Originally Posted by
erpdat
There's a local bike shop by my house I go to once in a while. I've bought my fair share of product there.
Anyhow, I go in the other day, asking if they wouldn't mind doing my measurements. I explained I was going to buy a track frame online. Instantly, the sales guy snapped on me.
He said something along the likes of, "You come in to my bike shop, asking me to fit you for a bike you're buying from someone else!?"
I reply, "Yeah, I'm not going to beat around the bush and lie to you."
The guy would not help me after this. He told me to ask the company I am buying from.
Long story short, sometimes asking to get fitted can cause some ****ing drama. With that ****ty attitude, its a wonder how they stay in business.
Anyone else had an experience like this? I was blown away.
I'm thinking that the OP was a joke because anyone with an ounce of sense knows that in order to stay in business, it's best to not give free services to any jerk who wants to purchase online and the info that you offered to pay for these services is just a lie. The little bit of money you spent in the last month just won't keep them afloat. Your the kind of customer that can take their business (or lack of it) elsewhere.
I'm in real estate sales and the first question I ask a prospective buyer on one of my listings is "who is your agent". When they tell me I always tell them to contact their agent and have them show the property. I am not going to waste my time showing property just to have them write an offer with someone else.
Gary