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Old 11-29-2012, 10:42 PM
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Default Anyone walk into the dealership 45 mins before closing?

And be treated like a leper?

I mean, I realize the guys gotta close, but 45 mins before they shut the door doesn't seem insensitive to me. Hell, 5 mins before they close is still technically something they have to live with.

I've encountered this at 3 dealerships in the L.A. area so far.
 
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Old 11-29-2012, 10:48 PM
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To many people take money and jobs for granted. they have no clue about good service
 
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Old 11-29-2012, 10:57 PM
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Nope. Walked up at closing and they un lock the doors for me.
 
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Old 11-29-2012, 11:20 PM
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Yes I have had the same experience, but I am a Leper, so I kind of expect it.

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Every time I walk into Orange County HD they are moving the bikes back in and and strongly suggest they are closed. I know they do not work a minute past 6:00...
 
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:07 AM
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People who work also have lives they want to live. Doesn't excuse being treated rudely.
 
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:18 AM
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45 minutes is a bit excessive..........but I agree with people thinking they should be waited on hand and foot right before closing...........

More than likely, the position they hold is a JOB to them..not a career. They could care less about what you need or what, all they want to do is get home and drink.
 
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:20 AM
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Self-absorbed people in L.A.. Is that unusual?
Here in WI, the owner's daughter, and my salesman, met me 3 hours after closing on a Saturday afternoon. They arranged financing and sold me my 8 year old used bike.

They treated me like I just bought a new CVO , even though I bought used. It was in the dead of Winter, in WI and they needed the sale, but still.

Kudos to Racine HD. Nice people make the Winters bearable.
 
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...got treated like a leper at 10 in the morning once......after 20 mins of nobody even acknowledging our existence we left....bought my bike 2 hrs down the road and I"ll never step foot in Rocky's in London again!!!
 
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:51 AM
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I'm wondering what you guys expect when entering a dealership!? If every time I walked in, I had a salesman breathing down my neck, I'd never go back. If I need help with something...I'll ask.
 


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