I believe strongly in a free market. I believe that it will work best for everyone who strives in the long run. I believe I can run my life better than any governing body can (though they do serve their purpose).
I believe strongly that humanity (as a whole) is good at heart. Yes, I'm an optimist by nature. But I see proof almost everyday.
So what riles me is when there are unscrupulus people who take advantage. How is it possible to run a successful (in the long term) business by being unethical & taking the cheep way out?
My immediate family took over a small business. The orriginal owners liked to take the cheep way out: we don't. We've been able to grow that same business to where it is now over 5x the size that it was. How? 1) good business sence; 2) good marketing skills, & 3) honest business practices.
So as someone who considers herself a business woman who gew up surrounded by a healthy business, unethical/shoddy business practices feel like a personal insult.
Another thing that feels like a personal insult is when someone who THINKS they are in sales uses 'tricks' and 'lies' to build their commission. Those are not real sales people.
Real Sales People are supposed to be truly knowledgable so they can help solve whatever 'problem' that brought you to them. This builds good business. This builds a healthy commission over time. This is something I thought was common sence because I grew up around it. And I get insulted whenever someone uses so-called 'sales tricks' or 'lies' on me.
And what's worse is that this time, when a life of another living creature was involved, I FELL FOR TRICKS & LIES! Even after all of the warning signs, all the red flags; I fell for the 'professionalism' & 'experience' of a company of con artists: Pocket Pets.
They are NOT sales people. They are NOT a business. They are a GANG of CON ARTISTS that prey on the uninformed. And I will do my best to make sure that they & others like them have to fight to keep their foothold in my area.
I will do so civily. I will do so by spreading the word to anyone I talk to about Sugar Gliders. I will do so by writing a stern, informative, & civil letter to my local malls, fairs, etc. If they try to scare me off like they have done in the past with others, that is when I'll bring out 'the big guns'.
That is when they'll realize that they conned the wrong sales woman, the wrong business woman, the wrong animal lover, the wrong friggin American-Irish Red Head! That is when my local government represenatives will be notified of vialated consumer rights. That is when I'll notify organizations that are good at causing a ruckus like PETA. That is when I'll use all of my skills and connections.
Ok, rant over. lol
P.S. to any PPP or other mill broker/breeder represenative that might read this: I hope you clean up your act and learn that an honest business does better than a 'business' based off of lies. Please share this with your boss's boss.
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