I am pretty good at making deals with different independent businesses.
As a general customer you would think I should be working in sales or something, which I do not.
But quite recently another example of my making deals happened. It was with my independent heating and air conditioning contractor. I had never been too keen on getting HVAC tune up and check ups. But after having a lot of breakdowns of my central heating and air conditioning system in the last year, my independent heat and a/c worker suggested that I have seasonal HVAC tune ups and check ups. He said that this would help in preventing future breakdowns from happening as often. I was all for the idea until he quoted me a price. I did not like it. I told him that was too much money for 4 HVAC tune up and check ups in the year and that I wanted it cheaper or no deal. He fought me on it at first, but when I told him that I was not interested then and that I may actually go to a heating and cooling company instead for better prices, he then gave in and lowered the price to something pretty fair. I really had no intent on going to another heating and air conditioning company because my independent heat and a/c specialist is nothing short of the best. But he didn’t know that I was bluffing. That is the whole thing with making deals and sales. You gotta be slick like that.