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Re: Great Expectations (Dating Service) WARNING!

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From: John Fereira
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 00:00
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In article <leobDF0CAq.5n3@netcom.com> leob@netcom.com (Between 408 and 510...) writes:
>system@brian.man@zko.mts.dec.com (B Man) writes:
>
>>Anyway, I was being difficult for her (I could tell) so she said she could
>>"make me a deal".  And told me that I could join for only $1,500, but that it
>>would "take away many of the the wonderful privledges that could get" for
>>more money.  Anyway, I was tired and she wouldn't let me out of the room to
>>pee (I'm serious) so I reluctantly gave her my credit card (first adult learning
>
>	What do you mean "she wouldn't let me out of the room"?
>You're an adult, aren't you? Sometimes you have to do what you want to
>no matter what. I still don't understand why so many people get
>hypnotized by sales reps. 

Know what you mean.  High pressure sales tactics are also used in fitness
clubs.  A few years ago I went in to check out a place near work and was
subjected to the same kind of techniques.  At one point during the 
barage the salemen asked if I had check out some other places and I 
described one of the places I had checked out.  He asked why I didn't join
there and I replied, "I didn't like their high pressure sales techniques".

I didn't join there club either.

-- 
John Fereira
fereira@isis.com
Isis Distributed Systems - Ithaca, NY
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From: fereira@isis.com (John Fereira)
Subject: Re: Great Expectations (Dating Service) WARNING!
Date: 1995/09/16
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