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TBA

(869 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:33 PM May 8

OMG - Stuck it to a Trumper in the wild

I've been looking at used vehicles and found one at my local dealership. I called to schedule a test drive and spoke with a salesman named Allen. So I entered the dealership and asked for him. Well there was Allen with a big ol'e Trump hat on.

So I promptly told the man introducing us that I would not do business with Allen, He asked why and I said I would not do business with anyone wearing that hat and turned to walk out.

Then I heard a voice saying "I'll help you". I turned and saw a nice young black woman and said told the man, she is my salesman.

Needless to say she was delightful and professional. I almost don't want to do business with the dealership but I do want the vehicle and I'm glad she will get the commission.

I'm wondering what Allen thought.



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OMG - Stuck it to a Trumper in the wild (Original Post) TBA May 8 OP
Way to go! Walleye May 8 #1
Allen is pretty stupid to wear that hat being a salesman. Diamond_Dog May 8 #2
Whether he wears it in the sales office or at home in his "castle", he would still be stupid. Wonder Why May 8 #13
It really is the new Dunce Cap, right? Jerry2144 May 8 #14
I say they are wearing their gang colors, murielm99 May 8 #25
Says the dealership supports rump too AKwannabe May 8 #34
Excellent point. calimary May 9 #52
Absolutely PatSeg May 8 #38
Not necessarily DENVERPOPS May 8 #43
U-Line should have been on our boycott lists many years ago - soldierant May 8 #47
I have been boycotting uline for 30 years UpInArms May 8 #49
Good for you. 👏 soldierant May 9 #55
These people are awful UpInArms May 9 #56
Used car salesmen and tRump: equally low trustworthiness. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 8 #3
I love this, but sadly in some parts of the country that hat gets him MORE sales... Ol Janx Spirit May 8 #4
Was it a Tesla dealership? lame54 May 8 #5
Ha! I ain't buyin' no Tesla! TBA May 8 #6
Allen would love to sell you one lame54 May 8 #8
Just one tiny quibble. .she is a salesperson, not a salesman. niyad May 8 #7
Funny story about that... TBA May 8 #11
Allen probably thought you were way too woke..... democrank May 8 #9
Employees wearing any political attire at work is unprofessional. LeftinOH May 8 #10
Agree. It wouldn't be allowed in my workplace TBA May 8 #12
I'm being he find passive aggressive ways to bully her. 1WorldHope May 8 #15
That is like my dream scenario rurallib May 8 #16
Allen's thoughts were NSFW. rubbersole May 8 #17
Allen thought you were DISLOYAL and UNAMERICAN and some kind of COMMUNIST Warpy May 8 #18
Good job! and fuck Allen. OverBurn May 8 #19
Allen is a wrench. twodogsbarking May 8 #20
Cool story. Littlered May 8 #21
OK Torchlight May 8 #22
Right? Littlered May 8 #41
I would say welcome to DU, but you've been here for 3 years. GoneOffShore May 8 #31
If I could remember my original Littlered May 8 #40
CSB. TIA. nt Dreamer Tatum May 8 #23
might as well wear a sign that says 'Buyer Beware'. nt wiggs May 8 #24
Politics should never be displayed when working with the public. appleannie1 May 8 #26
No matter where I worked, I never displayed anything political or religious on my person. murielm99 May 8 #28
When we had our own business we made it very obvious which side of the aisle we were on. GoneOffShore May 8 #32
I lived and had my shop in a very red area. I not only would have lost customers, I could have lost windows. appleannie1 May 8 #33
We provided services to advertising and film production companies. GoneOffShore May 8 #37
.. Demovictory9 May 8 #27
Awesome! nt Exp May 8 #29
What a fantastic opportunity to do the right thing mountain grammy May 8 #30
Allen is Painfully Stupid of course. Cha May 8 #35
I avoid doing business with Trumpsters nuxvomica May 8 #36
Right, they are dishonest blubunyip May 8 #39
Love it! Almost like Karma had the last laugh. Joinfortmill May 8 #42
Fuck Allen kkmarie May 8 #44
They're playing both ends. Buttoneer May 8 #45
Most American companies forbid their employees wearing political paraphernalia on the job FakeNoose May 8 #46
In my town, businesses routinely mention their conservative bonafides in ads. Beartracks May 8 #48
Some salespersons are total sleaze. usonian May 8 #50
A smart dealership staffs a salesperson for every demographic. JohnnyRingo May 9 #51
I would have just walked out. If the dealership allows MAGA hats, they're trumpers too. Meadowoak May 9 #53
I would of sellitman May 9 #54
Allen can go pound sand. Emile May 9 #57

Wonder Why

(5,852 posts)
13. Whether he wears it in the sales office or at home in his "castle", he would still be stupid.
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:59 PM
May 8

AKwannabe

(6,796 posts)
34. Says the dealership supports rump too
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:58 PM
May 8

If he can wear the hat there…they are also supporting…

calimary

(86,643 posts)
52. Excellent point.
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:56 AM
May 9

It would certainly drive me away.

I still support the “Don’t Buy Books by Crooks” approach.

PatSeg

(50,323 posts)
38. Absolutely
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:11 PM
May 8

That is terrible business. When you go to work, you should leave your politics and religion at home. I can't imagine what on earth he was thinking.

That said, I would never do business with anyone wearing a god-awful MAGA hat. I wouldn't even talk to such a person if I didn't have to.

DENVERPOPS

(12,574 posts)
43. Not necessarily
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:37 PM
May 8

In any deep red state, the odds are he would attract customers........regretfully......

Cabela years ago made a derogatory statement about OBAMA in print.......I wrote the management a note that they should check my record of purchases from their company, every year.... thousands of dollars in purchases. And they could not expect that I will ever buy from them again, but will go to Dick's sporting goods instead, or order on line from the manufacturer due to their politics.

Same with the Catalog business U-line..............

soldierant

(8,601 posts)
47. U-Line should have been on our boycott lists many years ago -
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:51 PM
May 8

probably from their founding. But they keep such a low profile it's easy to get sucked in. I was once too - but never again.

UpInArms

(52,896 posts)
56. These people are awful
Fri May 9, 2025, 08:46 PM
May 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Elizabeth_Uihlein

Richard's father Edgar Uihlein was a prominent conservative figure in the 1960s and 1970s. He sat on the finance committee for the John Birch Society, donated to the presidential campaign of segregationist presidential candidate George Wallace, and supported Gen. Edwin Walker who led an insurrection in response to the racial integration of the University of Mississippi.[25][26]

Richard Uihlein has been a Republican donor for decades, and increased his political giving after Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.[8] He has been a longtime donor to Republicans who share his ultra-conservative views.[14] Richard is a staunch social and economic conservative,[27] with views that are anti-union,[18][19][27] anti-tax,[18][27] and pro-deregulation.[27] He has a history of supporting conservative[14] candidates, and has often supported efforts in opposition to gay and transgender rights as well as abortion.[15] Richard Uihlein has been described as a person who "shuns the spotlight";[19] he rarely gives interviews.[18]

TBA

(869 posts)
11. Funny story about that...
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:57 PM
May 8

Many years ago (like the late 1970's) my mother took a sales job after divorcing my dad. She worked hard and won the company's Rookie of the Year award. At the award conference, the announcer asked before hand if he should announce her as a "saleswoman". They had never had a woman win apparently. She said "hell no". She competed against all of these men and beat all of them and therefore she was a "salesman".

My mom was a pistol.

democrank

(11,537 posts)
9. Allen probably thought you were way too woke.....
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:49 PM
May 8

Unlike the dealership that let their salesperson wear that stupid hat to work

LeftinOH

(5,532 posts)
10. Employees wearing any political attire at work is unprofessional.
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:56 PM
May 8

The only exception would be in a place that sells partisan political swag/souvenirs.

rurallib

(63,812 posts)
16. That is like my dream scenario
Thu May 8, 2025, 03:38 PM
May 8

Before I left I would also have a word with the owner or high management.

rubbersole

(9,918 posts)
17. Allen's thoughts were NSFW.
Thu May 8, 2025, 03:40 PM
May 8

Of course, Allen was NSFW. Can't wait for these assholes to crawl back under their rocks. It's going to be longer than I'd hoped, but it will happen.

Warpy

(113,542 posts)
18. Allen thought you were DISLOYAL and UNAMERICAN and some kind of COMMUNIST
Thu May 8, 2025, 03:45 PM
May 8

Then he stopped thinking because that made his brain hurt.

He will hold a grudge, though, so prepare to be buttonholed if he ever spots you anywhere.

Littlered

(303 posts)
40. If I could remember my original
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:33 PM
May 8

Password, I’d say I was one of the first (hundreds), to sign up. So I’ve “been around” since the inception. Once upon a time, Democratic Underground came to us at Bartcop for exposure.

I was never much of a poster at places like this. I guess I still don’t post much. We had our thing working. And now I have other things.





appleannie1

(5,282 posts)
26. Politics should never be displayed when working with the public.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:23 PM
May 8

I have gone into shops, seen trump signs on the wall and turned around and left. When I had my own shop I never wore anything or displayed anything political. Likewise I always told my customers "Have a great holiday" unless I knew them well enough to know where they worshipped. Then I would say the appropriate holiday.

murielm99

(32,019 posts)
28. No matter where I worked, I never displayed anything political or religious on my person.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:26 PM
May 8

If someone wanted to see my bumper stickers, that was another matter. They would have to follow me to my car, though.

GoneOffShore

(17,818 posts)
32. When we had our own business we made it very obvious which side of the aisle we were on.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:52 PM
May 8

Only had two occasions when it lost us a client, and as they were 'nickel and dimers' who were slow pay, we didn't care.

appleannie1

(5,282 posts)
33. I lived and had my shop in a very red area. I not only would have lost customers, I could have lost windows.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:56 PM
May 8

GoneOffShore

(17,818 posts)
37. We provided services to advertising and film production companies.
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:10 PM
May 8

Many of our clients were not local.
Had we been doing retail or food service, our position would have been the same ( plywood would have gone over the windows though).

Cha

(311,895 posts)
35. Allen is Painfully Stupid of course.
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:02 PM
May 8

I wonder what the manager thought of Allen wearing that ugly hat and driving at least one customer away and into another salesperson's Care?

Good on you Speaking out, TBA!

nuxvomica

(13,374 posts)
36. I avoid doing business with Trumpsters
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:04 PM
May 8

I don't mind doing business with those I disagree with politically but as a practical matter I don't trust people who think lying's okay. That's what's special about that crowd -- they embrace obvious, overt, in-your-face dishonesty, so they are more likely to be dishonest themselves. And that's bad for business.

blubunyip

(181 posts)
39. Right, they are dishonest
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:17 PM
May 8

so you would take any sign of tRump support as indicating that you might get skunked.

FakeNoose

(37,600 posts)
46. Most American companies forbid their employees wearing political paraphernalia on the job
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:20 PM
May 8

Even if the guy was wearing a Joe Biden hat, it still shouldn't have been allowed by management.

Beartracks

(13,921 posts)
48. In my town, businesses routinely mention their conservative bonafides in ads.
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:05 PM
May 8

Like, "We're honest and hardworking, won't try to sell you stuff you don't need, and have conservative values" -- said in a way that actually makes it SOUND like it's code for something. And I'm like: "What are you talking about? You're an HVAC company."

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JohnnyRingo

(19,967 posts)
51. A smart dealership staffs a salesperson for every demographic.
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:33 AM
May 9

They look t your age, race, and even how you dress when you get out of the car and send the salesperson who suits you best out to greet you.
A young lady may get a father figure while an older man could get a conservative while a minority will get the "brother".
A young white man could see a younger person and couples may get a woman or a handsome gentleman because they know the wife has final say.

Other dealerships may only have Herb Tarlock with a white belt and leisure suit.

Meadowoak

(6,505 posts)
53. I would have just walked out. If the dealership allows MAGA hats, they're trumpers too.
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:13 PM
May 9

There are other dealerships with good deals too. I don't do business with trumpers period.

sellitman

(11,705 posts)
54. I would of
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:30 PM
May 9

Asked to meet the GM and then tell him /her that I would expect a dealership to NOT allow any politics to be displayed by their sales staff. That it is very unprofessional and then I would turn around and walk out. There are way too many other dealerships and car choices to choose from.

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