Karen Vs Car Sales

So, women spoke up and then there birthed the hush money, the memes, the shame on women who complain too much, speak up too much, maybe have too much time on their hands or white privilege? Is it women who have a voice or women who need to be quiet and let the men do the yelling? 6th grade name-calling blocks the rest of the class from obtaining supervisory assistance. No one needs to be complaining in the free market when consumers need people we can trust. And, there’s one man who serves that purpose. He is the one, the only, the car sales manager.

Let’s look at the 1950’s car sales tactics that cause severe pain in my ass and yours, the manager. The manager is looking for cars that are just for you. The manager said it may be sold so you’ll have to hurry. This car won’t last! They have to ask the manager for the price. The manager said they can’t do this or that or the manager wants to know this or that from you. I want to ask the sales reps, “What is your job, then if they don’t let you do anything?!” I’ve been searching for cars for months and in this nightmare of sales representatives who can’t sneeze without the manager, consumers wade in lies by the sales people about the cars they do have on the lot that are right for you, anyway. It doesn’t matter what you want, they want to sell you what they have and shopping becomes waiting for the manager all day long. I am so fed up, I feel like talking to the manager.

Where are you in this? Do you ever peek behind the curtain at Oz? You don’t meet a manager until you buy the damn car! You never see empowered car sales people. I’m so sick of hearing that the manager said they really didn’t make a profit off the car you want so they can’t lower the price. These cars are in demand, you know. Well, the miles are really low for this brand. Obviously, the CarFax would not lie. It’s normal to replace a condenser, radiator, front panels, and fender all at the same time. The manager probably taught her that lie. I don’t even know how to find a car sales person or manager who lie and try to sell you what you don’t want. Or, threaten you if you don’t want it. Well, you’ll need to settle for higher mileage then…so tired of the threats.

If I visit another dealer who gives me this runaround, I am asking for the manager. I am not standing there for hours to look at a car that I don’t want in the first place. I treat people well and I still can’t figure out name-calling because it dehumanizes people. But, what is the name for people who feed consumers half-truths in a weird, twilight zone atmosphere of the car dealership? Their old school sales plans, pay structure, hours long processes just seem so disappointing. I can see that Don Draperesque manager back there in the office sipping bourbon, cigarette in the free hand, “Come on baby, I got the perfect thing for ya,” a car that’s been flooded, wrecked and worn out. “Take a seat,” he says. You’ll be there a long, long time just to find a fair price on a car. Oh, and don’t come back and complain about it later. You’ll look like a Karen.