Monday, March 13, 2006
Finally done with IT Show 2006. Had a fun time attending to some customers, others not so, some others are simply a waste of our precious Goddamn oxygen.
Customer: Can you give me the best price?Me: This IS the best price.Customer: *smiles, laughs and asks again*Which part of "This IS the best price" do you not understand? Do we have to like re-educate you on the basics of logic? Would you open a shop, and sell stuff(let's say, iPods) at lower than cost price? If you do, please don't call me to be your business partner, but I'll be more than happy to be your customer. Really. =D
Another thing at really irritates is that we are merely part time staff.
"No, we can't lower prices more.""No, we can't go any lower.""No, we can't give any more free gifts.""No, when you pay by installments we cannot give more free gifts."Basically, whatever you say(margin very narrow, no more commission, price already very low, etc) doesn't mean fuck to some people. They just keep asking for 'the best price', the 'what can you throw in for me', 'the other side offerring better deal leh', the 'cheaper a bit la' and the worst, 'cheaper a bit and give me more free gift'.
SOME people only. I don't want no
idiot people spamming my tagboard going on about how I don't know how to do business and shit.
As if that's not enough, there's more!(Wa, like free gift right?) Contending with this people, the fact that people are stealing other people's commission. Commission is good, I agree. But it brings out the worst as well as the best in people. In a commission based environment, you can really see the claws/knives/pen come out into play. But in any case, I think this motto holds true(for commission la)
"Don't do unto others what you wouldn't like to be done to yourself."Cause if you do, your sales will suffer. Period. A little something called
Karma.
Posted by melvin at 1:29 AM