why are people so ?

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as i have my own shp and i deal with all sorts of people from different walks of life.
i will now write down my observations which i am sure will cause some comments.this is not a racist view or being biased in any way at all just as i have noticed the way certain customers act.
here goes.
the 20 yr old chavish customer.they are always chatty and don't cause any probs coz you half of them are either drunk or drugged up.

the asian customer.talk down to you and think that because they own corner shops/laundrettes i should give them a discount. thy talk in their own language in the shop (until they talk money and doing a deal with you)feel like saying to them when you go to tesco do you haggle over a pint of milk :eek:

the black customer.always wants the work carried out straight away and wants to know how much parts cost/vat/labour costs/profit margin etc....wtf......i'm only charging them £5. :mad:
they also want everything for nothing.

the english bloke about 50 yrs old.worse than all of above.they come in the shop with such a chip on thier shoulder and mark everything up as if i was going to rip them off,they are always abrupt and obnoxious.can you do that for £8 INSTEAD OF £10.when you say yes they produce a £10 note. :confused:

when customers come in my shop i always say hello and if they want any help just ask.i always say thanks when they leave even if they hav'nt bought anything.
when i do get complaints i am always polite and if it is in warranty i will not charge them,so why do they come in slam the goods on the counter and mention trading standards etc.. and demand it be sorted/fixed etc......when i say it won't cost anything or heres a replacement till theirs is fixed they NEVER say thankyou or apologise for being rude they look at you a bit shocked.i treat customers as i expect to be treated.

as i said before this is just a observation and not a slight on anyone mentioned.
 
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Probably because everybody is peeed off, if you was you would act the same, if you was happy with your lot then you would different.
 
I was once selling an old fridge-freezer via an ad in the local paper. It was in good condition, just not suited to my new house, and was up for £100.

In the evening, a posh-sounding woman phoned up, saying that she was interested in it for a guest cottage she was renting out, but did not want to spend more than £70 - I told her that I was worth more, and that she should come and see it, and make her mind up.

At the appointed hour, this woman and her Yorkshire-Farmer husband turned up, looked at the freezer and offered the £70, which I duly turned down. They then upped it to £75, and I said that there was no way that I would take less than £80 for it.

They then went into a huddle and suggested I split the difference and went for £77.50, to which I replied that I had gone beyond splitting the difference when I said £80 in the first place.

They asked for some time alone, and after 10 minutes of discussion, announced that they would go the extra £2.50, but weren't happy about it.

Husband then pulled out a wad, that must have contained at least £1000 in tenners, before telling me all about the 8-cottage holiday village they have at the back of their farm.

Tight B******s !!!!
 
jtaunton said:
Tight B******s !!!!
That's why he had all that dosh. Unless you really have got squillions more than you can spend, you stay rich by spending as little as possible.

Do that a few times a day, and it adds up to thousands a year. Think about returns on investments, and over several years it makes the difference between being able to build 8 holiday cottages and only 6.
 
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However, it does mean that everyone in the world will think you are a w*nker.

What used to wind me up at my Saturday job in a plumbers' merchants: people demanding trade discounts. Obviously, if you are a plumber (or any other trade) you set up an account, and you get your 10% discount. That's the way it works.

But you would always get members of the public (generally the 50-year-old Englishman! :LOL: ) who would come in, buy perhaps a single olive and then start demanding trade discounts. It's hardly a discount if you give it to EVERYONE! :LOL:

The funniest thing was you could usually tell who was gearing up for it, as they would start trying to talk in the manner in which they presumed tradesmen speak... overuse of the word "mate" (which in the local plummy dialect sounds rather pathetic... I usually try to avoid saying it as it sounds effected :LOL: )
 
AdamW said:
However, it does mean that everyone in the world will think you are a w*nker.
No - not everyone - only people you don't really know, with whom you don't socialise, and about whose opinions you don't give a ****.
 
ban-all-sheds said:
AdamW said:
However, it does mean that everyone in the world will think you are a w*nker.
No - not everyone - only people you don't really know, with whom you don't socialise, and about whose opinions you don't give a ****.

Therein lies the reasoning: if you barter every last penny of every transaction then you are unlikely to socialise, thus proving my point ;)

Christ, with some people simply asking "Would you object if we go dutch?" gets strange looks... I've even tried asking on an occasion when I ate and drank considerably more than everyone else there and people still got funny about it :LOL: :LOL:
 
AdamW said:
Therein lies the reasoning: if you barter every last penny of every transaction then you are unlikely to socialise, thus proving my point ;)
No - you just don't socialise with people you buy second-hand fridges from..

Christ, with some people simply asking "Would you object if we go dutch?" gets strange looks...
They probably think you're inviting them to indulge in some deviant practice involving wooden shoes and sitting in the window in their underwear....
 
Getting a reduction from the asking price, has nothing to do with how much money YOU have. When you do a DEAL it makes you feel happy & the person selling has the option to sell or not.
If you dont ask you wont get.
I asked for discount when buying 2 wedding rings, & got it. (no not for 2 wives, a his & hers).
 
ban-all-sheds said:
AdamW said:
Therein lies the reasoning: if you barter every last penny of every transaction then you are unlikely to socialise, thus proving my point ;)
No - you just don't socialise with people you buy second-hand fridges from..

This is true - Farmer-Man has never once called me up and asked me out for a pint.
 
jtaunton said:
ban-all-sheds said:
AdamW said:
Therein lies the reasoning: if you barter every last penny of every transaction then you are unlikely to socialise, thus proving my point ;)
No - you just don't socialise with people you buy second-hand fridges from..

This is true - Farmer-Man has never once called me up and asked me out for a pint.
....That`s because he`s waiting for you to ask him :LOL:
 
an if farmer man had been from Yorkshire ,you would of been buying the drinks all night ,lol
 
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