I was wandering FB early this morning when someone hit me up on FB messenger. I didn’t recognize the name, but they appeared to know me, speaking in a familiar. I stopped for a second and ended up clicking on eh person’s name. I was able to block the account when they launched into their sales pitch, so I blocked the account mid-pitch.
Given different circumstances, we might have been friends. But I don’t like the fake friend sales pitch, model. It frustrates me. Then I got thinking about honestly what other models of sales approaches bother me (and you as well)!
I walk away from high-pressure salespeople (if you don’t buy in the next 30 minutes, this deal is gone forever). I also don’t like misleading salespeople (this is the best on the market, it never is, but people say things like that.) finally I don’t like salespeople that try to sell me something other than what I came in to buy in the first place (oh no this is much better).
How about you< what sales types really both you?
I have come to realize that when I have a good sales experience, I will go out of my way to go back to that person and buy from them again. There is an adage that I learned years ago that applies not just to sales but to life in general. People buy from people they like and trust.
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Question of
Do you like pushy sales people?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you like knowledgeable sales people?
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Yes
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No
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If you like a sales person do you use them the next time you go to that store?
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Yes
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No
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I do online shopping like 80% of the time.
If I do enter a store, I usually do my own shopping.
Get too close or pushy and I’ll leave … hahaha
you and most of the folks that commented – thanks! i would leave as well if the sales person is too pushY!
I do not like salespeople. I cant stand them. They are horrible
sounds like you have had some bad experiences with them. sorry about that!
Q: DO YOU LIKE PUSHY SALES PEOPLE?
Yes (1 votes) – 8%
No (11 votes) – 92%
Q: DO YOU LIKE KNOWLEDGEABLE SALES PEOPLE?
Yes (9 votes) – 75%
No (3 votes) – 25%
Q: IF YOU LIKE A SALES PERSON DO YOU USE THEM THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THAT STORE?
Yes (8 votes) – 73%
No (3 votes) – 27%
Some people who are pushy with their sales talk really annoy me. Basically to sell, show what it does, and the person either wants it or not..
If some one pesters me to buy something, I walk away
i hate pushy salespeople. but my wife, loves to torment them, then not buy what they are selling. she posters them with questions “does it do this, will you add this to the deal”
I do not like salespeople who try to get personal too quickly.
Ones, that latch onto your name and address, and make a note of your birthdate, if given to them, then they send you a card/email/text for your birthday.
that is an area I hadn’t even thought about – the fake friendly.
nice!
What do you do to get rid of the fake friendlies?
Well, what I do not do usually is to send them a Christmas, or a Birthday card back again.
I did make an exception, once, when I was selling my Mum’s house, after she died.
The salesman send me a text message, saying Happy Christmas, and I did send one back to him too.
Maybe that was a mistake though, as years later, I still get Christmas messages from him.
Maybe, he is waiting for me to sell my own house, and so to appoint him as my agent.
Real estate agents seldom let go of the reins, once they have reined you in.
So, on second thought, maybe my text message back to him would have made little difference to his persistence.
The only answer I have come up with that works, is to change my phone number, which is not so easy to do sometimes, and is always an inconvenient thing to have to do as well.
it would seem to me that holiday greetings are a kindness, for him to still be doing that, shows that he isn’t persistent or pushy but instead is a decent person playing what we in the US call “The long game.”
Interesting story though –
Yes, I could see that angle too, especially seeing he is Chinese, and does not necessarily place the same importance on Christmas, as we native-born Australian’s do.
I have been replying to him every year too.
Also, I got to know him well, because the house took 6 months or more to sell.
I also like to play up a bit a good story.
Thanks for bringing me back to Earth, and putting the other possible side to it on paper here now too.
that is what conversations are about right, we exchange ideas and thoughts and potentially sometimes come to the same conclusion!
Yes, we have come full circle here.
The best conversation do that, begin and end with a nod and acknowledgment.
thank you for a great conversation!
Yes, I also enjoy a good toing and froing. Thanks too.
I like salespeople who answer my questions and give me the information I need. I do not like salespeople who insist I buy something. Can you tell me what kind of spam is this that does not go into my spam folder but pops in among my mail telling me that I can make money sending emails?
the problem with spam filters is that they are focused on probability. that means they know to remove email that has certain characteristics.
the spammers continue to evolve, the goal of any spam filter is to get 90%. they are close, but just to be clear there were around 20 billion emails sent yesterday. (just yesterday) globally.
more than 60% of those were spam – or somewhere around 12 billion. getting 90% still leaves a number that makes it through.
If I am not interested I will make up a lie to get them away from me of off of their radar. I have made up things like I don’t work, make enough money, or sometimes I will just flat out ignore them like they aren’t there, lol. I like the ignore tactic because it is a blatant f’ck you leave me the hell alone, lol.
When my daughter was little, she and I had an agreement. If I squeezed her arm (normally when the push salesperson started) she would start crying.
She got an ice cream and I got out!
she is too old for that now.
I like that one. If I ever have a child then I would do something like that. Plus, it allows me to have ice cream too along with my child.
finding things to do with your children is half the fun of being a parent. Getting to go to fun animated movies – the other half 🙂
Probably, the reason why selling is my weakest skill is, I hate the style most salespeople are using… pushy and misleading! Most of them would insist that you NEED their product even if you don’t.
These people might even try to sell an air-conditioner in Alaska. 😀
selling snow to the Inuit used to be a sales joke (selling snow in Alaska).
pushy salespeople are hard to deal with.
I quickly conclude with such sellers. I do not tolerate intrusive sellers.
they are really hard to get around sometimes. i agree!
You are right. They are especially annoying with phone calls.
i have been working with the spam blocker team at work. we are adding more than a million numbers a month.
we are behind by more than a million new phone numbers a month.
it is really hard to get rid of fake phone numbers.
Another reason I am not on FB very often. I do not like pushy people at all, sales people or in any other situation.
i really sturggle with pushy sales people.
Like drama, I cannot tolerate the behavior.
I understand that – I think you have made the right decision!
I don’t like violent sellers who want to sell something in any way …. there are a lot of such street sellers everywhere …. we got rid of them
high-pressure salespeople are the worst! i hate that as well!
I also really hate it …. they are annoying and you can’t get rid of them …. in the Balkans this is something normal
that is way to bad, I am sorry to hear that. I wonder what jobs pushy people would be better at than sales.
This is most often done by people who do not like to work …. they prefer to spend the whole day on the street and harass people …. those who would not do anything and earn a lot
it is a sad reality is it not, what this world is becoming.
It really reminds me more and more that we are going in that direction
i hope we are able to move to a better course, but I fear you are right.
For me a salesperson knows the product but respect his prospective customer.
that is a really good way to look at the issue of sales people!
If a salesperson knows his and helpful and friendly his customer might oblige to buy from him due to his good treatment for the customer.
i always try to reuse great sales people when I shop places again!
I do it too. That’s a way I could be of help to him or her.
that is very true and a good way to be!
The perfect sales person is like the perfect man – doesn’t speak unless asked, respects your boundaries, considers your needs, and… doesn’t exist. Sorry, I had to. 😀
wow, well I have no idea what to say to that. Except for the 2nd day in a row you made me laugh!
Always happy to hear that!
now I am picturing you wandering the store looking for the perfect sales person!
I have accepted that they don’t exist. 😀
well as my wife always says “don’t chase perfect, find good enough.” I supposed since she picked me I should probably think about that.
That’s a very wise perspective!
about me, about me or both?
Hers! But your point makes sense too.
most people say that!
(About me, about men or both was the original comment)
They also ask her why? When it comes to her husband.
If there’s no “perfect”, isn’t the “good enough” actually the perfect then?
that is the million-dollar question! sadly, you didn’t say the phrase that pays or you would have won that Million Dollars!
I generally have a strict rule that I do not break. I only buy what I need. I don’t like annoying people who call me to offer their products. I close the phone immediately, and I don’t open them in my e-mail. I delete them.
i do something very similar. It just frustrates me! thanks for the comment!
The fb ones I get are the green card people that simply fall in love with me… Those get blocked as fast as I can. The other ones on fb I get are the I have 100,000,000,000.00 in a over seas account, all I need is your bank account number to transfer money into your account. Bla bla bla.
That being said, I went in to buy furniture for the house. We had just moved to flip a house. Lived in it while we fixed it up. I had to buy all new furniture to stage it and to live in it, until it sold. I went into the furniture place and the over eager head sales person walks up to us. My bf at the time was in a hair band. Yes, he had hair down to mid back. It was gorgeous. lol. Anyway, we walk in, jeans, t-shirts. We asked if we could see the living room furniture. He walks us over to the cheap discounted stuff. Assuming that we were poor hippies. Bad mistake. I tell him to leave us alone. That we were “just looking”. I didnt like him. You never should assume someone is poor. Remember we were there to buy for a whole house. We were there for some time. I was watching this other kid, he was honest, and not pushy. I watched him with other customers, then when he got done. Walked up and asked him to help us. He took us to the most comfortable and not the cheapest. He was genuine, not pushy and knew what he was talking about. He made bank that day.
It’s really annoying when sales people are assumptious or have an agenda. I wouldn’t mind them showing me some cheap stuff though; here, they always try to sell the most expensive things they have. 😆
that is without a doubt the worst!
lol you need to dress down Ellie. For furniture shopping and car buying. hahaha
Sales people are not that advanced here, they would offer expensive products even to retired elder people whose pension is notoriously low in our country.
sales is an honorable profession if there is honor in the salesperson. stories like that make me sad.
never sell to someone that can’t afford it and doesn’t need it.
that is so true, and a very hard lesson!
that is the actual goal of this article and the one I am sharing today! what should pushy people be doing (job wise)!
sales is hard, but push sales makes people mad…
if I yell at Ellie she posts parrot videos so, no yelling!
Working in sales is not an easy job either as there are challenging customers too. But many just don’t seem to be flexible and don’t put enough effort to do their job in a way that will be even more beneficial in the long run.
i hate it when the salesperson decides what I need upfront. I walk out!
Now you dating a hairband musician requires a post!
All I can say was he was one great guitarist. He plays on Beale now. Retired. He is like so many other ones now, they can’t quite retire. So they have home studios and perform singularly, then put it all together. Horrible bf though..
Ive seen recent photos. Looks like Stern. Same hair, now just grey.
sounds like he hasn’t aged well, howard hasn’t!
well there you go- sometimes the value of a person is not their creative talent!
Very true. There was a few of those hair band people that were that way. Just spoiled rotten. lol
i could be in a no or reduced hair band now!