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Bingo.

If that is what you are looking for, pay for it at the high end store. I mean, you can hire a cardiologist to give you a sponge bath as long as you pay him enough.

Well, he has to produce a bunch of art and die in some wild way and it might work. :D

You referenced the M/B dealer with a salesman that has longevity of 15 years. As such, you consider him an "expert".

However, he might only know just a bit more about the product than you do. Does he know the intricacies of the design and how it compares with other competitors offerings? Does he know the durability of the components in the vehicle? I'd suggest that he's got a rudimentary knowledge of the vehicle...........slightly more than you do..........not hardly sufficient to allow his information to make a purchase decision.

In this specific case, you cannot hire a cardiologist to take a sponge bath.

A few years ago... Like 10-15, I had a customer who was a store manager, like the top guy at that particular store. He made over 60k. He made more than twice that.

MV

So, the store manager salary of a few years ago was $10K-$15K and now you're suggesting that it is $120K?

Why do I think that something is factually incorrect?

I read it as 10-15 years ago, not $10-$15k.

Actually, it was poorly worded. I don't know if he really knows much more than I do but he has been there for a long time and he does seem to know the line reasonably well. Better than most of the others I have talked to. If I had to guess, he is relatively better informed than most any car salesmen that I talk to. Most of them aren't familiar with anything the company offers that is over 5 years. In fact, if they even are familiar with the CURRENT offerings, it would be an accomplishment. Case in point, when I bout a 91 Firebird, I knew more than the salesman. I could tell him what options the car had. He even argued that he could offer me something and when we looked it up, sure enough, GM did NOT.

I would imagine that if you had enough money, you can hire a cardiologist to give you a bath. MJ did hire himself a cardiologist. Guy like him, would YOU even want to tack your professional reputation to without boatloads of money?

:laughing: Yeah, his estate would be rich then anyway.:D

I think he meant 10 or 15 YEARS ago Brian.:)

Man providing for his family

:laughing:

That's right, if you have the money. Or you go to a cheaper store and buy one off the rack if you don't have money. I know you have seen men who buy off the rack and immediately think they couldn't afford a tailored suit? You were probably right. Most people who can afford it, pay for it.

Mercifully, my job and station don't require more than khakis or jeans. I have my all-purpose suit I bought 30 years ago that probably fits somebody. Phookit, I wear it anyway. I mean, the dead guy I'm honoring doesn't give a crap, why should I?

Therefore he made $120K at a time period of 10-15 years ago.

Now, that really makes no sense. We're talking about Wal-Mart. They don't pay squat.