The Art of Buying a Car, err, Appliances

Shopping for appliances is, to me, like shopping for a car. Don’t believe me? Check out the similarities:

·         The sales people jump on you the second you walk into the showroom.

·         They call it a showroom (just like at a dealership). They seem proud to call it a showroom, when really, it’s a STORE.

·         They put down other appliance stores (i.e. other car brands) if they get the sense that you’ve been shopping around.

·         They say things like “what’s it going to take for me to earn your business today?”

·         They throw extended warranties at you.

So, after we went to three separate “showrooms” and reviewed an online appliance site, we ultimately chose a dealership, oops, appliance store, and went in for the kill. Because if you’re going to operate like a car dealership, then by god, we’re going to start haggling.

Surveillance footage of Jason and sales guy haggling.
Jason is showing the guy better pricing that we found online. Sales guy = not happy.

I sat in the corner, because as we all know, a woman’s place is in the kitchen, and despite the fact that the entire store is a kitchen, the corner seemed the best spot for me. I am a “mean haggler” using intimidation as my tactic, whereas Jason is a “nice haggler” using sound reason and logic as his tactics. So Jason haggled, I ate free candy, and in the end, we met in the middle and everyone was happy. Except the sales guy. He didn’t seem too happy. Maybe because he works at an appliance store?



Here are our exciting new appliances (well, two of them).