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rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

Apartment question

Vanessa · Kate Spade

How badly do you want to live there? If it's pretty badly I would continue dealing with the lady manager only. I would tell her I really appreciate her help ask if we could deal with her directly and then casually mention that someone had given you conflicting information so you would like to stick solely with her through the process. Maybe not in those words, but you catch my drift.

About this guy, either he doesn't have a clue, he was having a bad day and didn't feel like working, or helping anyone... who knows. But I wouldn't spend too much energy worrying about him. Rather I'd focus on achieving the main goal, which is getting an apt. there (only if that's what you really want). If he acts up again once you're a tenant, you can safely and righteously report him to his management.

HTH.

Andrea Julia · Coach

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Originally posted by: Vanessa
"How badly do you want to live there? If it's pretty badly I would continue dealing with the lady manager only. I would tell her I really appreciate her help ask if we could deal with her directly and then casually mention that someone had given you conflicting information so you would like to stick solely with her through the process. Maybe not in those words, but you catch my drift. About this guy, either he doesn't have a clue, he was having a bad day and didn't feel like working, or helping anyone... who knows. But I wouldn't spend too much energy worrying about him. Rather I'd focus on achieving the main goal, which is getting an apt. there (only if that's what you really want). If he acts up again once you're a tenant, you can safely and righteously report him to his management. HTH. "

Alternately, maybe there really isn't anything available and the lady wants to keep you hanging in case something does become available. I kind of get the feeling that something isn't available now but will be in May and maybe the two managers are different types of salespeople. The man, the type that will tell you straight out there's nothing right now, and the lady, the type that may keep making and breaking appointments until end of April/beginning of May so that you don't move on to another apt. complex. I know I'm not explaining myself well, but a similar situation would be if a salesman is on a sales call and the customer notices something they want to buy that really won't be available until May, the salesperson may say "sure, we have some ready now" just to close the sale and then have to keep making excuses as to why the product didn't show up yet, but if the person actually making the product was asked, they would have probably said, "no, it's not available until May."

OR maybe the woman just has more information than the guy does.

I think you should mention to the woman that someone else had told you there was nothing available and see what her reason is.

blubirde · Chanel

If you really want to live there, actually even if you don't, I'd definitely say something. I hate when people try to jerk you around, for whatever reason. I'd ask to speak to the manager and the female salesperson at the same time and explain what happened. (I'd only ask the female salesperson to sit in so she knows the situation too, and you don't have to explain it over and over again. I'd make clear to her and the manager that you were happy with her assistance.)

That said, I'm a bitch like that and a tad bit more aggressive than most people. Especially when it comes to apartment complexes. Next to tow people, landlords are the worst. I've never lived somewhere that I didn't have to fight with to get things fixed, get deposits back, etc.

Good luck!

-- Edited by blubirde at 14:12, 2005-03-23