1st day at new job

[Midnightrider]

what I learned is I have a LOT to learn....waited on a # of ppl, at times felt as tho I was at grand central station. But all in all as first days go it was good.Seems every person that called or came in wanted a RANGER.. but I'm still waiting on my 1st sell ... lol

[goalie]

Just promise me you won't try all the lame sales techniques on people! Honesty is all I ever want from a salesman. If I trust the salesperson, I'm always a repeat customer.

Good Luck!

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by goalie

Just promise me you won't try all the lame sales techniques on people! Honesty is all I ever want from a salesman. If I trust the salesperson, I'm always a repeat customer.

Good Luck!

I can promise you that.. We know the minimum we can take and 99.9% of the time that is what we ask, we are pretty much a no haggle dealer, we let the price and product sell...had a customer call about a USED 4 wheeler asked me what I thought of it and I told him o a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 4.5..I mean what good is it to lie and then be found out when they come in...

[arntufun]

So your at a Dealer selling Spyders huh ????? You learning anything about them yet ?????

[Badlands-4-2]

Good luck on the new job. Being honest is the best way to build credibility. Keep it up and hope you enjoy the work.

[curtis41]

Originally Posted by goalie

Just promise me you won't try all the lame sales techniques on people! Honesty is all I ever want from a salesman. If I trust the salesperson, I'm always a repeat customer.

Good Luck!

I worked at a Ford dealership in southern California a long time ago. They had a brand new Ford Thunderbird with a cracked engine block. Rather than get the car or engine replaced, the sales manager had a salesman go ahead and sell the car and told him they could deal with the problem "down the line". I could not work at a place that did that and found another job. I thought that was no way to treat any customer. Trust is earned, not freely given, and often over time, and can be lost in an instant.

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by arntufun

So your at a Dealer selling Spyders huh ????? You learning anything about them yet ?????

I wondered HOW long it was going to take you to ask .. no not yet, BUT i am going to ride our demo Friday I hope....

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by curtis41

I worked at a Ford dealership in southern California a long time ago. They had a brand new Ford Thunderbird with a cracked engine block. Rather than get the car or engine replaced, the sales manager had a salesman go ahead and sell the car and told him they could deal with the problem "down the line". I could not work at a place that did that and found another job. I thought that was no way to treat any customer. Trust is earned, not freely given, and often over time, and can be lost in an instant.

I had rather gain a friend than gain a customer..1 lie can ruin a trust or a friendship..

[arntufun]

Originally Posted by Midnightrider

I wondered HOW long it was going to take you to ask .. no not yet, BUT i am going to ride our demo Friday I hope....

Remember if you ride them it takes a few hundred miles to get used to them after riding two wheels, Just make sure you have a loose grip on the handlebars and don't keep your foot on the brake pedel or you will throw a limp mode. Foreget leaning and countersteering and ride it like a sled (snowmobile term for all you southern folk).

You want to know anything about these machines just PM me and I will be happy to tell you all I know.

Be careful because once you ride them I'm sure you will be trading your two wheeler in shortly afterwards. Be prepared for alot of hot girls looking at you while you are out riding it.

[goalie]

Originally Posted by arntufun

Be careful because once you ride them I'm sure you will be trading your two wheeler in shortly afterwards. Be prepared for alot of "hot" girls looking at you while you are out riding it.

Are you talking about your posse of post-50-year-old ladies again?

[arntufun]

Originally Posted by goalie

Are you talking about your posse of post-50-year-old ladies again?

I'm not sure how old you are...... but if you remember TJ Hooker, Spin City, or Melrose Place you would know that Heather Lockler is smokin hot even today and she has to be over 50 or damm close to it .........

[goalie]

A Spyder gets you Heather Locklear!

Where do I sign?!

[ralphlong]

Originally Posted by goalie

A Spyder gets you Heather Locklear!

Where do I sign?!

Now THAT is a great ad campaign! Would work for me.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by arntufun

Remember if you ride them it takes a few hundred miles to get used to them after riding two wheels, Just make sure you have a loose grip on the handlebars and don't keep your foot on the brake pedel or you will throw a limp mode. Foreget leaning and countersteering and ride it like a sled (snowmobile term for all you southern folk).

So... pretty much just act like you are driving a cage...

[sanford]

beuty is in the eye of the beholder... if I wanted to ride some contraption with 3 wheels may as well get a car I like the challenge of two wheels and likely 3 wheels may make some one complacent towards saftety your still as vulnerable as any rider.....

[arntufun]

Originally Posted by sanford

beuty is in the eye of the beholder... if I wanted to ride some contraption with 3 wheels may as well get a car I like the challenge of two wheels and likely 3 wheels may make some one complacent towards saftety your still as vulnerable as any rider.....

Wake me up when you have an original joke.

[Midnightrider]

well made it through the 1st week. had 3 sales to my credit, which according to the store was as good as any1 has done the 1st week.. this w/o a phone or a pc (since 40% of sales are online) so I guess it was pretty good..

[sanford]

Originally Posted by Midnightrider

well made it through the 1st week. had 3 sales to my credit, which according to the store was as good as any1 has done the 1st week.. this w/o a phone or a pc (since 40% of sales are online) so I guess it was pretty good..

Congrats! btw do people buying online come in later or is bike shipped?

could I ask for a tip, can we ask or negotiate for a better deal like a car or is a bike pretty set price's? thanks

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by sanford

Congrats! btw do people buying online come in later or is bike shipped?

could I ask for a tip, can we ask or negotiate for a better deal like a car or is a bike pretty set price's? thanks

thanks!!!

we do ship nation wide or deliver within 300 miles for a fee..

It depends on the dealer but there isn't much wiggle room @ least not in our price .. we are pretty much a no haggle dealer, we give you the lowest price to start with..

[arntufun]

Originally Posted by Midnightrider

thanks!!!

we do ship nation wide or deliver within 300 miles for a fee..

It depends on the dealer but there isn't much wiggle room @ least not in our price .. we are pretty much a no haggle dealer, we give you the lowest price to start with..

Thats what they all say......... Yup, your a salesman now !!!!!!!

[Badlands-4-2]

Well done. Sales can be hard, and it takes the right person to do it well.

[murphyshuman]

Originally Posted by arntufun

Wake me up when you have an original joke.

Hey Arnt....are there still original jokes about you and the spyder? I thought they'd all been used up!

[Kiwi Steve]

Congratulations Midnightrider. What is it now, a couple of weeks and you've retained your integrity. I see in another thread that you refused to sell that young kid a 450 cc death wish.

I take my hat off to you sir. All the best.

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Steve

Congratulations Midnightrider. What is it now, a couple of weeks and you've retained your integrity. I see in another thread that you refused to sell that young kid a 450 cc death wish.

I take my hat off to you sir. All the best.

thank you...my motto is I'd rather have a friend than a customer...I have lost some sales because of not pushing a product that I knew wasn't up to snuff..I'm ok with it, I know in the long run it will pay...I want to treat ppl like I want to be treated..

[ralphlong]

Originally Posted by Midnightrider

thank you...my motto is I'd rather have a friend than a customer...I have lost some sales because of not pushing a product that I knew wasn't up to snuff..I'm ok with it, I know in the long run it will pay...I want to treat ppl like I want to be treated..

Hopefully your management has the same attitude. It will be interesting come end of year or end of quarter to see what happens if sales dont meet management expectations.

Strange things happen to even the best companies when sales are down and survival is at stake.

[Midnightrider]

Originally Posted by arntufun

Thats what they all say......... Yup, your a salesman now !!!!!!!

Seriously the internet has made it this way . people come in informed & know the OTD prices they can get from other dealers... we do have a little room on SOME used stuff BUT I go head and give the lowest price if the person isn't a AH. (we only try to make $500.00 on used vehicles)..I try to make sure a customer gets what he or she is looking for or I will suggest a different bike if I know they can get more for their $$$... it will pay in the long run..