Getting value from a salesman

[261252]

So, you pay a commission, usually hidden in the cost, to salesman to do what ??? Lie to you and use a professional sales pitch to get you to overbuy?

How do you handle these situations and get value from the salesperson? I am always willing to pay for advice that has value

I am always on alert for a rehearsed sales pitch


I went to a couple of hair transplant MDs and you speak to an "associate" IE a salesman in a doctors office seems like so wrong. It is a operation of no health value so they should try to talk you out of it not into it or at least give you the straight dope on the after effects years later as to whether the patients feel satisfied or but you get an aggressive sales pitch with very vague $$$ numbers for the final cost then they make you sign a waiver minutes before the operation


There are seminars that do nothing but teach sales pitches and how to manipulate buyers

 

[basketcase]

Do your research in advance and know what you want. Simple enough?

And the biggest power is the walk-away. Did that for my last car. Walked in, told the guy what I wanted, how much I was willing to pay, and said if he played games I was out the door. Said the same to the finance guy but he insisted on pushing for window etching, undercoating, extended warranty so I walked. Got a call from the sales manager the next day who even dropped the price a little.

 

[GaryLi]

The doc has an associate cuz he can afford one. If he didn't have one he would be his own salesguy instead, he'd just look like a doctor at first. It's not surprising that doctors these days especially cosmetic ones are profit driven. If they weren't in it for the money they would be in research or working in Africa instead.

If you don't want to overbuy set budgets before going into negotiations...simple as that. Sales is the life blood of every business and salesmen are the heart that keeps the blood flowing. Hate them all you want but without salesmen many companies which employ millions of people would not be as successful.