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Old 03-20-2013, 12:51 PM   #666
Undertoad
Radical Centrist
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
Dude: Hey you know that phone I sold you today
Me: Yes
Dude: I want 5 dollars more for it.

Earlier in the day, the gentleman had sold us a minor iPhone, for which we paid him $50. He signed on the deal, on a contract that we keep with the goods.

Me: You want 5 dollars more?
Dude: Yeah.
Me: No, that's not how it works.
Dude: Why?
Me: We made you an offer, you agreed to it, the deal is done.
Dude: But the phone is worth more than that.
Me: We offered the same amount we offer to everybody.
Dude: I need five dollars more.
Me: It doesn't work like that. You can't just come back in and ask for more.
Dude: You know you can do it.
Me: I can't do it. The boss would kill me.

Dude is staring at me, trying to intimidate me.

Dude: You know you can help out.
Me: I help out all the time. This is not one of those times.
Dude: It's just five dollars.
Me: The deal is done. You agreed to it.
Dude: But I need more.
Me: You didn't need it then!
Dude: You can do it, you know you can do it.
Me: If you would have asked for five dollars more when we made the offer, we wouldn't have done it.
Dude: I need five dollars more.
Me: You are wasting your time. You are wasting everybody's time.

He is relentless because he is ignorant.

Dude: It's just five dollars.
Me: It is what it is.
Dude: You know you can do it.
Me: I won't do it. This is ridiculous.
Dude: You know the phone is worth more than that.
Me: I have no idea what it's worth in 90 days when we can sell it.
Dude: You know you can do it.
Me: I can't do it and I won't do it. I give everybody the same deal on that phone. You are wasting everybody's time.

This goes on for about three minutes until he finally gives up and leaves in disgust.
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