| json_metadata | "{"app":"Musing","appTags":["sell"],"appCategory":"sell","appTitle":"What is the most sordid way in which a company has tried to sell something?","appBody":"<p>The most miserable sales techniques I have seen in political marketing where products are not sold but promises and are not paid with money, but with votes.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>In recent elections in Mexico, the two major rival parties of the winner of Morena, Lopez Obrador, promised money in exchange for votes through their candidates, including the last election of the State of Mexico in 2017.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Never in my life have I seen any more despicable practices where voters are blatantly lied to. Even a year after Alfredo del Mazo presented the famous \"pink card\", which did not work, it was exactly the same trap. Not even General Motors that in the decade of the 00s they saved money on cheap materials in their cars to increase their bonuses are as despicable (since politicians do the same and on a larger scale).</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The irony is that they move outside the law, because those cards that were delivered in these past elections are cardboard and do not work. They are only propaganda, so technically they are not giving money to anyone. The deception is clear and promising does not impoverish.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>On the other hand, some companies use pressure and almost extortion to sell.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>It is not illegal, but it is very unethical.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>In Mexico it is common for travel agencies (some fraudulent ones) to call by phone to give you excellent promotions. You are asked to take your credit card and your official ID. Once you are there, you are overly pressured to commit to paying pendejada and media.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>In telecommunications this is common too.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>While technology is falling in price, mobile plans continue to rise in price.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>This is a controversial issue since a company is not obliged to lower prices, and the costs are variable between country and country.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>In India I learned of a company where a client wanted to cancel his plan because it was expensive compared to another company and the company changed its rate to the same from the other company, this being an unethical practice.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Personally, I have often met vendors who promised more than they could give.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Such was the case of a membership of the Fiesta Americana hotel chain, where after climbing to the top level of the basic membership, we were promised to \"restart the points\" that were already used in the basic membership (which we had about a year of acquiring) that are exchanged to go to any of their developments, besides that they also promised flights included in those same points. I assume that we were told to finally convince us. Those promises were false.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>If something I detest is that a seller abuses the confidence just to get sales.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Greetings.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"pkrcws8ex","appParentAuthor":"palokdnc","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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