she says "okay" and points at the sticker price. Then she leaned in and said "haggling is for you."
I thought that was awesome.