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One_Life_To_Give

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14. So the salesman still wins?

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:33 PM

Mar 2012

And we don't know if she paid closer to the average woman's price for the minivan or the average mans price for the same vehicle.

IMO the phenomena is too pervasive not to be getting routine reinforcement, as a practice that works to the salesman's advantage.

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Car salesmen: Still sexist, still stupid [View all] Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 OP

that's not half the stupid: women make by far the majority of car purchase decisions. unblock Mar 2012 #1

Yep. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #5

I see nothing has really changed. years ago, my former and I were looking at cars--the idiot niyad Mar 2012 #2

I had the same experience relayed in this story, where the salesman ignored me until my spouse Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #4

it always cracked me up watching sales reps in action--directing all their attention to my former, niyad Mar 2012 #7

My favorite shopping-while-female story involves trying to buy a refrigerator in a big box retailer. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #8

great story, and something all sales reps need to remember. niyad Mar 2012 #9

I was disappointed to read that she actually bought a car from this idiot. prole_for_peace Mar 2012 #3

I think that scenario happens less often these days. MineralMan Mar 2012 #6

Like most right-wingers, pushing their values is more important than making money saras Mar 2012 #10

I am happy/disappointed to have NOT had that experience REP Mar 2012 #11

I like her analogy to waiting tables Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #12

It used to really piss me off when they did that kdmorris Mar 2012 #13

So the salesman still wins? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2012 #14