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12-20-2006 05:36 PM |
Bums don't drive Mercedes
Cool article.....
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A friend of mine who works for a large Mercedes Benz dealership in Houston, Texas told me a great story from his early days in the business. It was a typical hot, dusty summer day along the gulf coast and business was slow. The sales staff was standing around bemoaning the lack of customers when they noticed two people in the distance walking down the highway. Even from afar it was apparent that the two walkers had seen better days. When they turned from the highway and started towards the dealership, all of the sales staff, save for my friend, conveniently found pressing issues that demanded their attention away from the sales floor. My friend was curious and decided to speak with them and find out what they needed. The woman plopped a large carpet bag purse on my friend's desk and boldly stated, "We need a car. My favorite color is purple." Playing along with the charade, my friend checked the inventory and said "You are in luck. We have one purple sedan in stock and you can drive it out today for only $10,000." To his amazement the woman reached into her bag and rummaged around until she came out with a handful of money, laid it on the desk and said , "take what you need." When my friend could get his dropped jaw working again, he started filling out the paperwork and asked the woman, "what name should I put on the title?" "Janis Joplin", she replied. The moral of this story is never assume anything or you could miss a golden opportunity because of your own short sightedness.
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