Once upon a time of mine, long ago and at the west end of this country....
I was in the market for a new Toyota p/u.... Living in Oakland at the time, I visited a local dealer and got what I felt was a reasonable ask, but wanted to push the point and see if I could improve on a deal.
Visited a different dealer or three, who all came up with a number that was generally higher, the last claiming in it's ads they'd beat any other dealers' price.
When I mentioned the price quoted at my local dealer, he sniffed
"Those n*****s will do that just to make a sale and screw you over anyway.."
I excused self to visit the restroom shortly, and sought the sales manager, and repeated the comment...."You ought to have fired that assh*le yesterday".. and left.
Yes, the local salesman was black, stayed on the quote, and the Toy was a 'runner' for our 10-ish years, sold to a buddy who, last seen, was still driving it.
Some salesfolk of the time should have been riding the trash trucks of the time on the back of it.
What I hope for in sales personnel is rationality and couth...If I dare 'waste one's time' it's to pay attention to the attitude of the F2F encounter v. the entity I've encountered....
Since then, I describe self as 'beige', not white....to the point of adding it on a form.
To quote Frank: "I'm not black, but sometimes I wish I wasn't white...."
The truly white have to wear protection from the sun....and the condition is exhibited in all races....
Any audio sales shmuck that would imply that I ought to dump my happy collection of audio odd would and will get the same rough route from me.
Life is short enough as it is...and I'm closing in on the stub of it.
....and "heaven is in your mind..."
Know yours. 👍 Good luck, J
