I think we can all agree on the basic construct of a sale. There are two parties.
Guy 1 possesses cash.Actually, this is where my comprehension breaks down. I would think that Guy 2's goal is to exchange his product for cash. I'm finding this not to be the case. Guy 2 seems far more interested in humping Guy 1's leg until it bleeds, wasting Guy 1's time with inane blather and economic-profiling questions, and, god help me, issuing the conditions under which he will accept Guy 1's cash.
Guy 2 possesses a product.
Guy 1 wishes to exchange cash for that product.
Guy 2 wishes...
Last month, I employed four contractors to remediate my mold problem:
- the diagnosis guy, who mailed me a bill and has been paid for a month
- the demo guy, who mailed me a bill and has been paid for three weeks
- the drywall guy, who mailed me a bill and has been paid for two weeks
- the window guy, who I had to ask to mail me a bill
I found this request incredibly easy to ignore, figuring he would eventually mail me the $2000 bill. Then he emailed, asking when he could come over. Then he called again, saying he was "getting concerned" about my lack of response to him inviting himself over. Then I called him and eviscerated him for wasting my scant free time. Now he says he's mailing me the freaking piece of paper, like I originally asked and like any other business would have a month ago. I am certain he thinks me an asshole.
We have crossed into some bizarre plane of existence where people actually manage to think "Yeah, I'll take your money. But only if you do a few things for me first. Quid pro quo."
Tomorrow: Sales 090