hir wrote:When it comes to buying a new car "the punter's wife" can be a big sales lever for the salesman. They want the wife to touch the car, get in the car, fall in love with the car, and woe betide the husband/partner who disappoints his wife by not buying the car of her dreams, the car which will set her apart from all her friends, the car that will be announced on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.
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He was simply programmed to get both of us to the showroom where I would not be allowed to walk away from the negotiations leaving my wife devastated with disappointment because I was too mean to pay the showroom price. Needless to say he eventually relented and my wife got the car of her dreams at a price (12% discount) we were prepared to pay.
Interesting. My wife has to be dragged kicking and screaming to car showrooms so that I can be sure she won't hate any new car enough to refuse to drive it. As for the idea of her ever posting about cars on any social media site ...
(and she will be the person pointing out any potential cost savings, too).