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- From: miller@ghost.rtp.dg.com (Mark T. Miller)
- Subject: Re: Video Only warranty
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.012704.23133@dg-rtp.dg.com>
- Sender: nadmroot@dg-rtp.dg.com (nadm root login)
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 01:27:04 GMT
- References: <Byt4qt.Br7@hatch.socal.com> <44011@zygot.ati.com> <1992Dec8.144044.1765@itsmail1.hamilton.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec8.144044.1765@itsmail1.hamilton.edu> jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy) writes:
- >I quite agree. As an added tactic, I look worried and say something
- >along the lines of "Gee, I didn't think these things [whatever they are]
- >were that fragile/poorly made...maybe I should wait." The sales droid
- >typically switches into backtracking mode. Or, at Sears, I argue: "If I
- >[...]
-
- YES! This was my favorite method at Sears 10+ years ago when
- I started buying appliances. Back then you would not believe
- the *totally* awed look on the Sears-droids faces. (maybe that's
- actually why I bought so much from Sears - just to drop the bomb
- during the extended warranty pitch. . .)
-
- Perhaps they've had training by now. . .
-
- Mark M.
-
- Mark T. Miller miller@dg-rtp.dg.com
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