Cant remember how many times I have done this now but it is amusing so every now and again if I have a spare minute and am passing a Phones 4 U outlet I will take a gander in. You are guaranteed every time that a sales representative will jump you literally 5 seconds after you have entered the building so this is when the fun begins.
I always make up a story beforehand as to why I am in the shop, looking for a phone for relative etc and then go from there. They ask "So what phone do you use?" More than likely I have my iPhone out switching some tunes or grabbing my emails and texts. I say iPhone obviously then the killer question: "Do you want to change your phone today" I say hell no my iPhone is brilliant then tell them what I am actually there for. Telling them that I am there for someone else never ever ever registers...
Then the conversation continues about what new phone I should get. Okay.... The guy today said firstly "We have a range of great phones, what can your iPhone do that they cant" This is where we really get the teeth in:
So he then moves to the second question they all ask after this guy initially tells me that he went to the iPhone launch. So how much did that set you back (he obviously knows) say to him 269, nothing really (was a bit but had to say that) he replies I would rather buy a pair of shoes, whatever floats your boat then.... fair enough.
Well it goes on and on every turn I just keep shooting him down, ended up as it usually does, complete and utter floor washing. I then say to him well thank you for slating my phone. He replies kindly no Im not slating it really. Yes you are, well trying to... and failing.
Now the whole point really boils down to this, I may have bought a phone from this guy, but these people want to be rude, uniformed and downright offensive just to get a sale, there doesn't seem to be any reasoning with them until they realise they have been spouting a pile of crap and just sit there speechless.
Well I had another great time playing with these people, its wrong, I will probably go to hell for it but I find it bloody great fun!!!!
I always make up a story beforehand as to why I am in the shop, looking for a phone for relative etc and then go from there. They ask "So what phone do you use?" More than likely I have my iPhone out switching some tunes or grabbing my emails and texts. I say iPhone obviously then the killer question: "Do you want to change your phone today" I say hell no my iPhone is brilliant then tell them what I am actually there for. Telling them that I am there for someone else never ever ever registers...
Then the conversation continues about what new phone I should get. Okay.... The guy today said firstly "We have a range of great phones, what can your iPhone do that they cant" This is where we really get the teeth in:
- iPod = Well all of our handsets have music players, yea but they are rubbish, no they are ok, fine then aye right
- Safari Browser = Our phones can go on the internet, like this (shows him safari, well.......
- Camera = Aww the iPhone camera is really rubbish on my phone at the moment I have like seven billion pixels to take drunken pictures of my mates when we are out, information I dont want to know
- Email = Yea they have email, like this I dont think so, just ignores me
- Youtube = You can put youtube on some of them, really thats nice to know I would rather it was there now
So he then moves to the second question they all ask after this guy initially tells me that he went to the iPhone launch. So how much did that set you back (he obviously knows) say to him 269, nothing really (was a bit but had to say that) he replies I would rather buy a pair of shoes, whatever floats your boat then.... fair enough.
Well it goes on and on every turn I just keep shooting him down, ended up as it usually does, complete and utter floor washing. I then say to him well thank you for slating my phone. He replies kindly no Im not slating it really. Yes you are, well trying to... and failing.
Now the whole point really boils down to this, I may have bought a phone from this guy, but these people want to be rude, uniformed and downright offensive just to get a sale, there doesn't seem to be any reasoning with them until they realise they have been spouting a pile of crap and just sit there speechless.
Well I had another great time playing with these people, its wrong, I will probably go to hell for it but I find it bloody great fun!!!!
and we do actually cater the needs to what the customer wants