Salesman of the Year [not]

[Doon frae Troon]

My daughter went into her local golfing superstore to buy a new set of clubs.

{Salesman..patronisingly} Excuse me ladies section is over there, those are men's clubs.
{Daughter} I know that, I play with men's clubs.
{Salesman} Those clubs you are looking at will probably not suit you as they are designed for low handicap men.
{Daughter formerly +1 now 4 handicap} Thanks for letting me know that.

 

[Norrin Radd]

well you have a very courteous daughter saying thankyou .
and the salesman wasnt a mind reader ,so whats the point of the post.

 

[Oddsocks]

He should have asked her requirements and not assumed.... Standard sales!

 

[upsidedown]

He should have asked her requirements and not assumed.... Standard sales!

Absolutely :thup:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

well you have a very courteous daughter saying thankyou .
and the salesman wasnt a mind reader ,so whats the point of the post.

He wasn't a salesman either..............

 

[WWG]

My daughter went into her local golfing superstore to buy a new set of clubs.

{Salesman..patronisingly} Excuse me ladies section is over there, those are men's clubs.
{Daughter} I know that, I play with men's clubs.
{Salesman} Those clubs you are looking at will probably not suit you as they are designed for low handicap men.
{Daughter formerly +1 now 4 handicap} Thanks for letting me know that.

The obvious answer to the problem being, isn't there any housework she can be doing ?

 

[tsped83]

The obvious answer to the problem being, isn't there any housework she can be doing ?

Witty.

 

[ruff-driver]

[salesman] Kitchenware is in the shop next door madam

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I see the cavemen have come out to play:lol:

......and guess which caveman will not be earning any commission.

 

[JohnnyDee]

He sounds like a Prize Plum. First rule of any salesperson is not to prejudge the potential customer.

I was once starting a new job and in the market for company car. I went to the local BMW showroom but was pretty 'casually dressed'. Trainers, tackkie bottoms and t-shirt. I asked about 3 Series and the bloke (so-called salesman) looked at me with such an air of disdain I cut short the meeting and immediately went to a dealership in Maidenhead in the same clobber.

The salesman there could not have been more professional and needless to say he secured the order and the subsequent service sales for the next three years. When the car was going back to the lease company after its 3 year stint I had no hesitation in buying the new car off him too. I also recommended two colleagues to use him which they did. Probably conservatively about £120K + worth of business over 4 years.

So moral of the story - don't pre-judge the punter.

Your daughter did well to remain pleasant with him.

 

[Sponge1980]

My daughter went into her local golfing superstore to buy a new set of clubs.

{Salesman..patronisingly} Excuse me ladies section is over there, those are men's clubs.
{Daughter} I know that, I play with men's clubs.
{Salesman} Those clubs you are looking at will probably not suit you as they are designed for low handicap men.
{Daughter formerly +1 now 4 handicap} Thanks for letting me know that.

One of the members at my club is a retired captain of a fishing boat he owned with his brother. He is a millionaire but totally down to earth and nothing flash about him. Him and one of mates were in Glasgow at a car auction and after it went to look at a boat showroom as he was thinking about maybe getting a speed boat. He was approached by the salesman and asked if he needed any help. He said "I'm OK just now, I'm just window shopping" The salesman looked him up and down and replied "We don't sell windows in here"

 

[Doon frae Troon]

He sounds like a Prize Plum. First rule of any salesperson is not to prejudge the potential customer.

I was once starting a new job and in the market for company car. I went to the local BMW showroom but was pretty 'casually dressed'. Trainers, tackkie bottoms and t-shirt. I asked about 3 Series and the bloke (so-called salesman) looked at me with such an air of disdain I cut short the meeting and immediately went to a dealership in Maidenhead in the same clobber.

The salesman there could not have been more professional and needless to say he secured the order and the subsequent service sales for the next three years. When the car was going back to the lease company after its 3 year stint I had no hesitation in buying the new car off him too. I also recommended two colleagues to use him which they did. Probably conservatively about £120K + worth of business over 4 years.

So moral of the story - don't pre-judge the punter.

Your daughter did well to remain pleasant with him.

I think it took quite an effort.....she generally doesn't takes any prisoners.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Well done to your daughter. Not great sales patter by the guy in the store

 

[Oddsocks]

JonnyD hit the nail on the head. I run an outlet for a large multi national company and if I'm low on staff that day I'll often go in to work in clothes more suitable for warehouse duties as I inevitably end up mucking in. We get " salesman " come in unannounced or with no appointment made which is a major pet hate of mine.

Anyway, it's not uncommon for reps to come in and because I'm on the counter in warehouse clothes and not a suit " oh is the manager about " .... This always gets " sorry mate it's not it today "

 

[Robobum]

Would it have been to difficult to set the guy straight and have a bit of a joke about it whilst he squirmed with embarrassment?

 

[gregers]

pretty woman thread eh.

 

[Crazyface]

The obvious answer to the problem being, isn't there any housework she Should be doing ?

Fixed that for you.....

 

[Jates12]

Me and my good lady had a solid bit of pre-judgement recently.

We are in the market for our first home and have quite a hefty deposit due to inheritance from both sides. We went to look at some new houses in quite a nice area of where we live and as we were dressed in "normal" clothes and i dont drive a flash car we were pretty much told that we couldnt afford to live on that estate as we dont have the money to afford a deposit.

I proceeded to whip out our mortgage intention letter and bank statements with proof of funds for her to see and she, as previously stated, squirmed with embarrassment. Safe to say we havent gone back there and wont be buying from them!

 

[ger147]

I have had some fun in the past buying cars in cash from showrooms as I'm not known for dressing up to go shopping.

It's always fun to go from the "don't get ur paw prints on the window" stare to the "would you like a coffee". Funnily enough, Lomond Audi is the best place I've been to buy a car, nobody looked down there nose at me at all, altho they still wouldn't give me a test drive in a R8 even tho I've had two cars off of them now.

 

[Junior]

Me and my good lady had a solid bit of pre-judgement recently.

We are in the market for our first home and have quite a hefty deposit due to inheritance from both sides. We went to look at some new houses in quite a nice area of where we live and as we were dressed in "normal" clothes and i dont drive a flash car we were pretty much told that we couldnt afford to live on that estate as we dont have the money to afford a deposit.

I proceeded to whip out our mortgage intention letter and bank statements with proof of funds for her to see and she, as previously stated, squirmed with embarrassment. Safe to say we havent gone back there and wont be buying from them!

I'd also have told the owners of the house or if it was a new build , the company, about them.