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brokenben · 08-11-2003, 06:47 PM

anybody know where i can get one in sd? haha...

*radhaz* · 08-11-2003, 07:22 PM

brokenben · 08-11-2003, 07:26 PM

well any auto performance shops want an apprentice..?.. haha.. that cud be my "in" to the industry.. cuz i dont think my stock s13 is makin much waves..

240Dave · 08-11-2003, 07:28 PM

"any auto performance shops want an apprentice"

They just might...walk into one and ask. Tell em your willing to work hard for a very small amount of $. Basically, they get a cheap bitch and you get experience, everybody wins

You might have to settle for a standard gas station garage or muffler/brake type shop to start...maybe try a local dealer.

Bill Roberts · 08-11-2003, 08:37 PM

Best Buy or Circuit city.

You will love it for a while...you either move up, or move out...at least it is money and they all are hiring for an aggressive straitup eye to eye person.

I worked with for Warner bros. (20+years) During my off time, I would go to CC and pick up some change. I usually told them..I would work for like 6 Months (worked there 5 times..re-hire etc)

I made 31K in 6 months once so go get it.

This was in the 80's and early 90's

I will always be eligable for a rehire if times get hard. Good anchor to have.

SilviaDriver · 08-11-2003, 08:41 PM

whore urself.

Bill Roberts · 08-11-2003, 08:43 PM

Another LOL!

Classic

DuffMan · 08-12-2003, 12:20 AM

Whore your self out to fat chicks for money.

"Fat girls need love too... but they gotta pay"

SilviaDriver · 08-12-2003, 01:18 AM

no no..its

"fat girls need love too...but dont mean i gotta give it to them"

mistaanime · 08-12-2003, 09:50 AM

LOL...

nokeone · 08-12-2003, 07:49 PM

donate sperm..get past the moral issues (which i think there are none)..and you get 50$ a pop...

..3 times a week...you are sittin pretty and feelin good..

Bill Roberts · 08-12-2003, 08:01 PM

Damn...with the right honey helping...thats like several thousand dollars per hour!

herheheheheheh

brokenben · 08-12-2003, 08:55 PM

what has become of my thread!!! hahaha..

GTGuy06 · 08-12-2003, 09:00 PM

its the same thing that happens to everyother thread basiclly, it becomes a mini-post whore thread. See this reply is stupid, yay, my post count went up one.

240Dave · 08-13-2003, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Roberts
Damn...with the right honey helping...thats like several thousand dollars per hour!

herheheheheheh

GTGuy06 · 08-13-2003, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Roberts
Best Buy or Circuit city.

You will love it for a while...you either move up, or move out...at least it is money and they all are hiring for an aggressive straitup eye to eye person.

I worked with for Warner bros. (20+years) During my off time, I would go to CC and pick up some change. I usually told them..I would work for like 6 Months (worked there 5 times..re-hire etc)

I made 31K in 6 months once so go get it.

damn, you must have been one good sales person. what dept. did you work in, also I heard CC pays you off commision?? is that true or did you get paid hourly. only asking because around next april im thinking about applyin at the local Best Buy or Circuit City, which ever one will give me a steady income.

240Dave · 08-13-2003, 10:44 PM

CC used to pay on commision untill about a year ago. Now they are hourly just like best buy.

FRpilot · 08-18-2003, 03:15 AM

you guys crack me up.. 31k in 6 months. thats hella good.

Bill Roberts · 08-18-2003, 08:54 AM

Yep, The gravy train back then was major appliances, referred to as "white goods". Refrigerators, stove tops, ranges, washers/dryers, dishwashers, microwave ovens, garbage disposers, trash mashers..and such.

Commission was the bomb.

The way I did it was to go find a bunch of new houses being built and find the GC (general contractor) and make a list of new home owners to call and beat Sears prices for a "whole house" of appliances.

If you sold a "fat pack" which is most or all of the above, you made about 400 bucks off the one customer. Get service contracts, around 650.00

One saleman there made over 100K a year doing just that. Unfortunantly, Circuit city got out of the major appliance business. Cool thing back then...If Majors was dead, you could slide over to any of the other depatments and sell. All you had to do was get qualified for "whole store" or be what they called a "swing seller".

It could be a money pot.

Things that did not have good commission were small TV's, cheap computers and Stereos.

Wow...too bad they don't offer commission anymore...maybe that is why last time I shopped at Circuit city, I could not get waited on at all. I simply picked out what I wanted and took it to the register.

Times change...that part of it changing is a shame for their company...No good pay equals lousy help that does not care.

jojothemonkey · 08-18-2003, 05:45 PM

A couple of summers ago I worked at CompUSA next to a Best Buy and CC. They paid an hourly wage and the only commision you got was if you sold a warennty. I think that is how they all work now for commision. But also if you work for Best Buy you get huge discounts.

Bill
That is also probably why no one helped you cause you could spend an hour or more explaining stuff to people and then just when it seemed like you were going to sell something they would say they would think about it. That was really annoying.

As for the whole selling sperm stuff it is a good money maker if you can get all the info you need. My roommate was going to do that. You just need to tell them about your family's medical history and things like that.

Bill Roberts · 08-18-2003, 06:49 PM

I know I am getting off topic...but when I sold..I separated the "Johnnys" from the "Walleys" from the ones that could be closed.

IF a guy wanted to buy..I knew within the first 5 to 7 mins and asked for the sale..After asking for the sale 3 times...and the customer was assured they had all the information needed to make the purchase ( Based on our discussion..is their anything else you need to know?..13 to 15 mins max) and still did not know...I would turn them over to another salesman or just walk their azz with a card. close to 50% returned and asked for me..and I wrote them up...and get another customer.

I set my watch to beep each 15 mins...and this was the cue to lock them down or move on...I would say...welp..there is the bell, taking it with you?...walk this way..if they followed you...it was done deal. If not, game over.

I was not a babysitter and did not allow them to stroke my chain.

Neither did I hack them off. They knew I was the guy to buy from and get the hell out of the store and enjoy their new purchase. Word got out...people brought people in to buy product from me.

I always called each customer after 3 days to make sure all was cool during my lunch break.

Big orders took time...but that was after they were closed and the ka'ching, ka'ching was in the register.

I was there to write sales, not talkabout them.

08-11-2003, 06:47 PM	#1
brokenben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 40 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i need a job.. anybody know where i can get one in sd? haha...

08-11-2003, 07:22 PM	#2
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08-12-2003, 09:50 AM	#10
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08-12-2003, 07:49 PM	#11
nokeone on strike three. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California Age: 46 Posts: 3,282 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	donate sperm..get past the moral issues (which i think there are none)..and you get 50$ a pop.....3 times a week...you are sittin pretty and feelin good.. __________________ panda; rockin your socks from the Bay to LA to SD, yay! Pink GodziRa

08-12-2003, 09:00 PM	#14
GTGuy06 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cincy, OH Age: 37 Posts: 183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its the same thing that happens to everyother thread basiclly, it becomes a mini-post whore thread. See this reply is stupid, yay, my post count went up one. __________________ Im now the proud owner of a 1990 Maroon 5spd Hatch [Drift]: 1: to move or float smoothly and effortlessly...2: to move along a line of least resistance...3: gradual deviation from an original course...

08-11-2003, 07:26 PM	#3
brokenben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 40 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well any auto performance shops want an apprentice..?.. haha.. that cud be my "in" to the industry.. cuz i dont think my stock s13 is makin much waves..

08-11-2003, 07:28 PM	#4
240Dave Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: . Posts: 241 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	"any auto performance shops want an apprentice" They just might...walk into one and ask. Tell em your willing to work hard for a very small amount of $. Basically, they get a cheap bitch and you get experience, everybody wins You might have to settle for a standard gas station garage or muffler/brake type shop to start...maybe try a local dealer.

08-11-2003, 08:37 PM	#5
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Best Buy or Circuit city. You will love it for a while...you either move up, or move out...at least it is money and they all are hiring for an aggressive straitup eye to eye person. I worked with for Warner bros. (20+years) During my off time, I would go to CC and pick up some change. I usually told them..I would work for like 6 Months (worked there 5 times..re-hire etc) I made 31K in 6 months once so go get it. This was in the 80's and early 90's I will always be eligable for a rehire if times get hard. Good anchor to have.

08-11-2003, 08:41 PM	#6
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	whore urself.

08-11-2003, 08:43 PM	#7
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Another LOL! Classic

08-12-2003, 12:20 AM	#8
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Whore your self out to fat chicks for money. "Fat girls need love too... but they gotta pay"

08-12-2003, 01:18 AM	#9
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	no no..its "fat girls need love too...but dont mean i gotta give it to them"

08-12-2003, 08:01 PM	#12
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn...with the right honey helping...thats like several thousand dollars per hour! herheheheheheh

08-12-2003, 08:55 PM	#13
brokenben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 40 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what has become of my thread!!! hahaha..

08-13-2003, 10:44 PM	#17
240Dave Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: . Posts: 241 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	CC used to pay on commision untill about a year ago. Now they are hourly just like best buy.

08-18-2003, 08:54 AM	#19
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yep, The gravy train back then was major appliances, referred to as "white goods". Refrigerators, stove tops, ranges, washers/dryers, dishwashers, microwave ovens, garbage disposers, trash mashers..and such. Commission was the bomb. The way I did it was to go find a bunch of new houses being built and find the GC (general contractor) and make a list of new home owners to call and beat Sears prices for a "whole house" of appliances. If you sold a "fat pack" which is most or all of the above, you made about 400 bucks off the one customer. Get service contracts, around 650.00 One saleman there made over 100K a year doing just that. Unfortunantly, Circuit city got out of the major appliance business. Cool thing back then...If Majors was dead, you could slide over to any of the other depatments and sell. All you had to do was get qualified for "whole store" or be what they called a "swing seller". It could be a money pot. Things that did not have good commission were small TV's, cheap computers and Stereos. Wow...too bad they don't offer commission anymore...maybe that is why last time I shopped at Circuit city, I could not get waited on at all. I simply picked out what I wanted and took it to the register. Times change...that part of it changing is a shame for their company...No good pay equals lousy help that does not care.

08-18-2003, 05:45 PM	#20
jojothemonkey Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2003 Location: in that one place where there is stuff Age: 42 Posts: 79 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A couple of summers ago I worked at CompUSA next to a Best Buy and CC. They paid an hourly wage and the only commision you got was if you sold a warennty. I think that is how they all work now for commision. But also if you work for Best Buy you get huge discounts. Bill That is also probably why no one helped you cause you could spend an hour or more explaining stuff to people and then just when it seemed like you were going to sell something they would say they would think about it. That was really annoying. As for the whole selling sperm stuff it is a good money maker if you can get all the info you need. My roommate was going to do that. You just need to tell them about your family's medical history and things like that. Last edited by jojothemonkey; 08-18-2003 at 05:50 PM..

08-18-2003, 06:49 PM	#21
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I know I am getting off topic...but when I sold..I separated the "Johnnys" from the "Walleys" from the ones that could be closed. IF a guy wanted to buy..I knew within the first 5 to 7 mins and asked for the sale..After asking for the sale 3 times...and the customer was assured they had all the information needed to make the purchase ( Based on our discussion..is their anything else you need to know?..13 to 15 mins max) and still did not know...I would turn them over to another salesman or just walk their azz with a card. close to 50% returned and asked for me..and I wrote them up...and get another customer. I set my watch to beep each 15 mins...and this was the cue to lock them down or move on...I would say...welp..there is the bell, taking it with you?...walk this way..if they followed you...it was done deal. If not, game over. I was not a babysitter and did not allow them to stroke my chain. Neither did I hack them off. They knew I was the guy to buy from and get the hell out of the store and enjoy their new purchase. Word got out...people brought people in to buy product from me. I always called each customer after 3 days to make sure all was cool during my lunch break. Big orders took time...but that was after they were closed and the ka'ching, ka'ching was in the register. I was there to write sales, not talkabout them. Last edited by Bill Roberts; 08-18-2003 at 06:58 PM..