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Recommend a Sweetwater Sales Engineer?

#166
As far as I know, you don't get to choose your sales engineer. They assign one to you.
They work the sales engineer theme pretty hard, but I've never bought anything from them because I was swayed by the human connection.
I think the only reason I would call and speak to someone to place an order would be to beg them to omit the candy.
 
#167
Rabidhamster said:
Interesting, I’ve actually never asked for a discount at Sweetwater before. Usually I fill my cart up with stuff I need but don’t really want to pay for, see the final price, and chicken out.
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#168
I'm surprised at how many of you actually care about what title Sweetwater gives these people.

"My Guy" is Matt Emmick. Is he my guy? Yes. I went to high school with him. I've never paid full price on anything I've bought from him. When he calls or emails, we talk gear and we ask how each other's families are doing. He asks me how things are back home here in PA, where he's from.
 
#169
Low Main said:
As far as I know, you don't get to choose your sales engineer. They assign one to you.
They work the sales engineer theme pretty hard, but I've never bought anything from them because I was swayed by the human connection.
I think the only reason I would call and speak to someone to place an order would be to beg them to omit the candy.
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My guitarist either didn't have one or didn't know/like the person he had so when we discussed it, I mentioned that I've always had a rept that I liked and forwarded his name and email...and he's been working with the guy I have for a few years now. They're not going to say no even if you're messing with however they organize stuff if it means more sales and happier customers.
 
#173
TerribleTim68 said:
This ^^^^ This right here!
I'm so sick of every stupid job using descriptors that are false. Sales is not an engineer. Webster defines "Engineer" as someone devoted to engineering work. There's nothing in the engineering world that has to do with sales.
This also goes for the title "Architect". I'm so sick of seeing "Insurance Architect" or some stupid crap like that. You're not an architect of insurance, stop it, there's no such thing! :mad: :rage: :mad: :rage:
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Who gives a ****? Why is this a problem?
 
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#178
Low Main said:
As far as I know, you don't get to choose your sales engineer. They assign one to you.
They work the sales engineer theme pretty hard, but I've never bought anything from them because I was swayed by the human connection.
I think the only reason I would call and speak to someone to place an order would be to beg them to omit the candy.
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You can ask for another "sales engineer" (what a hokey attempt to make morons sound appealing), I've done it more than once. The first laughed at my beliefs and the second cost me $70 and made it out to be my fault for trusting the pos; Sweetwater had the gaul to say "we can understand that you are upset" but yet has to this day made no offer to to make it right. Lessons learned the hard way I guess, won't be shopping Sweetwater again any time soon. Better deals and much better service can and has been found elsewhere. As far as discounts go, stores that refuse to negotiate a fair price lose my business as there is always another store to turn to that truly wants to earn my business.

PEACE Y'all
 

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