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Absolem0918
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sell a product you have no pride in?
#18853788 - 09/17/13 02:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i work for a company doing door to door sales selling a product that is not a scam and is very well known. the problem is that the company is new to the area and long story short they do not have their shit straight. the product is not worth the money. not even close. it has so many problems with it, i dont want to get too much into it.
anyway i have no pride what-so-ever in selling this product. i dont believe in it. and its effecting my sales. i cant sell it.
anyone else ever been in this situation? i want a new job but fuck this one has so much potential if they get their shit straight. question is will i be able to survive until then?
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18853895 - 09/17/13 02:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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What's the product?
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18853896 - 09/17/13 02:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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maybe start looking for a second job in the meantime like duhh
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Absolem0918
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Sheekle]
#18853936 - 09/17/13 03:01 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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electronics. sorry i dont want to get too much into that.
and i have 2 backup jobs already applied and waiting for me to make a decision. they dont pay as much but they are a stable company at least.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18853942 - 09/17/13 03:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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your signature rules
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Sheekle]
#18853961 - 09/17/13 03:05 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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A salesman that doesn't believe in the product he's selling can a will have a very bad impact on the company. As much of an impact as a great salesman selling a great product.
You should leave giving that reason. Your boss will understand and still give you a good reference.
Don't hurt the company by staying with it.
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Absolem0918
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Patlal]
#18853986 - 09/17/13 03:10 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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thanks for the good response, and your right. except one thing, my boss says "sell on quality". see we used to sell on low price, and now on quality. problem is, there is no quality. its not worth the money. it is his job to act like everything is ok, i guess as kind of a motivator for us. i know he knows how fucked we are, he wont admit it though.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18854006 - 09/17/13 03:15 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Lol, do you sell Bose productions?
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Absolem0918
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18854019 - 09/17/13 03:18 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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bose? like the guitar pedals and shit? fuck i wish. THATS a product i would have fun selling.
edit: just looked up bose. they sell alot of dif stuff. i had a bose distortion pedal and it was awesome, i would sell guitar stuff all day. but idk bout that other stuff.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18854037 - 09/17/13 03:22 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Absolem0918 said: bose? like the guitar pedals and shit? fuck i wish. THATS a product i would have fun selling.
No, like the stereo equipment. It is a massively overpriced inferior product that gets by solely on brand image alone. And they protect it fiercely.
They get retailers to have separate Bose rooms so you cant compare them to quality speakers that sound better at the same or cheaper.
Don't think they even post their products full audio stats they are so bad.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Absolem0918]
#18854043 - 09/17/13 03:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you can't sell it in good conscience then don't. How long do you think it would take for them to get their shit together though? Are we talking a month, a quarter, a year?
There are always other sales jobs and many will see your cold calling experience as highly desirable. Either way you and everyone you work with and sell to will all be happier if you find a good product to sell.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18854048 - 09/17/13 03:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't think bose is inferior as much as its a giant fucking rip off. Its not high end though, that's for sure.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18854086 - 09/17/13 03:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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EdibleStereos said:
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Absolem0918 said: bose? like the guitar pedals and shit? fuck i wish. THATS a product i would have fun selling.
No, like the stereo equipment. It is a massively overpriced inferior product that gets by solely on brand image alone. And they protect it fiercely.
They get retailers to have separate Bose rooms so you cant compare them to quality speakers that sound better at the same or cheaper.
Don't think they even post their products full audio stats they are so bad.
oh shit. you know now that you got me thinking about it, that pedal i had sounded great, but it ended up breaking and i could never figure out why.
it could take a few months to get their shit straight. a big problem right now is they have somewhat equal pricing nationwide. they dont take economy differences into consideration when pricing products. like something in kentucky (decent economy) is roughly the same price as something in new york (holy shit expensive place to live). so im sure they are selling this shit like crazy in NY but here we are the most expensive brand. and we are having alot of customer complaints from all different departments because they dont have their shit straight yet in this area. (billing errors, product malfunctions, ect)
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VivaLaMushie
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: fapjack]
#18854092 - 09/17/13 03:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I cant sell shit to people. Id never be a good saleswoman.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: VivaLaMushie]
#18854100 - 09/17/13 03:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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these guys can sell shit to people
http://www.onlinemanure.co.uk/
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: VivaLaMushie]
#18854141 - 09/17/13 03:45 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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VivaLaMushie said: I cant sell shit to people. Id never be a good saleswoman.
That's cause you aren't selling yourself...
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: VivaLaMushie]
#18854151 - 09/17/13 03:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah I think I would hate sales. Selling computers or something might be alright though.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: fapjack]
#18854164 - 09/17/13 03:49 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I used to work at a PacSun where half of the job was pushing clothes on people. I never did this and only helped people find things they wanted and then did drugs at work and made great friends with the co-workers.
I got the worst corporation rating an employee can receive but I had a lot of fun and hung with cool people.
If it is door to door then you are doing what I did but ONLY are pushing the product on people. I personally would walk the fuck out.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Snotfish]
#18854177 - 09/17/13 03:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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PacSun was awesome 10 years ago, all the clothes in there now are all crop tops and shit for hippies.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: VivaLaMushie]
#18854265 - 09/17/13 04:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Pacsun does not have anything for hippies, and its as gay now as it was 10 years ago. I used to shop there when I was younger, it didn't change I did.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: fapjack]
#18854320 - 09/17/13 04:28 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I bet OP sells vacuums, there are lots of those door to door vacuum salesmen. I had a buddy who once did it and said it was hard selling vacuums priced at like a grand or something ridiculous. I once let one of those fucks in my house cuz they said they each got $20 for getting in the door so I just wanted to help. Part of his sales pitch was eventually telling me that was a lie and after that I couldn't trust him and asked them to leave. I kept telling them I was in my early 20's and couldn't afford their expensive fuckin Kirby anyway. The vacuum was impressive tho and did just about everything but suck my dick....well I guess it could have 
Damn thing had a head massage part though
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: thizzlemaniac]
#18854328 - 09/17/13 04:30 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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What? A head massage attachment?
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: fee]
#18854507 - 09/17/13 05:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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fee said: What's the product?
Kirby vacs? 
OP, I sold banking services people didn't need for over two year to put myself through college. It sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Mush4Brains]
#18854540 - 09/17/13 05:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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how do u make commission when everybody tells u to get lost?
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: s240779]
#18854733 - 09/17/13 06:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i work for a company that i don't really "believe" in either, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. the service that i make a paycheck off of is nothing more than a luxury that rich people buy...it's essentially pointless for ANYONE to waste their money on it, but hey, what can you do?
i've found that when it comes to working, you just gotta remove the whole "do i believe in this?" thing from the picture and just do it. businesses are businesses, and most of them are corrupt, shady-ass establishments. that's just the nature of the capitalist system...whoever can sell the most product at the most profitable cost "wins."
it's not your fault that's what our ancestors decided upon for an economic system. unless you can find something you DO believe in (not easy!) you just gotta man up for now. even if you don't believe in the product you can still convince yourself that you are working for TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE as opposed to the greedy, "dominate and conquer" agenda of the company. that works for me at least.
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: Mush4Brains]
#18854756 - 09/17/13 06:18 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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fee said: What's the product?
Kirby vacs? 
Like vacuums shaped like Kirby or something? Those would be a novelty item I'd buy one and feel proud selling them
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Re: sell a product you have no pride in? [Re: resonant111]
#18854782 - 09/17/13 06:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I had a bakery job at safeway and eventually left because I couldn't stand throwing out 5+ 64gal trashcans worth of day old food every morning when there 2 food pantries within 3 miles of the store. If you don't believe in the job just look elsewhere lol
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