tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post6767858739613116205..comments2023-05-18T09:06:53.512-04:00Comments on christopher's views: and the survey says???christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08717459430504797508noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-45373806026919970272010-07-01T20:01:37.374-04:002010-07-01T20:01:37.374-04:00Car shopping is MADDENING! I often wonder how tho...Car shopping is MADDENING! I often wonder how those salesmen can look themselves in the mirror each morning! <br /><br />Hi! I just wanted to stop by and thank you for visiting and following my blog. I really, really appreciate it! I'm following you back, cheers!!Anything Fits A Naked Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579409446582399318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-40844344834509629302010-06-30T09:30:11.573-04:002010-06-30T09:30:11.573-04:00Ha, ha, Land of Shrimp!! You've got the right...Ha, ha, Land of Shrimp!! You've got the right perspective. Enjoyed this post, Christopher, and my feelings mirror most of the others. You did pretty good negotiating and should just now sit back and enjoy your new car! ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-22232791138715270902010-06-28T18:12:53.911-04:002010-06-28T18:12:53.911-04:00Never mind, of course you get f . . . ed, that'...Never mind, of course you get f . . . ed, that's life, or rather business.<br />We don't expect anything else, do we? Provided we don't actually believe that salespeople are our best friends, have our wellbeing at heart or wouldn't dream of ripping us off, we'll be alright.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-77849860359431956212010-06-28T12:48:43.700-04:002010-06-28T12:48:43.700-04:00*Jumps around* Oh, oh, I know! Be honest, but use ...*Jumps around* Oh, oh, I know! Be honest, but use every little-known-or-used phrase for the alluded to F&^%ing. <br /><br />"Your sales staff attempted to make away with my virtue, like a thief in the night..." <br /><br />"At the lurid jingle of coin the combined sales staff attempted to deprive me of my honor..." <br /><br />And so on. What? No? Shuck, but it would be so much fun. You could also attempt to give only passive aggressive answers, seeing as the entire survey is an exercise in passive-aggression anyway. <br /><br />Question: Was our sales staff courteous and informative? <br />Answer: For a bunch of Highwaymen they were swell. <br /><br />Still no? Oh no one ever lets me have any fun. Sorry Christopher, I realize you don't know me well enough at this stage to know that I'm completely harmless but tend to leave crazed comments, particularly before noon when I'm likely to be quite caffeinated. <br /><br />I loved this post, because it is something to which we can all related. There is something tremendously insincere in the act of selling anything. I'd almost rather buy a car from an actual pick pocket, at least then it would be a closer-to-honest transaction. <br /><br />I hope your wife enjoys the new car, and I'm entirely with you, at twenty-five I drove cars almost into the asphalt, and declared myself "Not a car person, really." <br /><br />At forty-three if my cars suspension feels even slightly off I've suddenly become the road's version of the Princess and the Pea.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-49321845853848928392010-06-26T14:06:40.699-04:002010-06-26T14:06:40.699-04:00Your thoughts and mine are too complex to consign ...Your thoughts and mine are too complex to consign to a filled-in bubble 1-5.<br /><br />do come read more about my new vehicle tomorrow :)<br /><br />Aloha from Hawaii<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-1235927152187218482010-06-26T09:27:18.633-04:002010-06-26T09:27:18.633-04:00I hate car shopping. But I have to admit the last ...I hate car shopping. But I have to admit the last salesman we had was almost tolerable. Good post.Steve Gravanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840984762759524660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-45779380559613403252010-06-26T09:19:36.942-04:002010-06-26T09:19:36.942-04:00Chris, this is hysterical! You've given me ev...Chris, this is hysterical! You've given me even more great reasons why I must NEVER accompany my husband on any car buying excursions!Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-61084199138698834052010-06-26T01:32:57.605-04:002010-06-26T01:32:57.605-04:00Oh I do like your way of warming up to your subjec...Oh I do like your way of warming up to your subject. You don't rant, but you do get your point across in the most eloquent way. <br /><br />In my dealings with car salespeople, I have always started out with confidence, and only later realized that I probably got screwed. Now I let others take the depreciation hit, and the negotiations are much simpler. <br /><br />Enjoy your/her new wheels!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-18299006867405272852010-06-26T00:37:51.787-04:002010-06-26T00:37:51.787-04:00I love it, Christopher! We obviously think very mu...I love it, Christopher! We obviously think very much alike! Whatever, hope the new vehicle does what it's supposed to do. I have an OLD Nissan and it still runs like "almost new", but I'm too old to make a change now anyway! Have a wonderful weekend!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498585754859544614.post-45483762740099850502010-06-26T00:35:29.157-04:002010-06-26T00:35:29.157-04:00Gracious: you've taken one of life's suck...Gracious: you've taken one of life's suckiest experiences and--gulp--gotten perspective on it. Well done.<br /><br />I'm still whimpering over what an a$$ the salesman of our last car was. Bleck.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.com