Sorry for the double reply but I wanted to give some examples that aren’t related to politics. I’ll use leather because I loved my job selling leather back in the day
Customer “I saw this at another store I went to do you guys get it from the same supplier”
Me: I made that myself. Yeah it’s common when someone comes up with a unique design it often gets reproduced overseas and imported back by stores who prefer that route. I just wish they’d at least pass the cheaper price back to the customer. I’m sure you know (other store) has almost the same price maybe it’s a bit less a dollar or so maybe… I don’t shop there myself obviously, but when you look at reviews… I just don’t hear very many good things about his business personally. This belt is made by us directly and you’ll see similar designs here and there but I can’t guarantee thier quality like I can mine"
What did I really say? Did I say the other store stole my design? No. Did I say they import it from somewhere else? No. Did I say they overcharge? No. Did I say my price was the same? No. Did I say they have bad reviews? No. Did I say I’ve heard bad things about them? No. Did I say his belts weren’t the same quality as mine? No.
I said practically nothing that I dressed up in a tuxedo. That’s sales. Btw I’m never that shady I just know how it works
Edit: one more did I say I invented the design on the belt? No. I just said I did make it. That scallop tooled design has been around for 200 years and everyone knows it. I just said oversees business steal designs. That is true and if you assumed I meant this design… That’s just you. I did not say that.
Edit 2 one more to show me using that skill to help people.
Hardhead: can you make me a keychain that says Harley Davidson on it.
Me: I can engrave names and words on keychains sure. As long as it’s not a trademark or copy write. Names are fine.
Heard head: Harley Davidson like the motorcycles. Can you do that?
Me: if it’s your name or nickname
Hardhead: no it’s the motorcycle company. I ride a Harley.
Me: that would be intellectual property. I can’t do that.
Smarter Friend: go wait outside hardhead… Yes sir I’d like to make a keychain for my friend named Harley Davidson.
Me: absolutely
Smart friend: he was born in 1986 can you put that on there? Also I have a nickname I call him. “Fatboy” put that next to his birth year.
Me: no problem sir.
Sorry for the long replies you did not request its just how wording changes things is fascinating to me lol
Thanks. Ive been a salesman since 16 so I see the stuff he’s doing. Before he ran for president I actually liked trump as a salesman. He was good, still a sleezball and shady but I had respect for the “art” if you will. Not the person.
So I make fun of him a lot and it’s simple for me because it’s just “take sleezy sales strategies I already know, add what I know about trump from the early days and now, a liberal sprinkling of alzheimer’s and garnish with an arrogant god complex.”
That’s a perfect trump speech recipe if you want to try it at home, or for a party.
That’s where you get stuff like
“you wouldn’t believe it” setting your customer up by telling them what they are about to feel. That makes them start to feel that way before you even say the thing.
“Some say it’s more, I could be more, probably more but let’s say 200”
fake humble, like you’re giving a conservative estimate when actually you’re doing the opposite. However you specifically did not guarantee more, you just said some people might say that and you might agree. That’s not a lie technically.
“Others said It couldn’t be done” whoever you think those other people might be… That’s who’s lieing to you and I’m now confirming that you can’t trust them. You can trust me because I loved them wrong… And that’s kinda like proving you right isn’t it? Because you didn’t trust whoever you are thinking about and you were right to feel that way. And I’m right and safe. So trust me because we’re basically a team now. Against the people you think I’m talking about.
Anyway that’s enough examples but you can see things like “who said it couldn’t be done” it vague so the customer can fill it in themselves with whoever they want. You can see things like “biden had more than 10 “forms or whatever”” woah I didn’t say ten. I said maybe ten and I think probably, but I also said I didn’t know. It was an opinion not a lie"
Even “Hussain” Obama. The name has negative appeal but it’s just a name not a political stance hell he didn’t even pick it himself. But you dont trust that name so I’m going to make sure you keep hearing it.
Sleezy sleazy sales tactics. And with age he’s gotten worse. I mean he was always a bad person but with age he’s getting worse at the “art” if you will.
ROFL… you must be the guy who writes his speech.
Sorry for the double reply but I wanted to give some examples that aren’t related to politics. I’ll use leather because I loved my job selling leather back in the day
Customer “I saw this at another store I went to do you guys get it from the same supplier”
Me: I made that myself. Yeah it’s common when someone comes up with a unique design it often gets reproduced overseas and imported back by stores who prefer that route. I just wish they’d at least pass the cheaper price back to the customer. I’m sure you know (other store) has almost the same price maybe it’s a bit less a dollar or so maybe… I don’t shop there myself obviously, but when you look at reviews… I just don’t hear very many good things about his business personally. This belt is made by us directly and you’ll see similar designs here and there but I can’t guarantee thier quality like I can mine"
What did I really say? Did I say the other store stole my design? No. Did I say they import it from somewhere else? No. Did I say they overcharge? No. Did I say my price was the same? No. Did I say they have bad reviews? No. Did I say I’ve heard bad things about them? No. Did I say his belts weren’t the same quality as mine? No.
I said practically nothing that I dressed up in a tuxedo. That’s sales. Btw I’m never that shady I just know how it works
Edit: one more did I say I invented the design on the belt? No. I just said I did make it. That scallop tooled design has been around for 200 years and everyone knows it. I just said oversees business steal designs. That is true and if you assumed I meant this design… That’s just you. I did not say that.
Edit 2 one more to show me using that skill to help people.
Hardhead: can you make me a keychain that says Harley Davidson on it.
Me: I can engrave names and words on keychains sure. As long as it’s not a trademark or copy write. Names are fine.
Heard head: Harley Davidson like the motorcycles. Can you do that?
Me: if it’s your name or nickname
Hardhead: no it’s the motorcycle company. I ride a Harley.
Me: that would be intellectual property. I can’t do that.
Smarter Friend: go wait outside hardhead… Yes sir I’d like to make a keychain for my friend named Harley Davidson.
Me: absolutely
Smart friend: he was born in 1986 can you put that on there? Also I have a nickname I call him. “Fatboy” put that next to his birth year.
Me: no problem sir.
Sorry for the long replies you did not request its just how wording changes things is fascinating to me lol
Thanks. Ive been a salesman since 16 so I see the stuff he’s doing. Before he ran for president I actually liked trump as a salesman. He was good, still a sleezball and shady but I had respect for the “art” if you will. Not the person.
So I make fun of him a lot and it’s simple for me because it’s just “take sleezy sales strategies I already know, add what I know about trump from the early days and now, a liberal sprinkling of alzheimer’s and garnish with an arrogant god complex.”
That’s a perfect trump speech recipe if you want to try it at home, or for a party.
That’s where you get stuff like
“you wouldn’t believe it” setting your customer up by telling them what they are about to feel. That makes them start to feel that way before you even say the thing.
“Some say it’s more, I could be more, probably more but let’s say 200”
“Others said It couldn’t be done” whoever you think those other people might be… That’s who’s lieing to you and I’m now confirming that you can’t trust them. You can trust me because I loved them wrong… And that’s kinda like proving you right isn’t it? Because you didn’t trust whoever you are thinking about and you were right to feel that way. And I’m right and safe. So trust me because we’re basically a team now. Against the people you think I’m talking about.
Anyway that’s enough examples but you can see things like “who said it couldn’t be done” it vague so the customer can fill it in themselves with whoever they want. You can see things like “biden had more than 10 “forms or whatever”” woah I didn’t say ten. I said maybe ten and I think probably, but I also said I didn’t know. It was an opinion not a lie"
Even “Hussain” Obama. The name has negative appeal but it’s just a name not a political stance hell he didn’t even pick it himself. But you dont trust that name so I’m going to make sure you keep hearing it.
Sleezy sleazy sales tactics. And with age he’s gotten worse. I mean he was always a bad person but with age he’s getting worse at the “art” if you will.