The Volvo XC-90!
This weekend, we were lured into Smythe Volvo due to a special weekend promotion that they had on the XC-90 models. While the price was somewhat appealing, it lacked all of the extra features that Ed and I were looking for. After many hours of reviewing the different features available in the various packages and a second test drive, the offer presented wasn't quite sweet enough for us to buckle down and drop the benjamins.
Having skipped breakfast and lunch, Ed and I left to grab some food when the salesperson called to try to sweeten the deal that was left on the table, we politely responded that we would consider it knowing full well that it still didn't quite cut it for us. Our next stop of the day was to load up on goodies at Costco where we received yet another call from the salesperson, this time Ed and I were too busy to talk and offered to call him back at which point we presented the package that would allow him to cinch the deal. That salesperson, of course had to check with his manager if he could succumb to our deal, but instead of politely declining to meet our expectation, he went off on us on how he had attempted to meet us in the middle and that there is a baseline where he can't continue to negotiate. He also added that he can't continue to "play" like this AND not to expect a phone call from them! How rude! Although, we had decided that we were going to purchase an SUV for our new bundle of joy, Baby Tam isn't expected to make his grand entrance until a few more months. We certainly weren't in a hurry to purchase the SUV and could afford to wait until a better deal came along...
Well, 5 minutes later, the phone rang again and this time, it was the salesperson's manager who called to say that the deal was ours if we wish to take it.
Although we didn't appreciate the rude comments from the salesperson, we realized that the deal was too good to walk away from.
Baby Tam is certainly costing his mummy and daddy a few arms and legs even before his special arrival!
