By Michelle Chatel, PA posted June 12th, 2009
When I was younger my car was totaled in a car accident which was not my fault. I went out that weekend looking to buy a new car. I spent all weekend, going from from dealership to the next but no one would make me a deal on a used car. I was a single mother at the time and that was all I could afford. I told each one, that whoever made me the best deal would get my business. No one wanted to deal for a price I could afford. As I leaving one of the offices and walking through the car lot a salesman stopped me. He asked what the problems was and I told him, then he said, “Nice boots.” I said, “Thanks, my boyfriend bought them for me,” and I said goodbye. Later that night when I returned home I found a message on my answering machine from that very same dealership. They stated they have reconsidered and would make me a deal after all. I thought to myself, so that’s why they didn’t want to deal. They thought if I could afford to walk around in a pair of pricey snakeskin boots, that I could afford to pay more for a car. Well, I think they’re all snakes. I spent the next weekend shopping for a car in a pair of old sneakers and finally made a deal on a car.
