Why do most of you guys say "congratulations" when someone makes a purchase???
12-04-2009, 10:10 AM
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12-04-2009, 01:12 PM
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Indeed, congratulations is an appropriate and welcoming response. As stated above, it's a new and most likely positive experience for the new buyer, just like when a baby is welcomed.
12-06-2009, 08:05 PM
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because my Porsche is not just a machine or some expensive toy... it's part of the family...
ahhh others are making the baby reference as well !
ahhh others are making the baby reference as well !
12-07-2009, 01:04 AM
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I have congratulated others for having obtained their cars.
I have been waiting 40 years to get my 911. I have worked for many years and saved enough cash to send my kids to college and prepare for retirement. Recently, I had the chance to obtain "the car of my dreams". My wife has known that I wanted a 911 since I was 16 years old. I am not trying to presesnt a sad story or anything like that. It is simply reaching one of life's goals. I know it's quite a luxury in the big picture and sometmes hard to believe I have a 911. It is a combination of luck and hard work... a prize given to myself.
I have been waiting 40 years to get my 911. I have worked for many years and saved enough cash to send my kids to college and prepare for retirement. Recently, I had the chance to obtain "the car of my dreams". My wife has known that I wanted a 911 since I was 16 years old. I am not trying to presesnt a sad story or anything like that. It is simply reaching one of life's goals. I know it's quite a luxury in the big picture and sometmes hard to believe I have a 911. It is a combination of luck and hard work... a prize given to myself.
12-07-2009, 01:43 AM
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money is no object when driving one of these cars... we have guys spending $35-40 k to drive 944s to their specs. i have that much in my 968 and i haven't even put the supercharger on it yet... for all of you who are driving these magnificent 997s... what frigging awesome cars, but why can't they get them to stop rattling and buzzing without breaking the bank on a little extra fiberglass insulation inside the dash and door panels, etc, ??
12-10-2009, 03:40 AM
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12-11-2009, 04:36 PM
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What does it matter? Seems like a pointless thing to get in a tizzy about.
Why congratulate anyone for any reason by your logic. Someone graduates, no congratulations, so does the majority of this country. Someone gets a promotion? Most companies promote roughly 10-20% of their staff annually. Nothing special in that. Someone gets married, yep another one that just about everyone else does. Just about 50% of the time they fail so congratulations were never in order to begin with. Just won the lottery, well they play it twice a week. There's potential that two people are winning per week. Nothing special in that.
If you don't see someone buying a car that most of us have dreamed up since being little kids a congratulations deserving event well there's nothing we can do for you. I for one will congratulate just about anyone for anything. I'm all for positive reinforcement.
Why congratulate anyone for any reason by your logic. Someone graduates, no congratulations, so does the majority of this country. Someone gets a promotion? Most companies promote roughly 10-20% of their staff annually. Nothing special in that. Someone gets married, yep another one that just about everyone else does. Just about 50% of the time they fail so congratulations were never in order to begin with. Just won the lottery, well they play it twice a week. There's potential that two people are winning per week. Nothing special in that.
If you don't see someone buying a car that most of us have dreamed up since being little kids a congratulations deserving event well there's nothing we can do for you. I for one will congratulate just about anyone for anything. I'm all for positive reinforcement.
