"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2017 at 15:42 • Filed to: None
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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2017 at 15:42 • Filed to: None | 3
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We spend a month at a Jeep dealership on Long Island as they try to make their monthly sales goal: 129 cars. If they make it, they’ll get a huge bonus from the manufacturer, possibly as high as $85,000 — enough to put them in the black for the month. If they don’t make it, it’ll be the second month in a row. So they pull out all the stops.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2017 at 15:47 |
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This is a
great
episode and the drama is irresistible.
CalzoneGolem
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2017 at 15:49 |
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I’m not an NPR listener but I try to not miss an episode of this show.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
11/06/2017 at 16:27 |
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It both makes you hate car salesmen and feel for them.
RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2017 at 16:53 |
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I don’t know if I ever want to set foot in a dealership again after that.
Also, how do the higher-end car brands avoid that massive sales pressure? It’s almost like night and day at some of those places.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
11/06/2017 at 16:55 |
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More the latter, for me. I will probably only ever buy a car from Craigslist.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> CalzoneGolem
11/06/2017 at 17:05 |
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I get most of my “radio” in podcast form.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
11/06/2017 at 17:07 |
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Nope. Feel dirty just listening to some of it...
Some dealers are on the up & up, but it seems to be a very small number.
shop-teacher
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2017 at 22:12 |
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It’s been a long time since I listened to This American Life. I just downloaded that episode. I’m looking forward to listening to it tomorrow.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> shop-teacher
11/07/2017 at 08:57 |
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Enjoy!
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CalzoneGolem
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/07/2017 at 09:01 |
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Seems like a good choice.
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shop-teacher
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/07/2017 at 09:52 |
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I am!
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> shop-teacher
11/07/2017 at 09:53 |
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Like I told O.C., it makes you both despise and feel for the salesmen.
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shop-teacher
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/07/2017 at 10:05 |
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Honestly, that’s how I already felt. Car sales is a shit job, and many of them do shit things in response.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> shop-teacher
11/07/2017 at 10:15 |
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Yup. I think I could be a good salesman (maybe?), but there’s no way I could or would work on full commission. I wonder how many car salesmen die an early death from stress...
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shop-teacher
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/07/2017 at 11:38 |
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I bet a lot of them do. Between the stress, and the smoking that they all seem to do.