Extra Extra

Have you ever noticed that when you make a purchase, the salespeople try to talk you into buying all sorts of extras you really don’t need? They waste our time with a whole spiel (and yes, they are required to do it, and you could feel sorry for them, in some small way) and then seem personally affronted when you politely say no. They often try to talk you into it, even when you have said no. In my freelance work, I don’t try to sell more than what the customers want or need. They tell me what the project is and I give them prices and delivery dates. End of story. Why can’t it be that way when you make purchases in other situations?

--Curly