OK so I don't blog often. This is largely on account of the fact that my life is immensely boring. I don't to be like some people on here and blog about how I had a pizza pocket for dinner. But tonight, i did have some excitement worth sharing. A story of which i will dispense now:
For those of you who don't know, I am a car salesman. Recently, I had a client who has been shopping us against another Jaguar dealership, our closest competitor, 10 minutes away. Last week, this guy comes in telling us that the other Jag dealership has the car that he wants in stock, in the color he wants. We would have to order the car, which would take a month. So he says "well if you're going to make me wait a month, I want a $1000 discount".
We check out the database (which shows what other dealerships have in inventory) and find that the other Jag dealer in fact does not have the car he wants. However, it does take a few days for the system to update, so there was a slim chance that he was telling the truth.
So here I am, having to make a judgment call, either to give away the $1000 bucks, or call his bluff and tell him I don't think the other dealer has his car. I decide before I call him a liar, to go check it out for myself. Instead of doing the logical thing (driving over in the daytime) I decide to take the in-incognito approach, and plan a late night sneak attack on the competitor.
It's 11pm, the dealership is closed, the gates are locked. I drive into the adjacent strip mall, around the back to the freight delivery parking lot, hop the fence, and proceed to browse their inventory. I quickly find what I was hoping not to: a black/back XF, exactly as my client had requested.
With my mission accomplished, I turn quickly to make my hasty escape. As I swing one leg over the fence, I am promptly interrupted dead in my tracks by the blinding spotlight ofa Toronto Police Squad car!
After a brief and blunt conversation with one of Toronto's finest, the fine Constable ran my plates and drivers license, confirmed that I was in fact telling the truth, and let me go. I have no idea if he will inform our competitor of my unwelcomed visit. I can't help but think that if he does, it will mean only bad things for me. I believe this is what's known as a career limiting move.
Word to the wise: do you car shopping by the light of day.
For those of you who don't know, I am a car salesman. Recently, I had a client who has been shopping us against another Jaguar dealership, our closest competitor, 10 minutes away. Last week, this guy comes in telling us that the other Jag dealership has the car that he wants in stock, in the color he wants. We would have to order the car, which would take a month. So he says "well if you're going to make me wait a month, I want a $1000 discount".
We check out the database (which shows what other dealerships have in inventory) and find that the other Jag dealer in fact does not have the car he wants. However, it does take a few days for the system to update, so there was a slim chance that he was telling the truth.
So here I am, having to make a judgment call, either to give away the $1000 bucks, or call his bluff and tell him I don't think the other dealer has his car. I decide before I call him a liar, to go check it out for myself. Instead of doing the logical thing (driving over in the daytime) I decide to take the in-incognito approach, and plan a late night sneak attack on the competitor.
It's 11pm, the dealership is closed, the gates are locked. I drive into the adjacent strip mall, around the back to the freight delivery parking lot, hop the fence, and proceed to browse their inventory. I quickly find what I was hoping not to: a black/back XF, exactly as my client had requested.
With my mission accomplished, I turn quickly to make my hasty escape. As I swing one leg over the fence, I am promptly interrupted dead in my tracks by the blinding spotlight ofa Toronto Police Squad car!
After a brief and blunt conversation with one of Toronto's finest, the fine Constable ran my plates and drivers license, confirmed that I was in fact telling the truth, and let me go. I have no idea if he will inform our competitor of my unwelcomed visit. I can't help but think that if he does, it will mean only bad things for me. I believe this is what's known as a career limiting move.
Word to the wise: do you car shopping by the light of day.
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Whoa- crazy story about the sneaky car search- sorry im so late to comment on 'er.