My husband and I went mattress shopping this past weekend. Boy, was that an experience!
We went into many different stores: mattress stores, department stores, outlets, etc. You name it, we were probably there. What I noticed in every store were the types of sales people we came across.
The one type of salesperson we met was a pushy one. This was the type we were dreading. As soon as we walked into the store, she was there. Instead of letting us look around, right away she started her sales pitch. First, we were to lie down on this bed that was hooked up to the computer and the computer was going to tell us what sort of bed we needed. Now, no way is a computer going to tell me what kind of bed is best for me. I will choose one that I like and feels best for me. Next, using the computer data, she showed us the mattresses that fit the computer's description. Of course, we were shown first the high priced mattresses. Sorry, not in the budget for top of the line. Next, we were shown the mid range(?) mattresses. Did we like them? Sure, they felt good, but, please, they are out of our budget.
She then informed us that we can get 0% financing for 1 year on the mattress of our choice. We just told her we'd think about it, thanked her and left. We did not want to pay a fortune for a mattress, financing or no financing.
Another type of salesperson we met up with was one that was there only when we needed him. When we walked into the store, he greeted us and asked if we needed assistance. We politely informed him that we were just looking, at which point he replied that if we had any questions, he'll be happy to assist us. This is more the way we liked it. We checked out the different mattresses and came across a couple that were in our budget and we liked. We asked the salesperson a few questions, which he answered. Not only did he answer our questions, he also gave us some useful information about the mattresses, which helped in our decision.
Just like salespeople, there are many different types of real estate agents out there. Some are pushy, some do very little, some rude, and others will work in the interest of the buyer/seller and let them make the decisions. If I were a consumer, I would personally go with the agent that educated me, worked in my best interest and let me make the final decisions. It only make sense. Which type of agent would you feel comfortable with?
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Brigita,when I am in a store,I don't like the salesperson standing over me...of course you know they are when you are just browsing...but when you are buying...good luck finding one to help...LOL