The Top 10 Sales Terms You Should Avoid

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
~Woody Allen

10.         I will have to talk it over with my sales manager.   It was my sales manager's idea to offer this deal to you.  Now I will simply move on to the next person on my call list and never call you again.
9.            It will only take a few minutes of your time.  That is, to agree to meet with me but the sales pitch will take 30-45 minutes, more if you become a tough nut who forces me to bring out the high pressure tactics.
8.            We only offer our best customers.   You, my friend, are a loyal customer.  With your help, I will win a sales award or hit the commission jackpot!
7.            This is your last chance on this great deal!  ...... until next week when we have something else to sell you after we’ve gotten rid of this loser. 
6.            There is no obligation: Unless you read the fine print and discover something else hidden there that you will wish you had read.
5.            We offer the best value.  We can’t negotiate on price so we’d better think of another reason to convince you that this is our best price and you should buy what is on the table.

4.            I guarantee you!  I am not the one who has to make sure that this thing works, my job is to sell it to you.  Operations, service or support are the ones who have to make sure it does what I promised you.
3.            Trust me.  I can’t answer your stupid questions or provide you with the credibility you are asking for so you will just have to take my word for it.
2.            Do you have a few minutes?  That’s good because boy oh boy do I have a sales dump that I’m gonna lay on you in less time than it is going to take you to come up with a reason to say no.
1.            How are you?  I really don’t give a hoot how you are, I just wanna know if you’re in a good enough mood to fall for my sales pitch. 

Click on the following link for an  amusing look at sales:   

http://youtu.be/1VjVlwl1Jqc

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