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that_one_guy · 11-18-2014, 03:12 PM

For me, it isn't what you wear but how you wear it. I've been to BMW dealers where the salesman was wearing a cheap suit that hadn't been cleaned or pressed in a couple of weeks and was too big for him. He was in his 30's but looked like he was borrowing his dad's suit.

I went to a Hyundai dealer where the salesman was wearing a light blue Hyundai embroidered polo shirt and khakis. The khakis were down around his butt and his shirt was just barely tucked in and would have run out of fabric to tuck if he didn't hold his pants up as he walked. I didn't trust or want to talk to either of these guys. My Scion dealer had pressed dress slacks and a clean white dress shirt. He was polite and admitted that he didn't know as much about the FR-S as I did so he laughed and stood back saying he'll try his best to answer any questions. I appreciated his honesty and that he knew the best way to sell me a car was to not say anything stupid.

On that same note, my parents had a bar several years ago that closed down. They liquidated everything, the tables and chairs they sold to a church while the bar itself was bought by some bikers who started a Harley maintenance shop and wanted to install a hangout for the club. The church gave a huge run around "I'll pick it up Thurs.", "Ok I couldn't make it yesterday but I'll come next Friday.", when they did show up they didn't have the full amount of money with them and wanted to pay us the rest later. Had to keep following up and drive out to them to get the full amount. They never had a good reason like "we don't have the money because we used it to feed the homeless", they were just clean cut bad people.

The bikers settled on a price, showed up with a truck and 10 guys with tools. They arrived on the agreed day, at the agreed time, disassembled the bar themselves, loaded it into their truck and were off. I couldn't think of a single negative thing to say about them, they even asked if they should sweep the dust they left from the dis assembly!

If you don't like a salesman in a suit, I think it is likely that your initial reaction is caution around the suit, and then their douchebaggery confirms your suspicion.

11-18-2014, 03:12 PM	#30
that_one_guy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: none Location: CA Posts: 437 Thanks: 46 Thanked 368 Times in 145 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	For me, it isn't what you wear but how you wear it. I've been to BMW dealers where the salesman was wearing a cheap suit that hadn't been cleaned or pressed in a couple of weeks and was too big for him. He was in his 30's but looked like he was borrowing his dad's suit. I went to a Hyundai dealer where the salesman was wearing a light blue Hyundai embroidered polo shirt and khakis. The khakis were down around his butt and his shirt was just barely tucked in and would have run out of fabric to tuck if he didn't hold his pants up as he walked. I didn't trust or want to talk to either of these guys. My Scion dealer had pressed dress slacks and a clean white dress shirt. He was polite and admitted that he didn't know as much about the FR-S as I did so he laughed and stood back saying he'll try his best to answer any questions. I appreciated his honesty and that he knew the best way to sell me a car was to not say anything stupid. On that same note, my parents had a bar several years ago that closed down. They liquidated everything, the tables and chairs they sold to a church while the bar itself was bought by some bikers who started a Harley maintenance shop and wanted to install a hangout for the club. The church gave a huge run around "I'll pick it up Thurs.", "Ok I couldn't make it yesterday but I'll come next Friday.", when they did show up they didn't have the full amount of money with them and wanted to pay us the rest later. Had to keep following up and drive out to them to get the full amount. They never had a good reason like "we don't have the money because we used it to feed the homeless", they were just clean cut bad people. The bikers settled on a price, showed up with a truck and 10 guys with tools. They arrived on the agreed day, at the agreed time, disassembled the bar themselves, loaded it into their truck and were off. I couldn't think of a single negative thing to say about them, they even asked if they should sweep the dust they left from the dis assembly! If you don't like a salesman in a suit, I think it is likely that your initial reaction is caution around the suit, and then their douchebaggery confirms your suspicion.