A few years ago I bought a brand new Harley Davidson motorcycle. We didn’t have a dealership in my small town so we drove into the city where they have a gigantic Harley dealership. I already knew what bike I wanted, a Street Glide, and how much it was going to cost me. The salesman I had been working with actually had called me to tell me it was there and it was time for me to come get it. What a cushy sales job! While I was there they did flip me to a sales guy I wasn’t expecting. He was the chrome consultant, and his job was to get me to buy all kinds of shiny accessories. And when he told me I could add the accessories to my financing, I was on board!

So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when I went to pick up my new truck and the salesman introduced me to their version of the chrome consultant: The pickup truck accessories consultant. He showed me all kinds of neat things, and just like at the Harley shop, they would be happy to add it all to my financing. They didn’t get me too bad though. I got out after only adding on one of the cheap truck tool boxes and a bug deflector.

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