Frank Fusco
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I got a phone call yesterday from a turner in Tulsa, OK. He is, like many others, trying to decide between buying a Jet 1642 or Grizzly G0632 lathe. What he told me may explain some of the 'anti-Grizzly' sentiment out there.
He lives near a Jet stocking Woodcraft store. When looking at the 1642 the sales people really panned the Grizzly with all the negative remarks we see here, and elsewhere.
He seemed genuinely turned off by this sales approach.
I believe, for that reason, more than any other, he will be buying the Grizzly G0632.
Knocking the competition is never a good approach. Comparing features and explaining, in positive terms, why your product may be better than the other guy is good salesmanship.
He could buy locally but will pay shipping instead. He would rather do that than deal with the type of person the Woodcraft salesman represented himself (and his company) to be.
BTW, I have never heard a Grizzly salesman use that type of negative approach. They are proud of their products and show it.
He lives near a Jet stocking Woodcraft store. When looking at the 1642 the sales people really panned the Grizzly with all the negative remarks we see here, and elsewhere.
He seemed genuinely turned off by this sales approach.
I believe, for that reason, more than any other, he will be buying the Grizzly G0632.
Knocking the competition is never a good approach. Comparing features and explaining, in positive terms, why your product may be better than the other guy is good salesmanship.
He could buy locally but will pay shipping instead. He would rather do that than deal with the type of person the Woodcraft salesman represented himself (and his company) to be.
BTW, I have never heard a Grizzly salesman use that type of negative approach. They are proud of their products and show it.