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No matter who you are, how much time you have, or how much money you've got burning a hole in your pocket, it can be intimidating to be approached by a salesperson when making a big purchase, such as a car or an appliance. Heck, even much smaller stakes shopping like walking through the mall or browsing jewelry can be wracked with anxiety over potentially running into a pushy salesman. And don't even get me started on the door-to-door variety who come around at dinnertime trying to sell you a new roof.But it's car salesmen, in particular, who have the worst reputation. They can swoop in like sharks, seeing blood in the water and some refuse to leave you alone, even if you say, “I’m just looking.” The words will not deter them, as they're trained to push past those objectives by pestering with you questions and "encouraging" you to move the sale forward.A car salesman on TikTok recently went viral with a video explaining why “I’m just looking” doesn’t work on a car lot and, crucially, providing more effective phrases you can use instead. The only care salesman I really trust. Giphy "There's two main reasons, and here's what you should say instead of 'I'm just looking,'" he said in a video with nearly 2 million views. “One is, we hear it every single day. So when somebody tells me, ‘I’m just looking,’ I’m so used to hearing that, I almost like brush it off and ignore it because I’m like, ‘That’s what the customer’s supposed to say.’ “'Secondly," he goes on, "every car salesman has had a customer say, ‘I’m just looking,’ and we ended up selling them a car."Instead, Russell suggests you say: "Hey, I’d really like to look alone. Can I please have your business card?" The second phrase, which is even more clear that you want the salesman to go away, is: “I’m really not in the market for a car.”These responses are firm and direct, leaving little to no room for interpretation or push back. Watch Russ explain the process and why it works here: @russflipswhips Replying to @SoyPablo This is what I would say #carsales #carsalesman #cardealership #carbuyingtips The post received funny responses from folks who had a few effective ideas of their own:“The ‘I have 2 repos and no money down' line works wonders,’” one TikToker joked. “I just tell them my credit score and they run,” another added."If 'I’m just looking' doesn’t work, I usually wait until they go home, follow them home, stare into their bedroom window at night, and repeat the line when he comes out to ask what I’m doing," someone commented.Others chimed in with their own stories, or support of Russ' advice: The only people with a worse reputation than car salesmen is used car salesmen! Giphy "My first week in the business, one of the older guys told me to say 'I’ll look with ya' the first time I used that line, sold a car to the customer’s daughter and upgraded his lease""I just say ‘Ill come get you when Im ready’ and if they dont immediately go away, and I do find a car that I want, they will not be the one catching the sale.""I once told a salesman I was just looking and ended up leaving with a new car"Plenty of viewers chimed in that the really good salespeople know when to respect someone's wishes and back off. If a salesman is too pushy, it can be a huge turnoff for customers — even if they really are almost ready to buy.In the end, Russell’s suggestions show that sometimes, the best way to get our point across is to be direct and honest. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to shop alone and if the salesperson can respect that request, they deserve the sale if you decide to buy something.Russ has developed a following of over 750,000 followers giving advice to people in the auto industry and helping customers be prepared for one of the biggest purchases of their lifetime. @russflipswhips Asking the right questions when buying a car can save you a lot #carsales #carsalesman #carbuyingtips #cardealership With so much info at our fingertips, we've come a long way from the days of car salesmen holding all the power and tricking customers with elaborate games and negotiating tricks. But... that doesn't change the fact that, sometimes, we just want to look around without being pressured.This article originally appeared last year. It has been updated.

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On Halloween, young people in Europe now dress up as zombies too. Imagine how our streets have changed — I can hardly tell the difference from any other day. There are guys with blank eyes scaring passersby, another with a dagger through his chest, a couple of girls hiding under veils dressed as black widows, and a bunch of bloody, screaming drunks. As I said, just another ordinary day, thanks to the EU’s immigration policy. Shop windows are filled with tombs, images of hell, and grinning demons, which seems to me a fairly accurate reflection of our postmodern society. Shop windows are filled with tombs, images of hell, and grinning demons, which seems to me a fairly accurate reflection of our postmodern society. Children go trick-or-treating nonstop, much like the government does when it comes to collecting your endless taxes. Everything feels familiar. The common thread in everything we do these days is fear, and I don’t notice anything different about this day compared to any other day in 2025. We’ve survived a pandemic, the climate hysteria of environmentalists, jihadist terrorism, and our own governments. We know fear better than anyone. A few years ago, a song by my friend Santi, from the band Los Limones, sang that science is advancing, “every day we’re on the verge of achieving another invention,” and yet he confessed in the next verse: “If I’m honest, it’s just as cold / and I’m just as scared / as when life was explained with stories.” I don’t know if technology is making us freer, or if this is what progress was supposed to be, but it’s impossible not to shudder every time humanoid robots appear on the news, conversing with their unpleasantly human-like faces. They’re machines that will eventually devour us, and for my part, I’m ready to defend myself the moment I cross paths with one on the street. I’m a born joker, and I’ve been told that humanoid robots get really funny if you pour a glass of water down their neck. It’s nothing personal, just business, WALL-E. There’s no way to oppose the demonic acculturation of Halloween. In theory, it arrived in Europe as a cute anecdote from the commercial tradition of the United States, but once here, the anti-Christian ideological masses went even further, trying to reinstate the original Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of summer and the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on that night, the worlds of the living and the dead merged, and that spirits could cross over into the human plane. That’s why they lit bonfires and wore masks or costumes: to scare off evil spirits or confuse them. Terrified of nonexistent gods, the Celts lit sacred bonfires, left out food to appease the wrath of ancestors and wandering spirits, and the Druids performed divination rituals. What is rarely told is that during Samhain, the Celts offered sacrifices to the gods — both animal and human. Reclaiming Samhain is a bit like throwing a party to celebrate Cain’s murder of Abel, or the start of World War II, or to honor the crimes of the Assyrian kings. Let us recall the poetic delicacy of their campaign diaries: “I flayed as many nobles as had rebelled against me and draped their skins over the wall of the city. Their corpses I hung on stakes around the city.” Some time ago, I found a practical guide for good Christians on Halloween. It may not be very orthodox, but I find it useful. As a good Christian, I plan to go out and toast with friends on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, and return on Nov. 2, perhaps looking worse than those dressed as zombies. To preserve the Christian meaning of All Souls’ Day, every time I encounter a zombie wandering tormented through the streets, I think of the souls in Purgatory and offer a prayer to the Lord for their eternal rest. I’d rather spare myself all this homage to the sordid, the ugly, and the atrocious, but since that’s impossible, at least let those pale idiots, with dark circles under their eyes and blood on their bodies, serve the purpose of reminding me that it’s time to pray for those we love so dearly and who are already on their way to eternity. Happy All Saints’ Day to everyone. Blessed be the name of God. Endless rage at the modern age. READ MORE from Itxu Díaz: Where Do Babies Really Come From? France Was Once a Prosperous, Wealthy, and Safe Place A Brief World History of Conversation

Professional sports are spinning us a morality tale; it’s about to spin out of control. The NBA is learning the hard way that we are the company we keep, because ultimately it keeps us. As we learn more — undoubtedly much, much more — the only question is whether the rest of professional sports will learn their lesson in time. It is not surprising that basketball was the first professional sport to be caught up in gambling allegations.   Professional basketball is particularly suited for gambling. There are many games and comparatively few players; so, there are many opportunities for the few to have great impact on outcomes. These factors also enhance the chances for the few to alter outcomes in ways they shouldn’t. However, basketball’s first should in no way be mistaken for professional sports only. (RELATED: The Altogether Predictable Sports Gambling Scandal) Dating back over a century to baseball’s Black Sox scandal and its commissioner coming down unforgivingly against all who were in any way involved, professional sports in America have known better. There was nothing more sacrosanct than the integrity of the game. This credibility was their dividing line between sport and entertainment. However, the bright line that once existed between professional sports and gambling has dimmed to being indistinguishable. In its new audience’s parlance, professional sports have gone all-in. Athletes are only following the course their leagues have taken; what their leagues have said was alright to everyone else. Watch any professional sports broadcast, and you can tick the gambling advertisements off in rapid succession. More than mere advertisers, gambling often runs the networks that broadcast games; sportscasters often plug prop bets during play. Professional sports cannot be surprised that, as they have refurbished gambling — going from being tolerated to acceptable to encouraged — that some would take license with those who have now been licensed as partners. Fraternizing, betting, befriending: Athletes are only following the course their leagues have taken; what their leagues have said was alright to everyone else. (RELATED: Danger Signs for Sports Gambling) The problem with going after the last dollar is that you wind up chasing the person who is holding it.  That chase can take you well off the path you were originally on. The one that got you successfully to where you are. We have seen where this chase has recently led so many others. Bud Light, Cracker Barrel, Victoria’s Secret, all and more have been swept up by the desire to expand their base and enhance their profits.  These have been stigmatized for embracing the ethos of Woke in their chase and running away from the core support that had gotten them the success they enjoyed. Misguided as these were, ultimately, they were still chasing a new version of their old support: new beer drinkers, younger diners, different body types. Professional sports were not looking to expand their fan base, to attract more people who are passionately devoted to the love of their sport. Professional sports were looking to attract those for whom their products are a means, not an end in themselves. Professional sports were looking to attract gamblers, not fans. Gamblers do not care about sports per se. They care only about outcomes. And in the pursuit of outcomes, there will inevitably come those with a desire to control outcomes, to take the chance out of games of chance. Undoubtedly, there will be more revelations as the FBI’s cases proceed to court: Plea deals will be struck in return for cooperation, and cooperation will mean more participants will be revealed. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The problem is that once this tip is removed, another will pop above the surface. There will always be a tip to the iceberg that professional sports have created by inviting professional gambling into their midst. Professional sports should listen to its new advertisers’ disclaimer: Never bet more than you can afford to lose. Sadly, professional sports have ignored it by wagering their own credibility. # # # READ MORE from J.T. Young: A Time for War and a Time for Peace Democrats Decry Another ‘Crisis’ They Caused At the Bottom of the Left’s Barrel J.T. Young is the author of the recent book, Unprecedented Assault: How Big Government Unleashed America’s Socialist Left, from RealClear Publishing, and has over three decades’ experience working in Congress, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, and representing a Fortune 20 company.