Was I expecting too much?
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Went to my local dealerships Open House this past weekend. Now Ive been to many open houses over the years and looking back, see some of them as a real blast, and some of them as a snooze fest. However they all had one thing in common.... they all fed me while their salesman did their best to sell me a bike.
This open house was different. Got there to find not a snooze fest but a SAUSAGE fest. They did have a decent band but the only food available was a vendor charging ripoff prices. Along with a food vendor there were also product vendors that Ill bet were paying the dealership to set up their stands for the day. Of course there was the obligatory bikini bike wash featuring a couple of decent looking spinners young enough to be my granddaughters, but the main eye candy was the bikes that you couldn't even stop for a second to look at, without being mugged by way overly aggressive salesmen. All in all I seen it as a wasted tank of gas. My buddies and I were out of there pronto looking for some real food that was worth the money. Here is what I'm wondering??? Do you guys think I'm being a DICK and experiencing feelings of entitlement?
This open house was different. Got there to find not a snooze fest but a SAUSAGE fest. They did have a decent band but the only food available was a vendor charging ripoff prices. Along with a food vendor there were also product vendors that Ill bet were paying the dealership to set up their stands for the day. Of course there was the obligatory bikini bike wash featuring a couple of decent looking spinners young enough to be my granddaughters, but the main eye candy was the bikes that you couldn't even stop for a second to look at, without being mugged by way overly aggressive salesmen. All in all I seen it as a wasted tank of gas. My buddies and I were out of there pronto looking for some real food that was worth the money. Here is what I'm wondering??? Do you guys think I'm being a DICK and experiencing feelings of entitlement?
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I am always stunned by people buying a motorcycle costing in excess of twenty thousand dollars bitching about not being able to get free five dollar meal. Bonus points for bitching about having to spend money on gas to get there. Triple bonus points for starting a thread about it.
Most of the time at these dealer events where they are selling food, bike washes etc. it is a fund raiser for some charity or person in need.
Most of the time at these dealer events where they are selling food, bike washes etc. it is a fund raiser for some charity or person in need.
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Never been to one so it would be hard for a deaer to fall below or exceed my expectations. I did happen to stop at a dealer that was having some kind of event in FL one time. Huge crowd, a lot of cartoon characters walking around, a lot of bikes sitting in the parking lot that didn't look like they got ridden much,... As we were leaving two buses pulled up and disgorged numerous senior citizens, mostly ladies, from a nearby senior citizen apartment complex.
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Originally Posted by mdm
Never been to one so it would be hard for a deaer to fall below or exceed my expectations. I did happen to stop at a dealer that was having some kind of event in FL one time. Huge crowd, a lot of cartoon characters walking around, a lot of bikes sitting in the parking lot that didn't look like they got ridden much,... As we were leaving two buses pulled up and disgorged numerous senior citizens, mostly ladies, from a nearby senior citizen apartment complex.
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Ever hear "Alway bring something to the party"? That means if you going to the open house buy a shirt, gloves, pegs or something. You don't have to buy a bike. To many 100% freeloaders like you and your buddies probably put an end to the freebees. If you were hungry you should have just bought a sausage and drink you cheap *****. My dealer is great. Montey's W. Bridgewater, MA. They just had their open house. Free food, drink, DJ, etc...I didn't eat or drink but I spent about 100 on some things I needed like K & N filter cleaning kit, black saddlebag reconditioner and a nice T.
Last edited by Jack Sullivan; May 31, 2016 at 01:43 PM.
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