In Brother Chan's opinion, answering the question "Should I find an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles?" is a thankless and even unnecessary task, but it is very necessary to do.
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In China, which pays special attention to human relationships, many things cannot go around acquaintances, and the same goes for buying ceramic tiles. I believe many people will be confused when decorating their houses: Should they find an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles?
Before answering the question formally, let us look at two diametrically opposed views.
One view is that when buying ceramic tiles, you should find someone you know. First, because acquaintances will give real tile prices, so that people can understand consumption and not be deceived; second, because the quality of tiles introduced by acquaintances is guaranteed, and although the price may not be the cheapest, it will not be the cheapest "junk tiles" "; Third, because acquaintances know the basics, the ceramic tile after-sales service is convenient and guaranteed.
Another point of view is that you should not go to an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles. Because there is a kind of shopping called "acquaintance killing". Asking an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles can be said to be "a trap for you without negotiation."
Which of these two views is more reliable? To be honest, we cannot simply answer this question with "A is more reliable" or "B is more reliable". Instead, we should focus on objectively analyzing the identity, stance and psychology of the person who proposed the opinion.
Those who hold the first view certainly include consumers who buy ceramic tiles, and there must also be people who sell ceramic tiles or often help people buy ceramic tiles. The former thinks so, mostly because they have experienced the benefits of buying ceramic tiles from acquaintances. The latter think this way, maybe mainly because they want to make a profit from the sale of ceramic tiles, but it is just a matter of more profit but less profit; at the same time, they also want to take into account the needs and interests of the people who come to them to buy ceramic tiles, at least to be worthy of their own conscience and not to make a profit. Ignorant money.
Those who hold the second view are probably people who have personally experienced or heard of cases where they went to acquaintances to buy things or even suffered losses when dealing with acquaintances. For those who have been tricked by acquaintances or have heard of acquaintances tricking others, it can be said that "once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years." To use an Internet buzzword to describe them, it is "It is impossible to buy things from acquaintances. It is impossible to buy things from acquaintances in this life." This mentality has led them and more people to have various concerns or philosophies about life, such as not looking for acquaintances when buying fruit, not looking for acquaintances when buying a house, not looking for acquaintances when decorating, etc. In short, "don't go to acquaintances' stores for business", otherwise it's not If you suffer a loss and are deceived, you will turn against an acquaintance.
After understanding the identities, positions and psychology of the people who put forward these two views, we will not make overly simple and absolute judgments on "whether to buy ceramic tiles from an acquaintance", and will further develop a clearer understanding. On this basis, Brother Chan believes:
Whether or not you should go to an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles depends on first, how familiar the buyer is with the acquaintance, and second, the main purpose of looking for an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles.
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First of all, whether you should find an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles depends on how familiar the buyer is with the acquaintance.
According to the "six degrees of separation" theory (everyone living in this world only needs to go through an average of 6 intermediaries to establish contact with everyone in the world), it is not difficult to build acquaintances in order to buy ceramic tiles. But are the acquaintances gained in this way real acquaintances? Apparently not. It's not reliable to buy bricks from casual acquaintances.
There are examples to prove:
A few years ago, a friend of Brother Chan (called "Old S" for the convenience of description) worked in the marketing department of a certain ceramic tile brand (called "H brand" for the same reason). Old S has a fellow villager (both are from County Y in a certain province) who wants to buy ceramic tiles. Knowing that he is engaged in the construction and ceramics industry, he wants Old S to help him buy H brand ceramic tiles, hoping to get substantial benefits. discount. At that time, Lao S had just entered the building ceramics industry and was not familiar enough with the salesperson of the H brand, so he had to introduce the fellow to buy it from an acquaintance who was a dealer of the H brand in County Y. In fact, Lao S was not very familiar with this dealer. He just held a promotional event for this dealer on behalf of the brand not long ago.
As a result, not only did the fellow villager not get any substantial discount, but the price he got was much higher than what he would have gotten if his family had not been acquainted with each other! Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for him to be fooled; he did not question why Old S introduced such an unreliable acquaintance, but God knows whether he ever blamed Old S in his heart. If he doesn't have a more discerning mind, and if the acquaintance of an acquaintance he completely believes is an acquaintance, he may encounter "acquaintance killing".
In fact, Brother Chan had a similar experience. He introduced a friend to a dealer he knew to buy ceramic tiles, and the price he got was higher than what the friend had asked for himself. It was a complete loss of face in front of that friend.
There are many such cases. Zhejiang Channel 6 1818 Golden Eye reported an incident last year: After being introduced by an acquaintance, Ms. Liu bought a batch of ceramic tiles in a ceramic tile store, and the transaction price was 23 yuan per piece. She was very satisfied with this, until one day she took her best friend to this store to buy the sameWhen she asked about the price of ceramic tiles, she was dumbfounded because the shopping guide in the ceramic tile store quoted a price of 9.6 yuan per piece, which was more than double the price at which an acquaintance recommended her to buy ceramic tiles! It turned out that the acquaintance who introduced her to buy bricks was just a decorator she was familiar with.
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The acquaintances in the above cases are not real acquaintances, they can only be called people they know.
Simply relying on acquaintances to buy ceramic tiles will not only fail to achieve the expected purpose, but may also lead to a trap. Only when you meet real acquaintances, reliable acquaintances, people who consider acquaintances or friends of acquaintances as friends, you can buy tiles from them.
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Besides, whether you should find an acquaintance to buy ceramic tiles depends on the main purpose of finding an acquaintance.
If the main purpose is to buy reliable ceramic tiles, the focus is mainly on appearance (color), quality, brand and service. That is, you can buy with confidence instead of blindly asking for low prices. It is best to find someone you know. . As mentioned above, the quality of the tiles introduced by acquaintances is guaranteed. Although the price may not be the cheapest, they will not be the cheapest "junk tiles". Moreover, the acquaintances know the basics, which is conducive to after-sales service.
Some people say that buying ceramic tiles from acquaintances makes it difficult to bargain, and that once a dispute arises during the sale, it will easily lead to a stalemate, which will lead to the failure of making friends in the end. I believe that as long as you grasp the principle of "brothers will settle accounts clearly" and keep the ugly words in front of you, it shouldn't be difficult to handle the business relationship with acquaintances.
As for the price, does it really just need to be moderate? Should it be lower, lower, lower, infinitely cheaper, infinitely close to zero?
It's best to stop this kind of thinking immediately.
"Everything in the world is bustling for profit; everything in the world is bustling for profit." No matter how familiar the relationship is, sellers must earn appropriate profits, and buyers must pursue affordable prices. The former needs appropriate profits to survive and develop, while the latter needs affordable prices to save expenses. This is understandable. But everything must be done in a degree. Sellers should do this to make profits, and buyers should pursue low prices.
What is degree? Degree is conscience!
However, if the main purpose is to buy low-priced ceramic tiles, the lower the price, the better. If it is so low that it is almost free, don’t go to an acquaintance. In the minds of buyers with this purpose, no matter how familiar the seller is with the seller, or how realistic the price given is, even if it is sold for one cent at the cost price.If you don't make a profit, you will think that the seller has made a lot of money, and you will be ripped off and cheated.
Then go buy bricks on sale at extremely low prices and with unknown origins. There are some products for sale on a certain treasure website, and many special-priced brick brands are promoted every day on a certain audio-visual website. There are also special-priced brick streets in Foshan and some places. However, the quality of special-priced bricks is not guaranteed and there is almost no after-sales service.
What should you do if you are cheated when buying bricks at a discount? There is no way!
When we choose a low price, we must be prepared to accept the adverse consequences it may bring. It’s not unreasonable to get what you pay for and what you get for service.
Even if you buy ceramic tiles from someone you are familiar with, it is impossible to get all the benefits of super good looks, super good quality, super brand, super good service, super low price, etc. at the same time. If the acquaintance you are looking for promises to meet all your purposes, be careful, nine times out of ten it is a scam!
Moreover, asking acquaintances to buy tiles and forcing acquaintances, especially acquaintances in the middle, to provide all the benefits is an extremely selfish manifestation and does not consider the friend's favor, time or even money cost at all. This behavior is not much different from forcibly borrowing money from a friend without considering the friend's situation.
For example, several times someone asked Brother Chan for help in buying ceramic tiles in Foshan. They needed to have super good looks, super good quality, super low prices, and super big brands - ranking among the top in the industry in terms of popularity, reputation and influence. Three brands are preferred, and they require delivery first and then payment or only a small deposit before delivery. It is best to include shipping costs, which makes people laugh or cry.
Where can I buy ceramic tiles like this? Go buy it in Dream, Dream has everything.
To sum up, no matter whether you go to a real acquaintance or a so-called acquaintance to buy tiles in the end, it will never go wrong to try to find an acquaintance. Asking more, comparing and understanding more will help you buy tiles correctly. If you can't find an acquaintance, it is also a correct way to learn about ceramic tiles on the China Ceramics Network.
Author: Chan Can
