Salesman are the worst people on the face of the Earth.

Answer a simple question. It's not that hard.

I download a trial version of a piece of software and I was contacted about how much I liked it and would I like to talk further with a rude followup email that basically said "Hey, answer my emails or I assume you have no interest and let me know if I still should track this". I responded that I was interested on one specific part of the software and what the pricing would be for that one specific part.

The response was to ask to schedule a conference call to discuss my needs and if the fit was a good one with no mention of pricing. Hey idiot, I used your software and wanted to buy it! Of course it's a fit! This could have been the easiest sale you've made all year. Instead, I'll go to a place where I don't have to deal with a salesman trying to sell me a whole bunch of garbage I'll never use.

I understand it's probably effective, but it seems like almost all salesman are more hassle than they are worth.

Answer a simple question. It's not that hard.

I download a trial version of a piece of software and I was contacted about how much I liked it and would I like to talk further with a rude followup email that basically said "Hey, answer my emails or I assume you have no interest and let me know if I still should track this". I responded that I was interested on one specific part of the software and what the pricing would be for that one specific part.

The response was to ask to schedule a conference call to discuss my needs and if the fit was a good one with no mention of pricing. Hey idiot, I used your software and wanted to buy it! Of course it's a fit! This could have been the easiest sale you've made all year. Instead, I'll go to a place where I don't have to deal with a salesman trying to sell me a whole bunch of garbage I'll never use.

I understand it's probably effective, but it seems like almost all salesman are more hassle than they are worth.

I've never been a fan of giving pricing in an email like that without discussing first. You could be trying to pull information for competitive reasons (especially if the pricing isn't listed in any format on the website).

My last job I was advised to never give pricing via email, and only under NDA. Also had to go through a formal process to get a proposal approved prior to sending out. Could have been that. He could have also wanted to talk about getting you a discount... which is another thing he wouldn't put in writing in an email.

I obviously don't know the specifics, but it may be that the single part of the software you want also isn't sold individually, although if it's actually separate it's illegal to only sell in a package. Again, specifics there matter, but just throwing that out there.

I think he wants to sell the whole thing to me. If it's not sold individually, he should just tell me. There are a lot of other competitors out there that offer it individually.

Isn't scorehead a salesman?

Everyone is a salesman.

Everyone is a salesman.

I get what you're saying. But if I am a salesmen and it's only sold in the package, I'm not telling you that over email. Chances are you aren't buying the entire package, so I'd rather have the chance to try to talk to you.



But all in all, you're probably right. He's probably just trying to sell you more.

Attending a time share presentation with high pressure sales tactics just to get a free vacation & food is silly in my opinion. I'll never do it.

It wasn't a free vacation. We were already there. They made it worth our while to do it though.

Sounds more like the title of this thread should be, "IT people in general"

Sounds more like the title of this thread should be, "IT people in general"

But still. The free stuff is never worth having to deal with these scumbags, is it? No thanks.

But still. The free stuff is never worth having to deal with these scumbags, is it? No thanks.

Salesman are the worst people on the face of the Earth.

I doubt we do it again, but it basically paid for our entertainment all day and we got two free meals out of it. We immediately went out and enjoyed the day afterwards too.

Attending a time share presentation with high pressure sales tactics just to get a free vacation & food is silly in my opinion. I'll never do it.