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“No be-backs” and other high-pressure sales tactics

August 23, 2012August 29, 2025 Matt J. Rip-offs

In a past career, I learned about a thing called “be-backs.” A “be-back” is when you’re shopping for a product, often in a showroom environment with commissioned salespeople on the floor, and after having a look and thinking it over, you say, “I’ll be back.” Of course, you won’t. You just wanted to try the […]

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