Author Topic: Salespeople (Read 1922 times)

funkedup · « **Reply #45 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:43:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly
In this instance, you could have simply said, "leave your card and info, I'll make sure he gets it". End of deal, he is gone, you can chitcan his info when he leaves, total elapsed time about 30 seconds and everyone is happy. That is how you manage. What you did is childish and non-productive to everyone involved.

Good point. Fight BS with BS.

Gadfly · « **Reply #46 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:46:58 PM »

An ACE hardware store, 15,000 sq ft inside 15,000 sqft garden and rental center. Here is my little website, still crude, but getting better all the time:

Scar-Bros Ace Home and Garden

We bought it a year ago, and have increased sales 30% for the year. Not bad for a down market in a depressed part of the state, eh. Especially considering that we had to remerchandise the whole thing and build the garden center. edit- 20 empolyees, 12 hours a day, or none, like today.

Before that I worked for Concrete block manufaturers in the Central Texas area, SCP, ECP and MPI, as outside sales and occaisonal branch manager.

hblair · « **Reply #47 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:19:06 PM »

Sounds like a great business gadfly. Nice looking store. Looks like you guys are running it right. You prolly have a much different work atmosphere there, with customers in the store at all times. Being a retail store and all. I can see where sales people would be knocking the doors off of a hardware store, wanting you to carry their product. And the dealings with salesman would need to be handled cordially with customers present. The business I'm in is a whole different atmosphere. We don't buy stuff from walk up salesmen in business suits. or at least its a very rare thing. Two completely different atmospheres. You are as unfamiliar with mine as I am with yours, that's why I naturally took offense when you called me a poor manager and an *******(whatever that is

).

So be nicer you *******.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #48 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:19:29 PM »

Sales can be tough - ever see the movie Glen Garry, Glen Ross?

Sikboy · « **Reply #49 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:20:58 PM »

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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Sales can be tough - ever see the movie Glen Garry, Glen Ross?

Coffee's for closer's shaden.

The IMDB has an amusing tidbit about that film: the stars refered to it as "Death of a ****ing salesman" lol.

-Sik

Gadfly · « **Reply #50 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:21:37 PM »

I didn't call you a hillbilly, stoopid or a poor manager, I just said it sounded like you were apoor manager and an a-hole. But I apoligize, regardless.

SOB · « **Reply #51 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:25:03 PM »

But, Hblair is a hillbilly!

Gadfly · « **Reply #52 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:27:23 PM »

I don't know about unfamiliar, though. Selling concrete block and cement, a lot of my sales took place on jobsites and in 4 wheeled officies(i.e. pickup trucks) whilst wearing jeans and cowboy boots. Sales is sales, and you are selling in your business, too.

funkedup · « **Reply #53 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:27:58 PM »

Ummm SOB, Gadly is a hillbilly too. Shush up or they'll start a'feudin'.

SOB · « **Reply #54 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:28:46 PM »

Aww hell, this could get ugly...uglier than Hblair and Gadfly even!

Gadfly · « **Reply #55 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:29:46 PM »

I beg to differ-I am a Redneck.

funkedup · « **Reply #56 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:33:25 PM »

I consider all states southeast of Colorado to be "Greater Kentucky".

Gadfly · « **Reply #57 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:38:21 PM »

And I consider everyone born north of I-10 a Yankee, I-20 a Damn Yankee, and everyone above that a Canadian.

Montezuma · « **Reply #58 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:40:34 PM »

One time a smoking hot sales girl almost talked me into buying a $10,000 phone system that we didn't need.

Sikboy · « **Reply #59 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:55:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Montezuma
One time a smoking hot sales girl almost talked me into buying a $10,000 phone system that we didn't need.

were you spending private sector money, or my hard earned tax dollars? lol

-Sik