Could you call a dealership & ask for "007"?

[ilovepcot]

Oh, this made me cringe and also made me feel like a 7 year old. I went looking for a new car this past week and saw something I liked. The salesman gave me his card and said to call if I had further questions. (Didn't make note of his name at the time.) After I got home I did have questions and decided to give the salesman a call. (Bare in mind, this was at a *very upscale* dealership with a great reputation in the area.) There on his "business card" was the message, "Ask for 007 when you call." No other name on the card at all. 007??? What kind of games are we playing here? I just couldn't call and not laugh or feel foolish so I took the first salesman who answered the call. Ever not be able to get past a "name"?

 

[Shutterbug]

Could have been worse. Could have said ask for Dr Angus!

 

[salmoneous]

Any chance 007 was just his extension or employee number?

 

[laurie31]

The salesman who sold me my first car was Jack Frost. Yep. It was printed right on his business card. I test drove several cars and decided on the one he had showed me. When I went back to purchase it, of course they asked who I'd been working with and I told them. It took everything I had not to burst out laughing when they overhead paged him.

"Jack Frost to the showroom, Jack Frost to the showroom."

I sooooo wanted to say something witty about him not getting any ideas about nipping at my nose, but I figured he'd heard them all, so I just shook his hand and bought the car.

Laurie

PS -yeah, no name at all IS really odd...

 

[MickeysGirl]

Just had to add that the guy who sold us our car was named Ronald McDonald. He said that no one ever forgot his name. What is up with the car salesmen and the strange names?

 

[ilovepcot]

Unfortunately, the man *really* uses "007" for his name. Found that out later at the dealership.

Dr. Angus, Jack Frost....oh me! This made me remember, my grandmother had a doctor at Duke who was named "Dr. Peter Cotton"! Kids must have gotten a real kick out of that.

 

[Cindyluwho]

The man who sold us both of our cars is named Owen. That wouldn't be so bad but he looks just like Danny DeVito who played Owen in Throw Momma From the Train. All I can think is OOOOOWEEEEN in that awful voice from the movie.

 

[Micca]

At least you don't have to call and ask for "Amanda Huggenkiss"
I guess it's a gimmick to help customers remember the name. Some car sellers are also on an unbelievable ego trip, so I suppose one could be getting some kind of thrill being 007

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

DW Lauri bought her first new car from a salesman named "Baseball".

Bet Dad named that kid.

 

[NMAmy]

It must be something with car dealerships and unusual names. I worked at a dealership in the service department. One day, I had a customer who was upset so I told him I was going to page the shop foreman and the mechanic who worked on his car. I got on the intercom and said, "Ricky Nelson and Joe Lewis to the service aisle, please." I was used to their names and didn't even think about it but the guy started laughing and told me, "You're just making up names now, aren't you?"

 

[agotta]

We have a realtor in our area who's sign says call and ask for Moose