"King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider" (king-ginger)
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...reminds me of a disagreement I had in one of your posts with another commentator about reception towards dealerships having no-haggle pricing and actual sales consultants instead of salesman. Not that this is a particularly robust study by any means, but it is not the first I've seen.
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> King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider
06/03/2014 at 15:31 |
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I think on some visceral level, people know that in making a commitment to put up a payment or putting down a large lump sum, it's very easy to feel as if one is *literally giving up life force* and money that significantly represents their life. The whole "you're wasting my time, thus you are robbing me of a portion of my life" line, and the gripe that putting a financial burden on someone is in some way sapping their life away? Yeah, that times a LOT where a new car is concerned. Cars are spendy, and seeing reward for the money spent is sometimes hard.
Car shopping? For anyone buying a car as a necessity, not a pleasure, it's putting up with (very often) someone's shit for the privilege of being drained dry. An interview with a vampire - a douchey vampire.
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> King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider
06/03/2014 at 15:55 |
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Give up sex for a month? No way. I am 3 days short of a 1 month spell since the lady I'm seeing has been teaching abroad.
If haggling for a car actually resulted in sex, I'd haggle for a car every day, provided I don't have to buy one every day.
Now... Do I prefer to avoid it? Absolutely. Haggling is awkward, because the salesman wants to make it as awkward as possible for you, because your failure is more money for him, in the short term. I bet in the long run if you are known for being an awesome all-round experience as a sales person that takes the awkwardness of buying a car out of the equation, word of mouth will be your best friend.