To The Salesmen Who Have Prejudged Me… I Want You To Know The Costly Mistakes You Made

To The Salesmen Who Have Prejudged Me… I Want You To Know The Costly Mistakes You Made July 28, 2010

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Salespeople who prejudge prospects based on appearances the car in the driveway or the home they live in are missing out on some of the best clients Having experienced this personally I hope the two salesmen who decided I couldnt possibly be a buyer
Salespeople who prejudge prospects based on appearances the car in the driveway or the home they live in are missing out on some of the best clients Having experienced this personally I hope the two salesmen who decided I couldnt possibly be a buyer are reading this They never knew how much they lost

My new husband and I relocated to a new city from the East to the West We started a marketing company and soon after opened a printing plant The hard work and the long hours started to pay off and it was time to purchase a home We found a brand new 2 bedroom 2400 sq ft beauty An infloor spa in the master bathroom an atrium with skylight in the living room it was really a lovely place

In my travels looking at model homes I remembered seeing one with all the interior windows shuttered and we both really loved the look Noting the name of the design studio my husband and I decided to stop in on the way home Thinking back I guess after a tough day at the office in blue jeans and sweat shirts we may have looked a bit seedy but still clean and fairly presentable

As we walked through the door of the studio a little bell rang and a gentleman in the back peered out at us We could hear him say Oh theyre just walkins Someone finally came out front I told him I saw the shutters in the model home and I would like someone to go out to our new home and measure the windows

Please note that I did not ask for the price or an estimate I knew what I wanted This salesperson said with a definite snooty air about him Theyre expensive you know I looked at him and said Thats okay He agreed to send his measuring guy over and would call me tomorrow He called our office the following day and these were his words Oh Mrs Robinson thats all I can say is WOW what a house I would love to do your whole decorating job It seems the man he sent to measure called him to come and see the place The moral of the story I did buy the shutters because they were what I wanted but because of his initial attitude someone else did the decorating and that sale would have made a lot more than his day

I guess we are an impetuous couple One evening with no previous thought we decided to buy a new car We left our office not really a place for formal type business suits but again presentable We walked into a Cadillac dealers showroom and while peering out the window I saw the car of my dreams It was a deep turquoise Eldorado with the covered wheel on the back It was a bit late and there was only one salesman left When he approached my husband pointed outside and said We want to buy that car

Would you have taken that as a buying signal I would have had my order form out and the keys in the customers hand before they knew what was happening Heres what this car salesman said Were closing in about 20 minutes Why dont you come back tomorrow and Ill give you a test drive The moral herewe crossed the street and bought a Lincoln Town Car

To prejudge means to judge before hand prematurely and without all the facts You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them Im certain both these cases were a matter of prejudgment We are both blue jeans kind of people no airs about us but dont automatically dismiss us Its your pocket that will suffer

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