Stories from the Sales Frontlines

fezo

No. No. That's YOU'RE. :P

snakeweasel

Don't ask me i didn't write the rules. Its just considered band netiqutte.

snakeweasel

To bad no one seemed to catch too (instead of to) and by (instead of bye).

:shades:

fezo

Eye wuz reeding two fast.

tidester

This is where the grammar cops hang out: Grammar and the Peeves that Pet It. Bring your own doughnuts!

tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper

carchic27

Not today. Watching the snow fly. I can't actually remember the last time I talked to a fresh face. I think it was Tuesday.

fezo

Relax. You just set it up on the tee and a few of us are having at it...

kiawah

okay......time for a reel :P sales story, to brake :P us out of this mess.

brian302505

We've had 2 this past week, how about you other salespeople?? :sick:

humblecoder

Jeez guys,
I'm not trying to stir things up. As I mentioned, I just like to read intelligent discussions and when I see critical spelling and grammar errors it annoys me.
You're right, maybe it is 3rd graders writing the posts.

1. There should be a comma after "discussions", since this is a compound sentence.

2. There should be a period after "You're right", since this is a run-on sentence.

You're grammar police badge is officially revoked!

lrguy44

The mountains got about 4 feet yesterday and more today. We have about 3 inches here of powder, but more tonight and tomorrow,

brian302505

:surprise: WOW! lrguy44, how big is the lot your at?? The one I work at total is like 6 acres this is with the building also.

lrguy44

Other than you - who cares?

lrguy44

We are a small dealer (LR only) and have run out of space after 2 expansions. Just gently tucked in next to the foothills.

madmanmoo

Me?

Not, that's not true. Ok, to the highline guys who said I would love my job.... you're totally and completely right. I have never worked at a store that is so awesome. Built in 2003, incredible product, awesome professional workers (who still have a lot of fun) and great profit. What else can you ask for?

How about a manager that doesn't breathe down your next every moment? How about a manager that knows you can sell cars and doesn't treat you like a greenpea? How about a manager that provides you with all the training tools and leaves them at your disposal to better yourself as a salesperson? How about other salesguys who do their best to help you and not make the workplace a cutthroat environment?

I think I'm in heaven.

-moo

lrguy44

I knew you would love it. Compare it to the environment deskman has had to endure. I glad he still has a sense of humor. His life sounds like :King of Cars". Learn your product, pay your dues, then enjoy repeat and referral.

fezo

No, revoked is correct. (Try it in the spell checker.)

I'll give you the no comma. I wouldn't have put one there before and either. However, on example 2 I'd either put a period and start another sentence or dust of a semicolon and put it where you have the comma.

Have a nice day.

joel0622

I've been a fly on the wall here for weeks now

I thought that was you.


Welcome to the site.

brian302505

How is your floor traffic for December?

carchic27

Thanks. I finally decided I needed something to keep me busy when my work wasn't.

joel0622

So are you a "car chick" as in a sales person, or a chick that loves cars?

If your in the Biz whats your brand?

chikoo

ah.....now I know why u hate me so much :sick:

lrguy44

How is your floor traffic for December?

It sucks - my sales so far have been repeat , refferal and 1 from a November up.

joel0622

Jeez guys,
I'm not trying to stir things up. As I mentioned, I just like to read intelligent discussions and when I see critical spelling and grammar errors it annoys me.
You're right, maybe it is 3rd graders writing the posts.

joel0622

We some how manage to keep stringing together decent days. Only one great one but the rest have been decent. We would be happy as hell with 140 in December and we are tracking for it at least for now.

My owner put on the craziest spiff I have ever seen in since I have been in the biz. Let me rephrase that. It is the craziest attainable spiff I have ever seen.

$30K on the line for 150 sales

3 teams
6 on two teams 7 on one. Each team is responsible for 50 sales. if your team hits the 50 you get $10K to split between your team.

lrguy44

That is a fun spiff. I remember years ago in my Dodge days the owner gave away a new Neon to the top sales guy for a 3 month period. I took cash instead - a nice payday for those days.

carchic27

Well...I'm looking at LRguy right now. Sales is what I do, though I love cars too.

isellhondas

This happens and the people who do these things simply don't care.

Just cheap entertainment I suppose at the expense of a person working on straight commission.

It is also possible that your co-worker did something to cause this.

Generally people need to be focused and a good salesperson can narrow them down quickly. The people who drive the most cars are generally the ones who don't buy.

joel0622

Well...I'm looking at LRguy right now

I am sorry.

lrguy44

I am sorry

Hey............... :P

carchic27

He's the one who got me into this. Just what I need...another stupid thing to be addicted too. First beer, then myspace...now this! I'm diggin' it so far though. Having a good day?

isellhondas

It's called "Getting ambushed" and this happens once in awhile. Not often but it happens.

Salesperson takes an "up" and five minutes later he/she realizes he has been ambushed. He can do two things. He can try to turn this bad up into a buyer and sometimes this can happen. Or, he will try to rid himself of this horrible up as quickly as possible. The "up" will say things like...

" We are just starting the process we probably won't be doing anything until February but you have four used cars that we would like to test drive"

Etc...

joel0622

There is a great core group here. You just kind of have to put up with the drive ups that come through once in awhile.

Mack will be here in awhile, I heard they bought a F350 today at his Toyota store and all the sales people are in the parking lot looking at it. Here is some animation from it. The guy in the chair is the owner of the F350, the rest are the Toyota Salesmen.

carchic27

That's pretty funny. I needed a little laugh today...considering my boredom is about to turn me into a crazy woman! I also have a little trip to Breckenridge I'm going on tomorrow so I'm just anxious to get out of here...that is, if I can actually get to the mountains. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!

lrguy44

The sky is full of Colorado Powder and it is time to go home - Have a great weekend everybody!!!!! :shades:

oldfarmer50

Damn it Joel, i've been swatting the screen for an hour and just swore off the booze. Now I see it is one of the stupid emotorcons! :mad:

fezo

Ugh.

Every so often you'll throw me one that takes the "Hey, I wouldn't mid doing this for a living" right out of me.

Yo, Joel! Nice bug. I was trying to get him off my screen....

imidazol97

I checked that discussion on grammar and am feeling neurotic already.

Grammar and the Peeves that Pet It.

jmonroe

To bad no one seemed to catch too (instead of to) and by (instead of bye).

But I caught "its" (instead of it's) and "anyways" (instead of anyway).

So, between us grammar/spelling geeks that's all of them I believe.

I'm sure there are punctuation problems but that ain't my specialty. :confuse:

jmonroe

jmonroe

I've been a fly on the wall here for weeks now

I thought that was you.

Thanks, that one almost got me.

I've been gone most of the day and sat down to catch up on some reading. Well, Mrs.jmonroe is in the office watching TV and sees this and says, "what's that on the screen" as she gets up to see it. Of course she has to say something and says, "you guys are sick".

As I was coming up on your post 22523, I scrolled past that so fast it was just a blur. I'll go back and read that some other time. :confuse:

It's just a matter of time now.

jmonroe

tazereli

You'd never see any of that silly stuff on my Rex..Just SPT and Cobb Tuning...Have you told her about your typical WRX buyers? They can't be the Subie stereotype. ie...what your wife described. What buyers do you normally see looking for a WRX?

Regards,
Kyle

snakeweasel

huked on foniks wurked fur me.

snakeweasel

Tell me how is the view up their?

snakeweasel

Did you have to buy a new screen after killing that fly?

snakeweasel

Yeah I was trying to make all those mistakes just to get under someones skin.

jmonroe

...and a customer will have a check for a otd sum with a stk# in the memo line.

'deskman', let me apologize for using your post as a notification alert but we've been looking for this guy.

ATTENTION EDMUND'S POSTERS. --- ATTENTION EDMUND'S POSTERS

We have just had a 'bobst' sighting in South Florida.

Thanks for your understanding 'deskman'.

jmonroe

gogiboy

"We some how manage to keep stringing together decent days. Only one great one but the rest have been decent. We would be happy as hell with 140 in December and we are tracking for it at least for now."

Joel--I'm pleased that sales are going well for you and your store. I read in the paper that TN has the 4th highest percentage mortgage default rate in the US so I guess your local housing market isn't as strong as the auto sales.

Here in OK we are in the grip of the first of several predicted ice storms. The worst is supposed to come tomorrow. Probably won't be too many sales at our car dealerships although the body shops are likely to be doing a booming business in the next few weeks. Those full-size, rear-wheel drive trucks may look impressive until you find them stuck in the ditch along the road. I had to laugh last year when I was stuck next to a bunch at the bottom of the hill at the entrance to my neighborhood. My wife blew past all of us in her AWD Rav4.

Gogiboy

deskman

I hope it dumps in beaver creek. I need to keep the vacation home rented for the whole season.

deskman

Wrx= baggy pants and loud pipes.

Sti = 700+ beacon making 65k a year

Wrx= MSRP

STI = $3000 OVER MSRP

My 2007 STi limited demo had been juiced up a little. Cosworth heads,bigger turbo and injecters , larger top mount intercooler, Hks headers,Spt exhaust,ecutek controller and uprated clutch.

The car would run with Mrs Deskmans 911 gt3 techart

deskman

The toyota dealers must know something about real trucks.The buyer from the yota store is always asking me to pick him up real trucks at the chrysler sale.The buyer offers me $1500 over cost on any 2007 dodge cpo truck.