kb0thn
Stainless
- Joined
- May 15, 2008
- Location
- Winona, MN, USA
Rant!
I never understand the vindicative sales rep. Today I got a call from a sales rep of a company I've never done business with. I listened to her last time and it wasted my time. This time I recognized her on caller ID, so I picked up, listened to her introduction, and said "Sorry, we don't have any needs right now. Thanks, Bye.". And what do you know, I now have an angry e-mail from her in my inbox. Check this out:
> I just tried calling and you said you have no needs and hung up. I
> wasn’t calling to sell you anything. Sometimes others just like to check
> in to see how business is doing with the weather. I wasn’t sure if you
> were able to commute in today since some of my other Minnesota companies
> were closed today.
Yeah right.
I've had this problem and far worse before. Here are just a few examples since 2006 that come to my mind:
a) I've had sales reps threaten me physical violence when I have declined their product and asked them not to call me again.
b) I had one that said my main supplier was a customer of his and he would go to them and have them shut me down. How would the office furniture salesman go to the billion dollar electronics components distributor and convince them not to sell me $100k of electronics components per year?
c) I've even had one that called me over 100 times in one day. An actual guy. Tied up both of our phone lines and kept me and my phone support guy busy all day trying to keep the phone lines open. How could he possibly think that I would buy penny stocks from him after that?
d) I had my (former) insurance agent walk into my office while I was meeting with an important customer. Literally pushed my secretary away and walked into my meeting and tried to get me to sign a contract for dental insurance. I stood up and told him to get the fuck out of my office. And he proceeded to start swearing right back at me. I actually had to call the police on him. When I called the insurance agents boss, the boss started yelling at me for swearing at his employee.
e) Had one almost slam my dogs head in the door. Intentionally. Said he didn't like dogs. He is damn lucky that my dog is friendly and my .45ACP was out of reach.
f) Had a business bureau representative come in and ask for the owner of the business that used to be in this building. I said he was out of business and gone and the guy wouldn't take that for answer. Started getting mad and yelling. I actually had to push him out of the building. He came back in and I picked up a piece of 1-1/2" schedule 40 pipe and explained to him how things were going to go if he didn't leave.
What is with this people?!?
-Jim
I never understand the vindicative sales rep. Today I got a call from a sales rep of a company I've never done business with. I listened to her last time and it wasted my time. This time I recognized her on caller ID, so I picked up, listened to her introduction, and said "Sorry, we don't have any needs right now. Thanks, Bye.". And what do you know, I now have an angry e-mail from her in my inbox. Check this out:
> I just tried calling and you said you have no needs and hung up. I
> wasn’t calling to sell you anything. Sometimes others just like to check
> in to see how business is doing with the weather. I wasn’t sure if you
> were able to commute in today since some of my other Minnesota companies
> were closed today.
Yeah right.
I've had this problem and far worse before. Here are just a few examples since 2006 that come to my mind:
a) I've had sales reps threaten me physical violence when I have declined their product and asked them not to call me again.
b) I had one that said my main supplier was a customer of his and he would go to them and have them shut me down. How would the office furniture salesman go to the billion dollar electronics components distributor and convince them not to sell me $100k of electronics components per year?
c) I've even had one that called me over 100 times in one day. An actual guy. Tied up both of our phone lines and kept me and my phone support guy busy all day trying to keep the phone lines open. How could he possibly think that I would buy penny stocks from him after that?
d) I had my (former) insurance agent walk into my office while I was meeting with an important customer. Literally pushed my secretary away and walked into my meeting and tried to get me to sign a contract for dental insurance. I stood up and told him to get the fuck out of my office. And he proceeded to start swearing right back at me. I actually had to call the police on him. When I called the insurance agents boss, the boss started yelling at me for swearing at his employee.
e) Had one almost slam my dogs head in the door. Intentionally. Said he didn't like dogs. He is damn lucky that my dog is friendly and my .45ACP was out of reach.
f) Had a business bureau representative come in and ask for the owner of the business that used to be in this building. I said he was out of business and gone and the guy wouldn't take that for answer. Started getting mad and yelling. I actually had to push him out of the building. He came back in and I picked up a piece of 1-1/2" schedule 40 pipe and explained to him how things were going to go if he didn't leave.
What is with this people?!?
-Jim
When I get a call and the person asks for me by my full name, or asks for the "person who makes financial decisions" I say abruptly, "yes, what are you selling?" Then as soon as they start on their sales pitch I light into them for wasting my time. I am certain after the abuse these people get from me and other people like me, they probably take it out on the next guy if he isn't at least as mean as me. I would like to think I am responsible for at least a handful of suicides among such people, or at least making them alcoholics.
If I want to buy something, I will find a source, and if I haven't heard of your company before you called, IT WON'T BE YOU!.
