Chapter 6: Quizzer - Tony Baregi

1.How does dressing up, particularly in a suit and tie, affect the Ned?

Ned is set out to find a job. He ends up getting a suit and tie and wants to find out how it feels to be a big shot in a suit. Vincent said that she felt taller walking around in her dress clothes, almost like she was entitled to respect. The suit jacket did a nice job of covering up her shoulders and chest as well. Vincent said it was equivalent to the females having bleached hair or fake breasts.

2. Describe how to become a good salesman?

Vincent was set up with a door to door sales job. On the first day she was riding with two other people Ivan and Troy. During the rounds Vincent noticed how Troy reeled in a sale with little effort. He talked with a boy who answered the door and told him to go and tell your mom that there is a nigger at the door. The mom completely embarrassed, felt bad and almost had to buy the merchandise. Vincent said it was all about being able to tell the costumer what they needed to hear.

3. Describe how Ned’s first day of selling went.

The first day the group of salesman went out and did the old door to door scheme. Vincent’s first neighborhood was a typical suburb that had the nice lawns and respectable families playing outside on them. Vincent said, “It’s very humbling to become the thing you hate.” Every time she started her conversations she would begin with statements like “I’m sorry” or “sorry to bother you,” because that was the only truthful statement she pitched to them. Ned started to feel the rejections once again much like when she was trying to approach women at the bar.

4. How does Vincent compare and contrast the difference between how guys and girls present a sales pitch?

Vincent’s perspective on how a girl might sell a pitch is very different. She says that girls take the flirting approach. To make it seem they are pleading for someone to buy their product. When Ned first tried this way he immediately crashed and burned. In the case of making sales, showing weakness as a girl people will shed sympathy. However, with boys if there is any kind of weakness both men and women will look to put an end to what they are trying to sell.