I was totally wrong!

[pyat]

It was actually $11,400.

I came very close to losing my temper with the woman when she told me she wasn't selling anything. After a two hour presentation about Rainsoft.

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[halfelf.livejournal.com]

Did you say 'It's a good thing you're not selling anything, because I'm not buying anything'? :)

[rikoshi.livejournal.com]

Erf. Can we go back to Rabbit Hole Day?

I think you were better off having road trip drama with Scritchyfox.

[commanderteddog.livejournal.com]

Boot her in the head!

[bandersnitch.livejournal.com]

The worst sales people are the ones who try to make it sound like they are not sales people.

I am an incredibly effective salesperson (that horn tootin.. mine) and I am always brutally honest about my sales. And I win.

I had a similar experience with DirectBuy. The tell you how much their membership will save you and all that jazz, but you have to go to the presentation before they will tell you anything. If you have to hide it all in a "non sales presentation" then I don't need to buy it.

[lovmelovmycats.livejournal.com]

Do you get some kind of gift for letting her give you her spiel? I got a home soda maker. It sucks though, because you have to use bottled water (or tap water would work, after buying their system!), or the soda tastes weird.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

We got a $10 Tim Horton's gift card. Woot!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

If you have to hide it all in a "non sales presentation" then I don't need to buy it.

Yes! Just so. When corporations and cities get competing bids, the price it right at the top... and THEN it gets to talking about benefits. I want a price, a final price, and not 45 minutes spent talking about the price of soap and the hidden cost of hard water.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

This. It's like those "come stay at our resort for free! you just have to listen to a three hour sales pitch about our time shares!" AHAHA, no.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

I'll send her a snippy email. :)

[anidada.livejournal.com]

$5/hour is below minimum wage! Strike! Strike!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

*L*

Poor Pyatfox. :) Maybe next year he'll go on Ritalin and take an accounting course and settle down a bit. :)

[pyat.livejournal.com]

I wish I had!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Revolution! Quick! Everyone stand on the table and wave bits of paper!

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

I think I speak for all of us when I say, screw that noise.

[savant-da-rat.livejournal.com]

I have to concur, that was my first thought too :)

[brand-of-amber.livejournal.com]

We've recently had a run of guys from energy companies coming door to door selling energy plans (gas and hydro) where you get your stuff at a fixed price per unit for a set amount of time. Which, considering the way prices have been going may not be a bad idea.

But they always start with this pitch -- all of them, from all the different companies -- "I'm not selling anything, I just need to make sure your bill is right."

To which I say "What?"

And they say "You know, that you're registered on your bill so you're not being charged wrong." At which point they show their badge -- done up to look official, and try to make you think they're actually from our current company. They try to pass off "I'm selling you an energy plan" as "I just want to make sure your bill is right, can you show me one so I can get your account info?"

So rather than listening to what they're selling, I've told them I don't like liars and closed the door in their face every time. I can't stand that horseshit.

Though maybe I'll look it up and see if I want to do it on my own.

[zenten.livejournal.com]

I like it when my brother in law goes to those. He starts selling things to the people giving him the pitches.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Don't! You'll wind up on her mailing list! And probably a billion others. *shudder*

[relee.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's a good idea! I mean, seriously, that's a GOOD idea!

[rowyn]

Worse! She nabbed two of them with one card, so it's only $2.50 per person-hour. Down with Rainsoft!