So we're having our Christmas Party...

lumberjim · 12-18-2009, 03:38 PM

...and because we're such a class operation, we're having it right here in the showroom.

The Memo went out that we would be closing today at 4 to celebrate, and have some Italian Food from the Buca De Beppo next door. catered like.

And OF COURSE we're selling like 3 cars in the middle of it. How the hell does this happen? and the fucking customers are sitting there at a table watching the party.....and no one has offered them any of our food....and the customers don't say..'hey...you guys are having your party...we'll come back tomorrow.....' because they're scumbags just like we are.

the ones that are sitting there next to the buffet table insist on buying today....they'll just go to another dealer if we can't help them today.

who the fuck conducts business in the middle of their Christmas Party?

apparently we do.

jesus.

Stormieweather · 12-18-2009, 03:44 PM

LOL...

Business > party. Oh wait, that's another thread.

TheMercenary · 12-18-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

...who the fuck conducts business in the middle of their Christmas Party?

We do. Healthcare is a business don't cha know.

lumberjim · 12-18-2009, 03:55 PM

yeah....jinx often asks....what the fuck...are you saving lives there? they can't do without you for x amt of time?

the way they act, you'd think we were

TheMercenary · 12-18-2009, 04:00 PM

You already know the answer to that....

It ain't about saving anything but the next sale and making it happen.

I shall not patronize you further.

jinx · 12-18-2009, 04:32 PM

Ya buncha whores...

ZenGum · 12-18-2009, 04:36 PM

Seriously, give the customers some party. A few nibbles and a glass of something merry - why not? I imagine it could help clinch a sale. I'd be a little miffed if I was spending tens of thousands in your business and you wouldn't offer me any of the nibbles that were right there at the time.

jinx · 12-18-2009, 04:38 PM

Keep in mind though, that they're CLOSED.

footfootfoot · 12-18-2009, 04:41 PM

"Successful Altruistic Auto Dealers" is shelved right next to "The Greatest Irish Lovers" and "Human Rights Advances in China" in the bookstore.

ZenGum · 12-18-2009, 04:49 PM

Actually, "Customers for Life: how to turn a one-time buyer into a life-time customer" was written by a car dealer in the USA who grasped that providing excellent customer service is in fact a successful business strategy. Instead of squeezing every penny from each sucker that wanders in, leaving them annoyed and heading elsewhere next time, he found that keeping the customer happy makes them come back. Yah, really. Startling idea. The average customer in his dealership in one sample month had already spent upwards of $300,000 in his business.

ETA: I'm not suggesting altruism. I'm suggesting buttering up the customer with the moolah that is paying for the next staff party.

lumberjim · 12-18-2009, 05:05 PM

look. don't fucking lecture me. it's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

ZenGum · 12-18-2009, 05:11 PM

and for your next lecture, I think Jinx is a little displeased, and may require some kind of chocolatey/flowery/cunnilingual treat to soothe her.

Cicero · 12-18-2009, 06:51 PM

So jim, are you drunk yet?

TheMercenary · 12-18-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

look. don't fucking lecture me. it's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

PointMade.

DanaC · 12-18-2009, 07:16 PM

Let's face it, Merc; you'd cry too if it happened to you, right?

12-18-2009, 03:38 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	So we're having our Christmas Party... ...and because we're such a class operation, we're having it right here in the showroom. The Memo went out that we would be closing today at 4 to celebrate, and have some Italian Food from the Buca De Beppo next door. catered like. And OF COURSE we're selling like 3 cars in the middle of it. How the hell does this happen? and the fucking customers are sitting there at a table watching the party.....and no one has offered them any of our food....and the customers don't say..'hey...you guys are having your party...we'll come back tomorrow.....' because they're scumbags just like we are. the ones that are sitting there next to the buffet table insist on buying today....they'll just go to another dealer if we can't help them today. who the fuck conducts business in the middle of their Christmas Party? apparently we do. jesus. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-18-2009, 03:44 PM	#2
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	LOL... Business > party. Oh wait, that's another thread. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

12-18-2009, 03:55 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah....jinx often asks....what the fuck...are you saving lives there? they can't do without you for x amt of time? the way they act, you'd think we were __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-18-2009, 04:00 PM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	You already know the answer to that.... It ain't about saving anything but the next sale and making it happen. I shall not patronize you further. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-18-2009, 04:32 PM	#6
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Ya buncha whores... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-18-2009, 04:36 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Seriously, give the customers some party. A few nibbles and a glass of something merry - why not? I imagine it could help clinch a sale. I'd be a little miffed if I was spending tens of thousands in your business and you wouldn't offer me any of the nibbles that were right there at the time. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-18-2009, 04:38 PM	#8
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Keep in mind though, that they're CLOSED. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-18-2009, 04:41 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	"Successful Altruistic Auto Dealers" is shelved right next to "The Greatest Irish Lovers" and "Human Rights Advances in China" in the bookstore. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-18-2009, 04:49 PM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Actually, "Customers for Life: how to turn a one-time buyer into a life-time customer" was written by a car dealer in the USA who grasped that providing excellent customer service is in fact a successful business strategy. Instead of squeezing every penny from each sucker that wanders in, leaving them annoyed and heading elsewhere next time, he found that keeping the customer happy makes them come back. Yah, really. Startling idea. The average customer in his dealership in one sample month had already spent upwards of $300,000 in his business. ETA: I'm not suggesting altruism. I'm suggesting buttering up the customer with the moolah that is paying for the next staff party. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-18-2009, 05:05 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	look. don't fucking lecture me. it's my party and I'll cry if I want to. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-18-2009, 05:11 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	and for your next lecture, I think Jinx is a little displeased, and may require some kind of chocolatey/flowery/cunnilingual treat to soothe her. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-18-2009, 06:51 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	So jim, are you drunk yet? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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