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MargaretB
Oct 08, 2014Explorer
avoidcrowds wrote:
You reap what you sow. If you go in with the attitude the salesman is a lying scumbag, you will get treated with distrust. Take what they say with a grain of salt, but don't assume that if their lips are moving, they are lying.
Some salesmen lie. Many tell the truth, as they believe it to be. Most know the specs of the trailer. Fewer understand towing capacity, payload, GCVW, etc. Some know weights very well. Don't discount everything said, just be sure that, if you don't understand it, ask them to explain. If they stumble and stammer, they don't know what they are talking about with regard to that topic. Note your question, and have someone else answer it.
The salesman is your source of information while you are looking at the unit. Don't buy based on what the salesman tells you, but compare what he tells you with what your other research has revealed.
To paint all salesmen with the same brush is doing yourself a disservice. Some don't know what they are talking about. Others do lie, just to make a sale. The majority, though, know that they need to feature the TT in its best light, so they can feed their family. What is wrong with that? Should none of us be trusted to do our own job honestly, since we have the job so we can feed our family? Come on, cut them some slack, unless you don't trust the individual. You can always request a different salesman, if you don't like the one you started with.
Completely agree. Thank you for putting it so succinctly.
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