Slightly off topice, but similar, so I'll apologise if I upset anyone, its not my aim...........
BUT...............
7 years ago I went to Nissan to buy a patrol.
Apart from looking like I was smoking some substance as I wanted a white ST manual 3.0l turbo diesel with bullbar, snorkel, and tow pack.
When asked what I was trading I said a white ST manual 3.0l turbo diesel with bullbar, snorkel, and tow pack.
She said "yes I know what you want, but what are you trading in?"
A "white ST manual 3.0l turbo diesel with bullbar, snorkel, and tow pack"
No she couldn't understand I justed wanted to update. It was all too confusing......
Then when she offered me a special deal, I couldn't refuse.
Instead of buying the standard patrol and optioning the bar snorkel etc, I could get "an outback pack" that came with a FREE bullbar, FREE snorkel, FREE, tow pack and Free car matts.
I thought great, I'll take it.
Then she said the "outback pack" was $4,500 more than the standard ST.
Stupid me
So I could get a patrol standard at one cost, but if I wanted the outback pack with all the FREE extras it would cost $4500 more.
To this day the stupid cow couldn't work out that it was therefore NOT FREE............
Needless to say she didn't get the sale!!!.
What I find even stupider than her sales pitch ,was that people must fall for it or they wouldn't be doing it.........
(P.S. I ended up getting the outback pack for the same price as the standard ST with a great trade in from another dealer)
Let Darwin do his work, and instead of a carbon tax, bring in a "stupid" tax and a license for breeding.......
Cheers
Brian