Note to pushy, overbearing sales staff in electrical good shops.

[davywavy]

Especially if you're a top salesman from head office, sent down to show your local monkeys how it's done; saying "I'm going to sell something to the next person who walks through the door" can seriously backfire and make you look a proper twat if the next person to walk through the door is me.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Expound, do.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I only went in to get some batteries for my MP3, and this twat decided to try and sell me a plasma screen telly because I stopped and looked at it. I actuially heard him tell the other salesy-monkeys at the counter he was going to sell me something to show them how it is done, which strikes me a pretty dumb.
The conversation went something like:
"You look interested in the TV"
"Not really, just watching what's on it."
"You look like you're interested in buying it!"
"Not really - what would I do with it?"
"What sort of TV do you have now"
"I don't have one"
"I'm not sure I believe that!"
"Whoo, calling a potential customer a liar - great sales technique there"

I didn't even buy the batteries because I didn't want to give him the satisfaction.

[elbly.livejournal.com]

Heh heh heh heh! Genius!

I had a marketting phone call some time ago and decided to give them my time as I was bored... they wanted to know about my tv watching habits. I laughted and told them I didn't watch tv. I actually heard the girl on the other end of the phone gasp in shock then say with complete confusion in her voice: "But what do you DO with your life?"

Why do so many people find it hard to believe that someone would CHOOSE to live without a goggle box?

[(Anonymous)]

Fair. Did his McSalesman chums smirk?

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Yes. He stalked off to stand by the games consoles and glare at them.

[nadriel.livejournal.com]

I only have a TV to play my console games on...

[(Anonymous)]

Bad call, Eddie! You should have photographed everything in the house, & then made him sign an undertaking to be liable for any damage to your property carried out during the course of his search, prior to welcoming him in. It's certainly what I mean to do, as and when when they come round.

H

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

The beautiful thing about them is they usually turn up 9-5. Preying on the jobless, yes, but the employed get to miss them. If they do show up while I'm at home alone..... I just don't answer the door.

[sesquipedality.livejournal.com]

If I saw any point in propagating the human race, I'd engage in it with you, right now!

[thegreenman.livejournal.com]

No TV? Interesting.
Had the usual fun with the tv license people?

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

I really, really hate those people. It's times like that being a female and looking a bit scruffy comes in handy. I managed to walk around PC World and not get spoken to by anyone last week. It was brilliant.

(I doubted they could answer my question anyway. And I found what I wanted. Yay.)

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm, PC werld, the same stuff, 40% more expensive, with the added value of useless staff. Plus, you have to actually go there & encounter these human carrion. Could I suggest

www.cclonline.com

For those rare moments when the Post Office are actually working?

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

That was part of the problem last week, dammit. I usually use Dabs or Novatech. And both usually use Royal Cunts.

[(Anonymous)]

Later I'll be teaching you to suck eggs. Stay tuned.

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

Aye, I did get a wireless router and a laptop bag for about the same price I would have paid to Dabs or Maplin. I think both were on sale....

[fonnparr.livejournal.com]

I sometimes like to pop into places like that and make the staff squirm.

"Is this mouse pad compatible with Vista?"
"I need a wireless power adapter for my Laptop"
"My CD player has stopped playing my vinyl disks

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHA.

I will try this.

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

One of the most useful skills I learned in my teenage years (other than opening a bra clasp one handed) was to say "No" to salesmen.

"Are you interested in.."

"No."

"Wouldn't you like to..."

"No."

"Can I show you..."

"No. I've told you no three times now. Please do not harrass me again or I'll call for your manager."

though your technique of bamboozling them and exploding their tiny little braimns also sounds good.

[(Anonymous)]

I also learned how to refasten one one handed, which has possibly been more valuable over time.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

I always like going "well I never make a decision on impulse" at the start, waiting for them to try and pressure me and then when they ask 'so have you made a decision' going "Yes, I'm not going to buy it as you totally ignored what I said at the start".