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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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i went to my dealer today and they had hot dogs and hamburgers. they were raising money for the local animal shelters. not one salesman approached me. the parts guy asked if there was anything he could do for me.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jo_mama
i went to my dealer today and they had hot dogs and hamburgers. they were raising money for the local animal shelters. not one salesman approached me. the parts guy asked if there was anything he could do for me.

Gotta move to Pennsytucky...
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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I too was at my HD dealer today for some parts. The salesman that sold me my talked about the changes I made to it,asked for a picture of it to put on the wall. I know he rides and see him out form time to time. I told him I want to test ride a 13 Fugly when the arrive. Most of the staff at this dealership rides and they are genuine. Guess I'm lucky!
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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i went to my dealer today and they had hot dogs and hamburgers. they were raising money for the local animal shelters. not one salesman approached me. the parts guy asked if there was anything he could do for me.
Bought my bike at Four Rivers HD in KY,they had that special today..really good people to deal with also.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jo_mama
i went to my dealer today and they had hot dogs and hamburgers. they were raising money for the local animal shelters. not one salesman approached me. the parts guy asked if there was anything he could do for me.
and this is a problem how? did you need a salesman to get you a hotdog?

personally, i like it that way. i like to look on my own, and then if i want assistance, i will ask for it. i don't need a salesman to tell me how to work the radio, and most salesman are not gonna know the 'under the hood' technical items anyway.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by skratch
and this is a problem how? did you need a salesman to get you a hotdog?

personally, i like it that way. i like to look on my own, and then if i want assistance, i will ask for it. i don't need a salesman to tell me how to work the radio, and most salesman are not gonna know the 'under the hood' technical items anyway.
+1 You are going to have some people complain that the salesmen are too eager and hound customers like vultures. And on the other hand, you have some who complain that the salesmen don't approach them. I like the ones who pass by and all they say is let them know if you need anything/have questions. The way I look at it, if someone is serious enough about buying a bike, they'll get a salesman's attention at some point. The majority of people in an HD show room are just browsing anyway.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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cool story. Bro. You have successfully achieved convincing me, as well as yourself, that you are more smarter than a Harley Davidson salesman.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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What's your next feat ? go into Best Buy and succesfully win a debate on weather a Tube TV has a better picture quality than a LCD ? Because a 1080P Tube Tv does infact show a better picture than a LCD, maybe I can go with you, and we can out smart him together ?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 191185
What's your next feat ? go into Best Buy and succesfully win a debate on weather a Tube TV has a better picture quality than a LCD ? Because a 1080P Tube Tv does infact show a better picture than a LCD, maybe I can go with you, and we can out smart him together ?

A 1080P Cathode Ray Tube TV eh??? I prefer vacuum tubes for audio, but I think I'll stick to flat screens for viewing.
 

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 05:32 AM
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That salesman had a lot of nerve, trying to convince a potential buyer that newer is better. Sounds like they got it all backwards at that dealership, I'm surprised they are still in business.
 



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