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Old 11-11-09 | 06:05 PM
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woodduck
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From: flatlands

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Originally Posted by carlfreddy
Example: We have a customer who comes in on a regular basis with his bike he bought online. He knew what he wanted and had a bottomline that we just couldn't meet. I understand that. But when you sit down and figure out all the ancillary services he's needed over the last year (that would've been no cost to him had he stretched his initial budget and bought a bike from us) he's spent quite a penny. I guess I shouldn't really care since its more service dollars in our door, but in his quest to find the "best deal" this customer has actually shot himself in the foot.
Maybe he just had a budget of say $1k for example and didn't want to go over it? maybe he made a deal with his wife to spend $x amount at puchase time. When he now factors in the service costs for the year etc, he might have still ended up with a better equiped bike at day one as he bought it on line?

I don't know, maybe he just f'd up and comes to you guys next time.
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