• @SchrodingersPat@lemmy.ml
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    1121 year ago

    Besides physical violence, the most absurd thing I’ve seen was a man who bought a car after his wife pleaded not to because it would bankrupt them. He didn’t like that she was “telling him what to do.” They had two perfectly fine vehicles btw.

      • @foggy@lemmy.world
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        481 year ago

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

        • SokathHisEyesOpen
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          121 year ago

          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
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            1 year ago

            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.

            • SokathHisEyesOpen
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              61 year ago

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

              • @CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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                11 year 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 🌱🌿
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          51 year 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.

        • @CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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          11 year 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?”