Thread Number: 29580
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Kirby Salespitch -nice article |
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Post# 329942   7/23/2015 at 13:49 (3,198 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Nothing new, but nice commentary. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ralph123's LINK |
Post# 329944 , Reply# 1   7/23/2015 at 14:13 (3,198 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 329964 , Reply# 2   7/23/2015 at 18:26 (3,198 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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With the small amount of carpeted area in my house, the Kirbys are really overkill but still I love 'em, even if wouldn't buy one new. There are just too many good, used ones out there to be had for a pittance--or less if you luck up on the right dumpster like I did. I think I've spent less on all the vacuums I presently own than it would cost to buy a brand new Kirby with accessories.
Besides, I just have very little patience for pushy sales peopleI seem to remember reading somewhere a while back--it may have been here on Vacuumland--about somebody who encountered a Kirby salesman who was so relentless the only way to get the guy to leave without buying a vacuum was to show him to the door at gunpoint. That's little extreme and I have no desire to own a gun, but I can definitely understand the sentiment. |
Post# 329971 , Reply# 3   7/23/2015 at 19:54 (3,198 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 330070 , Reply# 5   7/24/2015 at 22:49 (3,197 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Dartman wrote: The first Kirby guy was smart enough to keep my number and make a few bucks for himself on a trade he probably paid nothing for and I got a great vacuum and everyone was happy...
I reply: Yes, that is the mark of a good salesman. By doing you a good turn, he was trying to build a relationship that could possibly result in referrals to other potential customers and possibly a future sale to you. Meanwhile, he probably made about as much on that Royal as he would have in commission on a new Kirby. It was a win-win for both of you. The other guy's rigid focus on making a quick sale turned the transaction into an all-or-nothing proposition in which you already had all you needed and he walked away with nothing. He may have bullied a few people into a sale, but I doubt he had many repeat customers. I wonder which of the two salesmen had the more successful long term career. My money's on the guy who sold you the Royal. The other guy probably ended up workng for a collection agency. |