[Public-List] At the Toronto Boat Show

[Dennis K. Biby]

Ahoy Gordon,

Thanks for sharing. Hilarious, been there, done that!  Next weekend I
work the four-day Baltimore Show during which there will be an endless
stream of ...

Love the folks who have a hundred questions, the answers to which they
don't listen.  Love the folks who open every hatch - even an Igloo
cooler - seeking ???  Relish the "how fast does she go?" question. It
matters not whether I respond with 10 or 40 knots!

Lest those reading think I am an arrogant, aloof a-hole, you're
welcome to spend an hour in the booth.  Attendees with the most
questions seldom buy. Attendees trying to impress
girlfriends/boyfriends/associates ... never buy.  Seek those with
intelligent questions who have done their research.

Jaded?  Perhaps, this is the first of four more boat shows this spring.

Dennis
s/v Ferrity



On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> Thought you folks would like this ­ I wrote out a transcript of this real,
> honest to goodness true conversation I had with a visitor at my booth here
> at the Toronto Show...
>
>
> Client:  ³are you Gord Laco?²
>
> Me:  ³yes²
>
> C: ³my friend Ralph (I forget the real name) told me I need to talk to you²
>
> M: What can I do for you?
>
> C: I understand you have a business refinishing boat¹s bottoms...
>
> M: sorry, I don¹t.
>
> C: My friend says you do.
>
> M: Sorry, I don¹t.  We import and distribute Epifanes Yacht coatings, build
> Voyager Self Steering Vanes... Etc etc etc
>
> C: I need the bottom of my boat sand blasted and refinished.  Can you do
> that for me?
>
> M: sorry, no.
>
> C: when did you stop doing bottoms?
>
> M: I never did, I don¹t even do my own boat.
>
> C: Would you do my boat?
>
> M: Sorry, no.
>
> C: how can I get my boat¹s bottom refinished?
>
> M: well I suppose you can do it yourself, it¹s messy work, or have a pro do
> it for you.
>
> C: what would that cost?
>
> M: I don¹t know.
>
> C: do you have a price list?
>
> M: no, I only sell to dealers and sub distributors
>
> C: I mean for the bottom jobs
>
> M:  I don¹t work on boats, I don¹t do bottom jobs.
>
> And so on......I guess he figured if he kept at me, I¹d eventually say yes.
> I didn¹t.
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