Put some ‘kin effort in...!!!!
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I wholeheartedly agree with you Buddy, sorry John, I'm 67 and boils my piss when youngsters come up to you in the street and say things like have you got the time PAL, or MATE, or have you got a light BUDDY, no f@@king respect nowadays or maybe its me and i've turned into a right old miserable C@@T 
I think most dealers are blesses with such issues. For me in recent months:
For my F Type a dealer called and told me my service was due. Advised her it had been completed locally last month. She then went on rambling about the price they offer and being a diesel it would be the same price. Diesel F type?? Asked why she's telling me the prices after it's been serviced was responded to by 'for next year'... OK so if I book in is now for 2019 is that the price 'no - it will likely be more'...
Landrover - when entering dealers I was asked if I wanted new or used. Don't know yet until I see them, prices and compare. Told I had to specify as sales team are only allowed to discuss their respective area, so would I like a coffee and when I had decided she's get the sales person to meet me. Very helpful so I said new, declined the drink, looked and then went and purchased dealer demo elsewhere a week later..
For my F Type a dealer called and told me my service was due. Advised her it had been completed locally last month. She then went on rambling about the price they offer and being a diesel it would be the same price. Diesel F type?? Asked why she's telling me the prices after it's been serviced was responded to by 'for next year'... OK so if I book in is now for 2019 is that the price 'no - it will likely be more'...
Landrover - when entering dealers I was asked if I wanted new or used. Don't know yet until I see them, prices and compare. Told I had to specify as sales team are only allowed to discuss their respective area, so would I like a coffee and when I had decided she's get the sales person to meet me. Very helpful so I said new, declined the drink, looked and then went and purchased dealer demo elsewhere a week later..
Always a dodgy game being over familiar. My old boss who was generally very professional, in his 60's, decided to call a customer "mate".
They guy, who he knew reasonably well, said "Who are you calling mate? I am not your mate, I am a client and want to be f*ing treated that way..!!"
As a sales guy, I always use people's names. Never use buddy, mate, pal...."dude" would defo send me over the edge.... :evil:
H.
They guy, who he knew reasonably well, said "Who are you calling mate? I am not your mate, I am a client and want to be f*ing treated that way..!!"
As a sales guy, I always use people's names. Never use buddy, mate, pal...."dude" would defo send me over the edge.... :evil:
H.
1066 Country
Havard said:
Believe originated from an East End of London / Essex term of endearment when they couldn’t remember your name.
From mate, to Buddy, to fella... & a few years ago ‘Bro’ seem to have emerged... ingrained in our culture now
1.
When I went to a dealer to buy Mrs K’s 335 we had the full attention of a Herbert who was in a tieless shirt, rolled up sleeves and chewing gum!!!
He followed up my purchase elseware with a phone call when he attempted to bollock me for his failed sales pitch.
2.
While I was working, someone phoned with a question re a component I had designed, my boss albeit 10yrs younger took the call and with his best telephone voice said “one moment I will get the LAD who designed it” I was close to 60 and retirement at the time!
Another grumpy old git and his old git wife.
All joking apart it jusr a general reduction in standards :thumbsdown:
When I went to a dealer to buy Mrs K’s 335 we had the full attention of a Herbert who was in a tieless shirt, rolled up sleeves and chewing gum!!!
He followed up my purchase elseware with a phone call when he attempted to bollock me for his failed sales pitch.
2.
While I was working, someone phoned with a question re a component I had designed, my boss albeit 10yrs younger took the call and with his best telephone voice said “one moment I will get the LAD who designed it” I was close to 60 and retirement at the time!
Another grumpy old git and his old git wife.
All joking apart it jusr a general reduction in standards :thumbsdown: