ollie989898
Member
You are being paid anyway, what odds does it make if you do get a tyre kicker in the place? I'd indulge them anyway.
Why don't dealers get back to you?!
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- Start date
You are being paid anyway, what odds does it make if you do get a tyre kicker in the place? I'd indulge them anyway.
There's your problem right there. Tell them you want to spend upwards of £60k next time. Won't leave you alone
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Farmers are just as bad if they change there mind or have bought from some ells most do not tell the dealer they have lost the deal
Try getting a price for ready mix concrete? yes easy enough from the small firm down the road that mixes it up all colours and strengths? been caught once on that, 5 pound a metre cheaper but they cut the cement amount?, so decided only to deal with the national firms, hard hard going? seems many have enough large companies they deal with and your job is just a nuicance?
- Location
- South Molton
We changed a machine last year after viewing 3 different new ones.
Son made the choice, I made him ring the 2 unsuccessful dealers as well as the successful one. They were both extremely appreciative of the call.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Been looking at changing our baler, saw two advertised with dealers localish (one I've dealt with before) but not much info in the advert, so fired off an email to both asking a few questions. Didn't call because it wasn't urgent and I felt they wouldn't have the answers to hand and would need to get back to me any way. Must have been two months ago and still not heard back from either. My view is if that's how they treat customers looking to spend a few thousand on a machine, what would they be like if you wanted a (hopefully cheaper) part?
- Location
- Devon
Whether they were deliberately slow because it was my local independent on the job I don't know but that certainly isn't an excuse.
It was chased up after a week and again after the second week.
Greythundercloudys
Member
I bought a tractor of barclay up in Perth, a secondhand one and Steven was on the phone to me in an hr after l left him a message, but other l have messaged haven't bothered to get back, maybe they think it's not a serious inquiry. There lose.
Sounds familiar, happened to me on numerous occasions, the last time we had this conversation on here, a dealer came on and informed us all that he could tell if it was a waste of time, sixth sense ? but I do wonder how some survive, and what's all this crap about not replying to a text, maybe don't wish to put anything in writing?
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
- Location
- Cirencester
It's not just mech salesmen or dealers, I find solicitors and some accountants exactly the same. I changed accountants and the new ones are faultless (saved myself 70%/yr too)
I have never had an issue buying mech, i guess just lucky. But then I dont tend to muck salesmen about with countless demos etc unless I am actually going to buy something.
Find it the same with grain traders too, some are excellent, some dire, my business goes to the former even if it's a pound or two off. The personal touch goes a long way.
I would add that in this day and age with smartphones, there is no excuse. We're all busy but it takes 2 minutes to phone or e-mail a reply. It's just rude
I have never had an issue buying mech, i guess just lucky. But then I dont tend to muck salesmen about with countless demos etc unless I am actually going to buy something.
Find it the same with grain traders too, some are excellent, some dire, my business goes to the former even if it's a pound or two off. The personal touch goes a long way.
I would add that in this day and age with smartphones, there is no excuse. We're all busy but it takes 2 minutes to phone or e-mail a reply. It's just rude
- Location
- Summer set
Best I’ve found so far for pricing is Winston Pincombe (Ifor Williams)
You ring him for a price, he does the workings there and then, you can hear him scribbling sums in his book.
Proper job
You ring him for a price, he does the workings there and then, you can hear him scribbling sums in his book.
Proper job
ollie989898
Member
I used text messages with clients a lot. They take seconds to read and are a great way of communicating something that isn't vital or complicated.
- Location
- South Molton
Largest stocking dealer of Ifor in the UK I understand.
reminds me of a story.
So, i provide a service in the railway and i have competitors, so I have to sell my companys services.
We have a major client who only uses our services.
One of his clients (the amchine owner) was trying to get him to use our competitor. This annoyed me but there we go.
One day, the end user rings me up for a favour (I know him well enough) so i asked him why he was stirring things up. his response was to "mix it all up a bit and keep us on our toes" to which my reply was thats fine, but that favour you wanted, will now cost you £500.
not really relevant here, but it still makes me smile, especially when i tell the story to people who know him. guys a clown.
- Location
- Summer set
Johnnyboxer
Member
- Location
- Yorkshire
Dealers?
I am in the process of buying a new motorcycle
The Yamaha dealer has been excellent
Handled the enquiry promptly-made a very fair deal and bought my p/ex after just emailed pics
Order emailed through in 10 mins, last Friday night at 6pm
Asked to speak to salesman late this afternoon and he was busy, left a message & he called back within 10 mins and dealt with my request
Must just be farm machinery dealers ???
- Location
- The North
Ha ha i think its just machinery dealers,
i still cant get over walking around Robsons yard looking at machines found a mf6480 looking at it for ages (saw us looking at it sitting in it starting it etc) then went to see him to be told it was sold.. went to look at a similar sized class, no clutch at all 'yea thats been stood a while'
My dad was like a dog with 2 dicks that day he could have sold him owt but they lost any sale as the guy in the yard was just not 'on it'
obviously making so much money they dont even need customers
yet another reason why i like to buy from sales, yet get what you see that day there and then no messing around and you bid what you think its worth...
i still cant get over walking around Robsons yard looking at machines found a mf6480 looking at it for ages (saw us looking at it sitting in it starting it etc) then went to see him to be told it was sold.. went to look at a similar sized class, no clutch at all 'yea thats been stood a while'
My dad was like a dog with 2 dicks that day he could have sold him owt but they lost any sale as the guy in the yard was just not 'on it'
obviously making so much money they dont even need customers
yet another reason why i like to buy from sales, yet get what you see that day there and then no messing around and you bid what you think its worth...
- Location
- Yorkshire
I had that, asked about a machine gave me a price I left to think about it over weekend went back beginning of next week he said it was sold. I said nevermind and was going to leave when he said he might be able to get another, I said it would have to be here by Friday ready to go. Turns out he sent their wagon to Dumfries for one and had it ready for late Friday salesman even stayed after hours with me and mechanic. All for same price as the one he had in stock the week before
ACEngineering
Member
- Location
- Oxon
I'm afraid recently in the past 3 or 4 months i have been guilty of missing loads of calls, messages etc This is quite simply down to being too busy to take every call! and there were several days were i had so many missed calls and messages to deal with i didnt even know were to start! i trawled though a lot of them as soon as i could but i know full well i didnt follow them all up as many just got lost in the phone as they got bumped down the list as new calls and messages come in.