Incessant Phone Calls from Auto Salespeople

I have done several shops for auto dealerships. Some of the salespeople have called me numerous times to follow-up, which is understandable. However, one salesperson has been calling almost every day and it has been weeks since I shopped that dealership. I let these phone calls go to voicemail. It became stressful to receive all of these phone calls from this one salesperson. It felt harassing. I ended up calling the dealership and asking them to pass on the message that I decided against the vehicle and asked for the phone calls to stop. What you do in situations like this?

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I don't give them my actual phone number to begin with.

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Not giving your actual number may be in issue for certain shops because they may require to evaluate the callback.

I think what you did, telling the dealer to stop calling, was appropriate. On top of that, I would simply block them in my cell phone.

Tell them you are no longer in the market for a car. I will ignore a couple of calls which is usually enough. After that there is no reason to let them keep spinning their wheels and no reason to let it stress you out. Salespeople are used to hearing the word no a lot more than hearing yes.

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@jnoyolapicazzo wrote:

Not giving your actual number may be in issue for certain shops because they may require to evaluate the callback.

There are many ways to evaluate a callback without giving them your actual number. I can give you a list of a dozen or so numbers that I can evaluate callbacks from. Neither will cause either of the two cell phones sitting on my desk to ring.

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I had one who called/e-mailed me 3 times a day for awhile. I finally got fed up and e-mailed him and told him there is a difference in following up and harassing and he is not to contact me again. His response was polite but was essentially he was just doing his job. If your employer seriously tells you to harass people 3 times a day, you need a new job. I usually just ignore the voicemails or tell them I am not in the market anymore if they e-mail me, which they usually do.

Midwest shopper. Former New England shopper.

If we have done our job correctly we have left the impression of being a serious buyer. What you view as harassment is a commissioned salesperson's livelihood. Their job is to follow up until you say no. So why not just say no instead of getting your panties in a bunch and accusing them of harassment? If they then continue to call or email, it qualifies as harassment.

@bgriffin wrote:

@jnoyolapicazzo wrote:

Not giving your actual number may be in issue for certain shops because they may require to evaluate the callback.

There are many ways to evaluate a callback without giving them your actual number. I can give you a list of a dozen or so numbers that I can evaluate callbacks from. Neither will cause either of the two cell phones sitting on my desk to ring.

Good point, but for me being more of a "casual" shopper I don't want to keep yet another separate number and have to remember it for only a few shops per year that require a callback.

I give my email address only. The third time the salesman emails me, I tell them that I went with a competitor.

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there are a variety of ways to make and receive phone calls without using your main number. I use google voice sometimes but another one is ring.to and then you can block numbers after you get your callback and they call too many times. I also have several phones on Ringplus which is another great way to have extra lines if you have some cheap sprint phones available. Those numbers you can use with Zoiper and automatically record calls without that stupid announcement. The recording feature is free on android and a couple bucks on Apple.

I still have a landline that my fax is connected to...I know I can fax through the computer...but I like the old fashioned way...and I know from experience, in am emergency, it is better to have a landline to call 911....

so I just give my landline number...and it doesn't even ring when they call my fax machine..

I usually answer the first follow-up and tell them I had an unexpected expense come up and am no longer in the market. That almost always stops any future contact.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

I have tried both the unexpected expense and that I purchased a car somewhere else. The first is the far better choice because they have no reason to ask follow up questions.

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