%#$&# salesman

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Mjoseph320 wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:
Apparently, what this country needs to do is ban "salespeople" since their job is to sell and replace them with gatekeepers. That way when you go into an RV dealership they can tell you what you can and cannot buy based on your driving experience, your tow vehicle, the color of your hair (can't have the paint job of a rig clashing with your personal style) etc. And don't forget the driving test, the eye test, maybe a physical and of course, a detailed test of your mechanical aptitude because the dealership should never sell a rig to someone who might have a problem driving it, setting it up or repairing it should it have a problem.
And it should be expanded to every retail setting. Go into a sporting goods store and walk up to the cash register with a top of the line set of golf clubs, the gatekeeper will be required to review your swing and decide if you are good enough for the clubs. Go grocery shopping, you will have to explain how you propose to prepare that steak. If they think you are going to overcook it, or put on too much salt, no sale.
Personally, I am smart enough to earn the money, and I think I am smart enough to spend it as I choose.

You are really going to extremes don't you think? Setting up a rig can be taught, repairing it can be taken to professionals, preparing a steak can also be taught.

The salesman could have still made a sale, but of a different TT that the TV could pull. He could also say that he isn't in a position to answer the question. By answering their question he took on the responsibility of their decision.

If I buy a huge steak and ask the butcher if I can cook it on my mini George Foreman grill that I have right here for him to look at and he assures me that I can then when that steak doesn't fit he needs to take some responsibility,

People look at salesmen, right or wrong, as experts in their field. It is at the very least unethical for the salesman to tell somebody their current equipment, that the salesman is looking at, is adequate when he doesn't know if it is or isn't.

Yes, the buyers should educate themselves and take responsibility but what do we need salesmen for if we can't ask questions and have a little faith that they will answer honestly. If I have to know everything about anything I buy then get rid of salesmen and just have cashiers to ring up the sale.

WesternRVparkowner is right.- else where does it stop?

When you go into a liquor store, must the clerk counsel you as to the hazards of drunk driving? When you eat at McDonald's, must the teenager behind the counter refuse to upsize your Big Mac Meal because you're obviously overweight?

No one to blame here but the guy that bought the tug/trailer, and that's an end to it.