One day a customer came on to the lot wanting to see a new Hyundai Elantra. I showed him this car he really liked. Talking to him, I found out that he's 38, lives at home and doesn't really have anything going for him. We took the car for a ride to show his parents, who I had the pleasure of meeting. they were fantastic people. Well, his parents approved and he bought the car. Two months go by and I get a phone call. He said that he totalled the car and wants to get another one. He came in and picked out the exact same car, color and all. I followed him to return his rental car and he was on his way. A few weeks go by and a co-worker showed me the news paper and his name was in the obituaries. He had another accident. He hit a stone wall sideways and rolled the car. He got tossed out. I was heart broken. I went to the wake, payed my respects and told the parents how sorry I was. Ever since this happened, everyone that works with me razzes me for going. They said that it was tacky, but I felt that it was the right thing to do. He was a good kid. I know it sounds stupid, but it's hard for me to see if it in fact was the right thing to do. It was instinctive for me.

I don't see it as tacky... unless you were handing out your business card. :)

It wasn't tacky Ryan. You did it out of respect. You met people who were good people and it affected you too.I'm sure they appreciated seeing you there.Who cares what other people think, you did the right thing. Just my .02 cents.

I don't see it as tacky... unless you were handing out your business card. :)
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Do what feels right to you and forget what others say.

I think you answered your own question. If it was instinctive for you then you should of gone. You must have felt some connection to this guy or you would have never even thought about it.

If it made you feel better then you did the right thing. Funerals are for the living,not the deceased. Read your signature and move on.

I think you answered your own question. If it was instinctive for you then you should of gone. You must have felt some connection to this guy or you would have never even thought about it.

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Showing your respects for someone because you thought it was the right thing to do is never a bad thing. My hats off to you!


Rocky

I think you answered your own question. If it was instinctive for you then you should of gone. You must have felt some connection to this guy or you would have never even thought about it.

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Respectfully,
John R.

If more people had that level of instinct this would definately be a better world.

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not tacky at all. very respectful in my opinion.

The ones that razz you about it probably don't have any feelings.

I think you did the right thing ppl have become to disassocitive in this day and age.

Unless his parents thought it was your fault because you sold him the car...

But you were right to pay your respects anyway.

Not only did you do the right thing, it's good business as well - even though that was not your intentions. Kudos to you.

Showing your respects for someone because you thought it was the right thing to do is never a bad thing. My hats off to you!


Rocky

DITTO.

THO.. MOST THERE , are more than likely shocked..
you know, car salesman
aren't the most liked,,

You didnt just make a sale, you made a friend with him and his family. I would have gone also if I were in the same position.

I think it quite honorable to stop and take notice when someone leaves this world. To the coworkers with the nerve to razz such a deed, I'd be asking them to shut up or step outside.

I think you did the right thing. It is called paying your respect.

It's obvious from reading your post that your heart was in the right place.
If it felt instinctive and "right" to you to be there, then it was right for you.

As was stated already, the ones that are teasing you are the ones that have issues and suffer from their own insecurity.

As a Christian, I call it obeying the Holy Spirit, the spirit of God. You were prompted by more than your own instinct.

You did good.

I have been in the car business for over 30 years, and have done the same thing numerous times. I like almost all of my customers, but there have been some that were "different" and were more than customers. FWIW, I have heard he same thing from co workers over the years. But they come to me when something happens to one of their people because I keep a box of sympathy cards in my desk. I'm on the second box for '08, its been a bad year.
You did right, the rest deserve a cordial invitation to bite you.

You did the right thing Ryan.:thumbsup:

I just think You're making Your life alittle rough, if You go to every funeral, of every Person You casually meet.

As a Christian, I call it obeying the Holy Spirit, the spirit of God. You were prompted by more than your own instinct.

You did good.

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The people you work with are jerks; you did good. :thumbsup:

the people you work with are jerks; you did good. :thumbsup:

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Ryan,you did the right thing..sounds like the people you work with are the tacky ones..

tell your coworkers to stuff it.

You did the right thing, sounds like your fellow workers need a little work in the compassion area.