Introduction!

This is my first ever post on a blog of any kind.  The premise of this blog is to help average consumers (as most of us are) avoid the pitfalls of salespeople and their tactics alike.

I am an employee of a certain multi-national car rental company.  My job is to get people to spend astounding amounts of money on things and intangible items that they do not need.  I am also good at getting people to open their wallets and pour out the contents for a rental car and its "necessary" ancillary products.  Keep in mind that my customers do not even get to own any products that they purchase.  All the products I sell are either one-time use or under temporary ownership for the time of that rental.  I pull in thousands of dollars in revenue each month for this company, and the only reason I care is for the bonus check at the end of the month.

When it comes to sales it's you or me.  If I don't keep my sales up, I get canned.  This makes me, and many other commissioned salespeople, not the least bit compassionate for the people or problems that come through the door.

As a salesperson, we are pumped full of ways to get you to say yes.  It is ingrained in us from day one.  A magician never shows you how it's done, and a salesman will never tell you how he screwed you.  It is our job to make you feel good about buying crap you don't need.  I want to help you avoid the trouble and have the upper-hand in a high pressure situation.