Car Shopping

Cousin Judy is in town today.  She’s seriously pondering getting a little Toyota Yaris like mine.  We’ve taken many a road trip in that little car, and they’ve all gone smooth as butter (except that one time we ran over a freshly killed deer going highway speed).

So, we went to the place where I’ve bought my last two Toyotas, because they’ll do anything to make a deal.  We had the test drive, then went to the little tables where they fawn over you and call you “Miss” Gayle and “Miss” Judy.  The man asked Judy, “How much do you want to pay a month?”  And armed with the knowledge of how much I pay a month for my similarly priced Yaris, she replied “$225.00.” He immediately nodded and agreeably said, "$250.00.”  Judy countered with a straight face, “$227.00”

The two salespeople we worked with tried every trick in the book.  They started high and ended low.  They made wild promises.  They were in turns insulting and fawning.  Did they truly think they could bully her into buying a car with such obvious tactics?

We left them guessing when or if we would return….. then went shoe shopping.  :-)