Official Socal chat thread (#1)

Ray · 08-13-2007, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

they have a WANTED poster in tustin infiniti with my picture in it btw.

reason: thanks giving night i went in, test drove a white G35, base no options. i negotiated from like 7:30 till 11. The sales person was so frustrated that i was getting a deal better than his own. He finally said okay here's the car, take it.

and then i started filling the application, and all of a sudden i go "im leaving, good night" and i left. the look on his face man!! he wanted to kick my ass dude.
after like 4 hours of negotiating i walk away. i told him to give me space and let me think but he had to pull his sales person bullshit on me. he wouldnt give me space, so i didnt feel good about it. i walked away

A picture of him before you left would have really been the icing on the cake.

You should go back to see if he went in to depression.

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 01:05 AM

he doesnt work there any more. they hired a bunch of youngsters there. i hate when sales people do not give you space to think. i think this is why i ordered with my current bmw sales person even before i discussed numbers. he gives you as many days as you want to shop around and he's always welcoming.

Ray · 08-13-2007, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

he doesnt work there any more. they hired a bunch of youngsters there. i hate when sales people do not give you space to think. i think this is why i ordered with my current bmw sales person even before i discussed numbers. he gives you as many days as you want to shop around and he's always welcoming.

I hear ya. High pressure sales people suck.

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 02:01 AM

the thing is i warned him. i said i need until tomorrow to decide. i wasnt lying. i wanted to sleep on it. i said if you pressure me i wont give you the deal. he wouldnt believe me

jasonn · 08-13-2007, 03:06 AM

test drive?! im in.

Bluesummer · 08-13-2007, 03:27 AM

I cant imagine when some sellsperson faces a crowd that just come in ask for test drive LOL Are you seriously planning this mantis?

Shazmonkee · 08-13-2007, 04:00 AM

Yeah, i guess pressuring is a sales strategy? I dunno, some poeple get affected by the pressure easily, where they'll end up buying a car without even thinking about it cuz they let the sales rep do the thinking for them. And then there's mantis. haha :P Oh and people like him, haha. Yes.. random intrusion into a conversation. Im not even sure if i'm talking about the same thing asyou lol

snohman · 08-13-2007, 11:52 AM

good morning everybody

snohman · 08-13-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

Hi, finally home. Went to a friend's shindig and then K1 in Irvine. Then saw an old friend from out of state in town (his uncle lives down the street from me).

your friend's shindig, it wasn't at skylofts was it?

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 12:23 PM

good morning steve

snohman · 08-13-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

good morning steve

how goes it Nabil?

OC Guy · 08-13-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by snohman

your friend's shindig, it wasn't at skylofts was it?

Nah. Just a BBQ.

snohman · 08-13-2007, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

Nah. Just a BBQ.

haha
just wondering, I had a friend's bday shindig to go to on Saturday, but I had company over ...so i was thinking maybe it was the same

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by snohman

how goes it Nabil?

not bad. kinda slept in till 730. late.

i got like 30 more issues in my email to work on this week so i better be busy

snohman · 08-13-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

not bad. kinda slept in till 730. late.

i got like 30 more issues in my email to work on this week so i better be busy

it's ok...i take one day off...and have a stack of crap on my desk for me to look at

during my Euro Delivery, which was supposed to be a vacation, I had my stupid international cell ringing all the time. My wife got to hear first hand what a jackass my boss is and how hopelessly lost he is, over our bluetooth in the car

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by snohman

it's ok...i take one day off...and have a stack of crap on my desk for me to look at

during my Euro Delivery, which was supposed to be a vacation, I had my stupid international cell ringing all the time. My wife got to hear first hand what a jackass my boss is and how hopelessly lost he is, over our bluetooth in the car

haha that's always fun!! u should topple him and sit in his seat

snohman · 08-13-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

haha that's always fun!! u should topple him and sit in his seat

the only thing I want about his seat is his paycheck

don't wanna end up a jackass like him haha

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 01:08 PM

must you be a jackass to get his seat?

snohman · 08-13-2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

must you be a jackass to get his seat?

hahah
seems that way....
well i'm thoroughly convinced my boss is not a good business man...but whatever it's his company and he pays me a decent salary.

!Xoible · 08-13-2007, 02:06 PM

ditch him man. i've had 4 jobs since i graduated and they all have pretty nutty bosses. the current one is the only one that's crazy but he relates to the business pretty well.

i cant be under leadership i do not trust... u'll always be blamed for their shit

snohman · 08-13-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

ditch him man. i've had 4 jobs since i graduated and they all have pretty nutty bosses. the current one is the only one that's crazy but he relates to the business pretty well.

i cant be under leadership i do not trust... u'll always be blamed for their shit

I agree with you on the leadership. what's funny is listen to this....
my boss and his wife are avid fortune teller believers. they went to their fortune teller to see how they relate to the employees of the company.
they came back...and in a meeting...my boss started popping off on everybody, critizing EVERYTHING, whether it was their fault or not.
He got to me...and said something...and nobody was sticking up for themselves...so I decided to stick up for everybody. I basically told him..."if you don't like the way things are being done around here, fire me please"
"I do not need this job, but you act like it's God's gift to us...and like you're God himself..."

he became really quiet...started back tracking saying "That's not what I meant...blah blah blah " and sat there for a little bit.
His wife busted up laughing so hard almost fell out of her seat.
and she divulged the info from their meeting w/ the fortune teller.
she expressed each person's "fire" in a numerical way...saying everybody here has 1 or 2 "fires", but my boss has 3. So that's why he is able to control everybody in this office with relative ease. then she says BUT, there is one person who controls him...and i'm sure you can guess who that is....
steve has 5 "fires" so even the boss can't control him

My boss didn't like it, but he wasn't about to go against his fortune teller. so in essence...he doesn' t bother me too much

SpecialBlend · 08-13-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by snohman

I agree with you on the leadership. what's funny is listen to this....
my boss and his wife are avid fortune teller believers. they went to their fortune teller to see how they relate to the employees of the company.
they came back...and in a meeting...my boss started popping off on everybody, critizing EVERYTHING, whether it was their fault or not.
He got to me...and said something...and nobody was sticking up for themselves...so I decided to stick up for everybody. I basically told him..."if you don't like the way things are being done around here, fire me please"
"I do not need this job, but you act like it's God's gift to us...and like you're God himself..."

he became really quiet...started back tracking saying "That's not what I meant...blah blah blah " and sat there for a little bit.
His wife busted up laughing so hard almost fell out of her seat.
and she divulged the info from their meeting w/ the fortune teller.
she expressed each person's "fire" in a numerical way...saying everybody here has 1 or 2 "fires", but my boss has 3. So that's why he is able to control everybody in this office with relative ease. then she says BUT, there is one person who controls him...and i'm sure you can guess who that is....
steve has 5 "fires" so even the boss can't control him

My boss didn't like it, but he wasn't about to go against his fortune teller. so in essence...he doesn' t bother me too much

Sounds like they're both nutjobs..

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