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That sorta reminds me of a friend of the family who is a successful lawyer in our town. He lives out in the country and has horses, a large garden and what not. So he's out in the field fixing a tractor that broke down when it occurs to him his truck is just too old and too small for him, and he wants a bigger truck to haul the tractor with.
So he jumps in his junker truck and heads for a dealership, who he happens to know the owner of on a social basis. So he gets out of his old beater in his overalls and greased up hands and face and can not get a SOUL to help him. He finally goes in, gets a salesperson, and starts asking them questions about the truck. They continue to answer his questions by emphasizing he's looking at the top of the line model that would be VERY expensive, and the features he is asking for would also be VERY expensive in that "leave me alone poor man there may be a REAL customer here" sort of way.
He was not amused. Finally he decided what he wanted and they reluctantly checked his credit before starting on the paperwork. Suddenly the lights flicked on in their heads and they gushed all over him to make him comfortable, get him coffee, and the like. Before they noticably cringed when he sat his overalls in their nice chairs.
He decided that was enough, and walked out of the dealership, went across town, and paid for the truck he wanted at a rival dealership with a check for the full amount.
The following Monday he sent the owner a letter explaining who had dealt with, how they had treated him, and how disappointed he was on his official letterhead. I heard from a friend that worked there four people lost their jobs that week.
So he jumps in his junker truck and heads for a dealership, who he happens to know the owner of on a social basis. So he gets out of his old beater in his overalls and greased up hands and face and can not get a SOUL to help him. He finally goes in, gets a salesperson, and starts asking them questions about the truck. They continue to answer his questions by emphasizing he's looking at the top of the line model that would be VERY expensive, and the features he is asking for would also be VERY expensive in that "leave me alone poor man there may be a REAL customer here" sort of way.
He was not amused. Finally he decided what he wanted and they reluctantly checked his credit before starting on the paperwork. Suddenly the lights flicked on in their heads and they gushed all over him to make him comfortable, get him coffee, and the like. Before they noticably cringed when he sat his overalls in their nice chairs.
He decided that was enough, and walked out of the dealership, went across town, and paid for the truck he wanted at a rival dealership with a check for the full amount.
The following Monday he sent the owner a letter explaining who had dealt with, how they had treated him, and how disappointed he was on his official letterhead. I heard from a friend that worked there four people lost their jobs that week.
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