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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 134 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I buy a lot of things for work and if I can find a company that has the price listed I go with them over the one that makes me contact sales for a quote almost every time

[-] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 52 points 4 months ago

Well this one could be cheaper, but how could I even know, the price isn't listed.

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 130 points 4 months ago

It's not cheaper, it costs me time.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 51 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Absolutely! And having to tolerate annoying and intrusive sales people

[-] sep@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Avoiding those are priceless

[-] nulluser@programming.dev 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This could be a great use for a voice AI chat bot connected to your phone line. Prompt it with something like,

"You're on a phone call to [Widgets Inc] to get a price quote for a [box of premium widgets]. You'll probably be put on hold to speak with the next available sales representative. Just wait until you get a person on the line. Then, ask for the price and immediately start negotiating for a better price. Use whatever strategy you want but never agree to whatever price they offer. Keep coming up with more ridiculous reasons that they should give you an even better price."

Then dial the phone, turn it over to the chat bot, and wander off to go do more important things.

[-] anarchist@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

I feel like the new samsung already has this feature

[-] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I like the cut of your jib

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 months ago

Especially considering that most of the time you'll sit on hold which can be awhile

If the company says "call" I ain't even going to bother because my 30 minutes is more valuable to me than whatever price they could say 99.9% of the time